Basketball and Bush Fires

As my lsat post says, I played in a basketball tournament the weekend of Feb 9, 10 & 11. I did have the luxury of playing on a team noted for their ability to win ball games. Despite the fact that we lost one game, we did take first place. I made a total of 2 points, 0 fouls and got stuffed 1 time. I also discovered that I am very out of shape. The girls even invited me back to play in the Potlach tournament. Maybe I will have pictures from that one. It takes place March 1-4. As for me, I am headed to Anchorage tomorrow for a week long conference for Special Education.

Now on to a more serious matter. Life in the bush definately has its downs. On Wednesday mmorning, the middle and high school in White Mountain started on fire and burnt to the ground. Here is a link to read the article found in the Anchorage Daily Paper. White Mountain is a school in our district and that school was the oldest schoolhouse still in operation in Alaska. Reading the article will give you a little more insight as to how life is here.

http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/7451373p-7361598c.html

Let me know if it doesn't work!!!

New friends...YES, I have friends!!!!

Skylar and Adrianna....Aren't they cute. These are my 2 newest friends. They belong to another friend....Candy. Candy is a lady in the village who thinks I am good at basketball....we will see next weekend when I play on her team. Anyways, her twin girls think I am pretty neat. The day this picture was taken, they decided to do my hair and got a lot of things including a brush stuck in my hair. Drew my other friend from St. Michael got it out without me having to loose any of my hair.



My new friend Desiree'. Actually, Desiree' and I started talking at the beginning of the year. BUT, we have become good friends and I even called her over Christmas vacation. I am sure she felt very special.....she was the only one I called while I was home. Desiree' works in our library and spent several years in Fairbanks. She and I are the same age and we find a lot to talk about. We are planning to be mischief this summer before school starts when I come back to Stebbins early. Desiree's mom, Roseann, made the quspec I am wearing in this picture...the material made her eyes dizzy.


Besides the few who I have pictures of, I have made a lot of aquaintances in the village. Teresa, sho is also on the ball team, calls me every now and then. Margaret, who flew from Anchorage to Stebbins with me after Christmas, calls me and comes to visit in my classroom. Some of the adults at open gym find me quite amusing to talk to and even some of my former students.....who need to come back to school involve me in weight lifting competitions at open gym. I generally win!!!! By the end of next weekend, I should have a few more friends as I am going to try to play basketball in a city league tournament...more to come next weekend.