We're back on!

I finally got back on here!  Blogger changed how I can log into our blog, and it finally worked tonight!  

It has been a long time since I was on this blog.  The last time I wrote, we were moving out of Fort Yukon.  Now we are in Palmer, AK where we have lived the last 2 1/2 years.  Bryan has been teaching at Far North Bible College in Anchorage.   He has really enjoyed teaching at Far North.  He also finished his Masters degree this summer.  We are all glad that he is done with that!  He graduated with nearly a 4.0.  He worked really hard.  Our assignment is about to change, though not our location.  I will put our newsletter on here in a week or so.

I spent the last two years working as a substitute teacher in our school district.  I enjoyed subbing, but I was really wanting to get a contracted position.  This year I finally did, and I have a great job.  I work at a grades 3-5 elementary school as a Title I teacher.  That means that I work with small groups of children that need extra reading and math help.  I think that I have the best job in the school!

The girls are in second grade and kindergarten this year.  They both love their school and their teachers.  They are looking forward to Christmas (of course).  

Today we put up our tree because Rachel was driving me nuts with "I don't have anything to do!"  I did take them to our new Target store today.  We Alaskans are so excited to have Target now.  They opened stores in Anchorage and Wasilla (about 10 minutes from us) in October.  I waited until November to go in though.  When new chain stores and restaurants open up in Alaska, people go nuts.  We all miss our Lower 48 favorites.  Bryan just announced tonight that Olive Garden is coming to Anchorage.  We joked that it will probably be $25.99 for our favorite salad and breadsticks.  That's how it is in Alaska.  Even Chili's is a special occasion restaurant for us.  When we go South in the summer we want to eat out at all of our favorite places, and everything seems so reasonable!  

Tomorrow Wendi and I are selling crafts at a craft show.  Craft shows are huge here around the holidays.  The one we are in tomorrow had about 2500 people come through it last year.  People drive the 45 minutes from Anchorage to attend.  It really is too big, but we put our money in for a table last year, so we are going!  Wendi is the crafter.  I just go to help.  I don't have time to be crafty.  At least, by the time I have time, I am too ready to do nothing but lay in bed and watch people be crafty on HGTV.

Well, I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving.  Hopefully I will get on here and update our blog sooner than another 2 years!