What's New?

So what HAS happened for us lately, you ask? Well... yesterday was the last day of school for the kids. The mister and I have three more days of inservice. I suppose we could just use sick days as we both have a lot left over and we can't take them with us, but I think we both want to see people just a little bit more and have some more closure for this part of our lives. We've lived in Holdenville since January of 2000. We've been here longer than any other place in our married lives. Roots were getting deeper than we've ever been able to go before. We still have to clean out rooms and turn in keys and such.

It's onward ho with the packing and decision-making at the homestead. We have three piles going in the living room. Sell or give away, pack it up -it's going to storage and finally, keep it out-we're taking that to Alaska. That last pile tends to get bigger and bigger. Sometimes we have to stop and re-do that one. I will have to check on shipping costs. Last time I looked it was $42 for a 50# box. And that was just from here to Anchorage.

We've made the hotel reservation. Yes, $170 for one night!! Ouch! However, our site administrator has told us we can stay in their condo for two nights and another teacher is letting us use her Expedition instead of renting a vehicle. Just remember that May - September is tourist season in Alaska and you're going to pay dearly for a room. It's half that amount in December!

Oh! We found a program called "Google Earth" --- my dearest brother told us about it. It is soooo cool! You have to download it -- it's free. Then you can see anywhere on the planet from a satellite view. Kasigluk is so clear, it's unbelievable. If you use the program, remember that Kasigluk is actually 2 villages. Ours is Akula. Akiuk is about a mile and a half away and looks more like an island. Akula has the airstrip and the school looks like a fat T. Our house sits just north of the school. There's a row of three or four and our's is the fartherest on the left. Directly in front of the house is the playground and just west of that is the basketball court. Our building is separate from the main building and is south of the court. The mister has the north half and I have the south half. It is .02 mile to our building from the front door. If you go out our back door and head north, it's about the same distance to the river.

If you get a chance, try it out. Some places aren't clear at all but in Buenos Aires I could tell you what roof tops had on them! It's amazing --- and scarey.