Skin Sewing Class

Tonight I had my first skin sewing class. I started making an ornament, a star. It is made of cow skin and I am beading pink and blue around it. Because I am not Native, I cannot sew with seal skin. I can buy things already made, but to purchase the skin and use myself, I cannot do. Hopefully the picture I am trying to attach of my ornament and me will show up.

Good Times

We have so much snow, and is it ever fun! Yesterday afternoon was fun playing in my backyard. There are parts of the yard if I would be standing on the ground the snow would go way over my head it is so deep. I'll try to get a picture posted later of me making a snow angel, or at least trying to. I am now traveling to three villages at school counselor, Elim, Teller, and Wales. Flying out in the morning for my first trip to the school in Elim. I've landed there before, but have never visited. Going to be a busy week traveling to three schools. It is nice to be having a change for this week. The first week after the New Year, we had Junior High students, then the last two weeks we've had High School. Three weeks in a row with students wore me out. The other weekend I worked both Saturday and Sunday, so it was nice this past weekend to have a complete break from work. I even left my computer at the office! Tonight I start a class, skin sewing. Going to be making ornaments and mittens out of furs and skins. I am really looking forward to it. Just hoping the room has good ventilation because I am allergic to some furs. I'll try to remember to take my camera along and get some pictures. Maybe if I do really well with this, I could make myself a pair of mukluks (boots). I really want a pair of those, but they are pretty spendy. Well, I'd better get home from work. Need to catch up on laundry so I'll have some clean clothes to travel with. Also going to make something for dinner with some ground musk ox someone gave me yesterday, yum yum.

temperature

Yesterday there was a huge temperature difference, high was 35 and low was 0. Current temperature is 5. Sure warmed up from -28 a couple weeks ago.

Snowstorm!

Wow, the past couple of days we have had a snowstorm. Got about 8 inches of snow. It is also pretty slick out due to the temp warming up for a bit. When I drove out to work last night, there were several times I couldn't see anything, complete whiteout. Thankfully it seems to be over now, clearing up and roads plowed. I still have my Christmas lights up as the days are still fairly short. I will probably leave them up until March. Really enjoying living in my own house, the backyard is so full of snow! I need to get out on my snowmachine sometime soon, a friend borrowed it over Christmas and had it out hunting two times, two musk ox. I am planning a trip to Anchorage for a weekend next month, looking forward to shopping! I had another village added to my travels as school counselor, I am now traveling to Teller, Wales, and Elim. Keeps me very busy! The year is off to a great start!