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Rising to the Work
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
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Jan 311 min read
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Is It Really a New Year, Already?
by Ashley I was sitting here this Sunday morning, with all my grading and lesson plans done, watching the snow fall outside, and I...
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Jan 19, 20257 min read
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Another Bush Christmas
by Ashley Well, another Christmas has come and gone, during our stay in Alaska. Last Christmas, I reflected on how nice it was to have...
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Dec 28, 202410 min read
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It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
by Ashley December has found us doing well, but in good need of a restful holiday break, which for us, officially started as of 12:00...
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Dec 21, 20246 min read
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Second Thanksgiving in the Bush
Another Thanksgiving in Alaska has come and gone. And would you believe it...I didn't take a single photo. Not one. Which, upon...
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Dec 1, 20249 min read
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Offspring Opinions, No. 5
Avery: These last two weeks have been interesting with Jadyn and Emily gone. While they were gone, we had the Eskimo Ninja Warrior come...
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Apr 7, 20244 min read
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We've Been on Break!
Ashley We took a break last week, thoroughly enjoying our Spring Break in a few different ways. Something that's pretty big around here...
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Mar 17, 20246 min read
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Another Successful Orbit
I hope you all had a restorative and enjoyable New Year's holiday. Ours was indeed both, and I must say, participating in the tribal...
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Jan 7, 20248 min read
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Warning: Mushy Reflections Below
Well, it's New Year's Eve, the final culmination of the year that has been. This morning over coffee, Philip and I reflected on 2023, as...
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Dec 31, 20234 min read
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Teledoc, Legacies, Moose and Mishaps
Wow, what a week. I wasn't sure how much I'd have to write about, since we've been out on Christmas break all week. I guess I should...
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Dec 24, 202310 min read
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Offspring Opinions, No. 2
Joshua's POV: "This month has had a lot of ups and downs due to people mostly but some good things have happened like getting a bunch of...
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Dec 9, 20234 min read
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Giving Thanks in Kaltag
The holiday season is upon us. Even though our first major holiday here was Halloween, it's not a holiday that has held a lot of...
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Nov 26, 20236 min read
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Offspring Opinions, No. 1
This week's post is from the kids, giving their perspectives on our life here, thus far. Ideally, they'll post once a month, unless they...
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Nov 5, 20234 min read
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