Two in the Bush: A little bit of everything

We went to Anchorage for Spring break on Saturday morning. We spent a few days there getting some things checked off the to-do list and just enjoying some time away. Something that we don’t mention often here is that life in the village can be rather grueling at times. We don’t mention it because we don’t want to give anyone the wrong impression; we LOVE what we do and where we live. However, there are times that not being able to get away from it all becomes overwhelming. We’d hit one of those times where there is no escape from work because the lines between home life and work are so easily blurred here. We have both spent several hours working from home on weeknights and working extra duty hours on the weekends to supervise student activities. Since coming back from Christmas break we haven’t had any days off, teacher friends know how absolutely grueling the month of February can be! Before Christmas we had a vacation day on the calendar for February but because of the inclement weather we moved that day to help everyone get out of the village ahead of the storm(INSERT HYPERLINK). So, to say that we are ready for a break is an understatement. February has felt like the month that would never end.

We had cookies one weekend and Junie decided she must have one of her teething cookies
anytime one of us had a cookie.

On a positive note Miss Junie is growing like a weed and learning new things everyday. In the past few weeks she has discovered that food is indeed good, coats mean mama and daddy are leaving, she’s learned to wave goodbye (before the door shuts), and has been talking up a storm. Her current favorite phrase is da, da, dah, day, which of course she says when she wants to be rescued from her mean mama who is making her take a nap or go to bed or fill in the blank! J This last weekend we had to lower her crib mattress to the lowest setting because she’s finally figured out how to pull herself up and look over the edge of the rail. Her favorite position currently is standing.