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by Ashley ( AKPhlash Adventures Photo Album ) I really have been neglecting our blog this past year. I suppose that's normal, since the newness of our life here wore off some time ago. However, I also know I'll regret it if I leave gaps that are too large, and inevitably forget to record some pretty phenomenal moments. With that as my preface, I'll get into sharing our life over the past three months. January This winter was one for the record books. By this month, we wer

by Ashley We've come through the busy stretch of the holidays, which actually holds a lot between work and home. At school, we held the community Thanksgiving dinner, which is a joint effort between the village and the school. It's done potlatch style, with families bringing sides to supplement the turkeys and ham that are sent out by the school district. We had a great showing, the highest attendance since we've been here, and it was good to see so many talking and laughin

by Philip (Note: For this post, and all future ones, you can view our latest photos and videos by clicking the "Media" tab at the top of the page .) It has fallen to me, once again, to pen this edition of our ongoing adventure in a rural Alaskan village. Though I’ve told Ash that my posts generate far less circulation than her more brilliant ones, she retorts that I’ve published books and write often. I remind her that more people read her “Emmy Escapades,” published on Faceb