Yes Laura, I know its been a while since I've blogged last... so, with you in mind...
Only 10 teaching days until I (fingers crossed!) fly home for Christmas. I'm excited for the next few weeks in school - there's going to be a lot to keep me busy with my kids, including rehersing for their Christmas concert debut, helping cook many feasts, going skating, making and painting murals... and then the long flight home, first to Ottawa to visit with the Robertsons, and then to London to see the my fam for several days. One of my best friends is getting married on New Year's Eve, so there is much to be looking forward to this month!
No, this isn't a costume (well, some of it used to be....) This is Scott in all his house husband glory, chopping wood to keep me warm.
This is one of my kids in my quickly made costume (the painting "The Scream"). Most people thought I was a postage stamp. Oh well, the kids had fun with it.
November was a good month as well. Our friends from Coleville Lake (a community north of here) braved the trails and freezing temperatures and skidooed to see us over the Remembrance Day long weekend. The winter road was not completed at the time, so the trail was rough and it took them nearly 6 hours to get here. They brought along several huge frozen white fish, ground caribou meat, caribou steaks and caribou ribs. I’d never eaten caribou, and the ribs were so long and huge they barely fit in the oven. They were amazing. So are my friends... such a great visit, we are looking forward to hopefully getting up to Coleville sometime in the new year to visit them.
Matt showed us how to gut-and-cut and fillet a fish. Tonight I successfully filleted one of the huge suckers for a dinner of fish and chips. I’m still getting used to the slimy things, and the smell is terrible – but it is getting easier to cook raw meat the more I practice.
I also celebrated my birthday this month. Scott surprized me with cake, nachos (my favorite!) and the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy DVDs (because I burned through those books quickly). Our good friend Dave came over to help us celebrate. Turning 27 is a tough one to swallow, but I’m in a good place with a great guy and a job I’m grateful for.
Scott's typical hang out.
HI Genie,
ReplyDeleteI read through your blog for the first time tonight. You are obviously "into" your students and giving all that you can to them. Your students are fortunate.
Life in the north seems to agree with you and Scott. The northern lights, description of your first days camping in the Mackenzie, cross country skiing and visiting friends that have driving to FGH on their snow machine, all seem like a good fit for you.
Thinking about you.
Don Robertson