Hello,
First snow covering the tops of our mountains....seems to soon, this looks like it will stay. Rob has been asking for his snopants and packs...too much mud still...
Big Pat has finished winterizing the cabin. Actually did more than I thot. he sanded the living room logs...biiiig mess...loooots of dust all over my cd collection and desktop....but we got it all blown out and cleaned up. Yesterday he varnished the now white logs...giving them a nice honey color. Looks nice. They had not been touched since the cabin was built almost 40 yrs. ago...way before my time.
I painted all the insides of all the windows with some oil based paint and it is looking pretty nice. The girls helped me clean off all the last winter crust and crud....May went outside and climbed onto the roof and even cleaned the high windows...scary but she was careful and it does look nice. Gives one a sense of accomplishment before real winter sets in.
The great clothes exchange! Summer for winter....Rob and girls are all set, Dad is still dragging his feet about bringing his winter chest in and making the exchange...
Seems strange to start school this Monday. Although the rest of the nation has been in school since August we wait until haying and taters are done. Grade school will start next week but High School won't start for another week since the last of the hay still has to be cut and put away or baled.
Rob will hv a full day. Morning academics with me (Math, Reading, HW, some neurodevelopmental therapy) in the pm he will share with another special needs boy. Micah has a mild case of CP but is able to keep up with his grade. His impairment is mainly physical on his right side. He is ahead of Rob in academics but since he has a motor impairment we will try to keep the boys together. I will do Bible (Acts) and his mother will do Social Studies in the pm. Then I go off to my HS Spanish class and Rob will do Science, Music and Art.
I am truly hoping that this year he will launch out into independent reading more as well as handwriting. A special needs coach will come out to the farm periodically and help me in this area. I am also trying to teach him how to type. God willing all these goals will be a reality. Rob does learn, he just does it quite a bit slower and on his own clock. Give me patience Lord!!
May is getting ready for her big adventure to Ireland. making contacts with my cousins and with Pat's lady friend who lives with her family in Devon...she attends uni at Exeter and has been coming to Alaska on her vacations. A lovely girl who seems to really take to Alaska bush life...praying that God open a door for them...
Pat called on the satellite phone yesterday and said he wld be back next week. He sounded tired and ready to come home and probably missing Beth since she had spend some time at the hunt camp before going back to the UK.
The Chartiers made an impromptu visit to the farm to see their daughter Bethany who is staying here for the school year. Nobody knew they were coming...total surprise! Kenny had just returned from Iraq where he is a civilian worker under contract with the military to keep their generators running. We probably wont' be seeing him again for another year. Bethany was pretty happy to have her parents here. Now they all left to see their extended family in Anchorage.
No more for now, have a good week end.
gri
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