Five Things We Never Hike Without We’ve put a lot of miles on the trails of Vermont this summer. Hiking with four young kids has its...

Happy Spring! We're slowly adjusting to our new normal and are in disbelief every time we compare temps here in Vermont to temps in...

One of my favorite Alaskan magazines posted a prompt recently about Alaskan grit during the pandemic. While we had already moved and were...

February 7th, 2016 30?! That one snuck up on me. Despite the fact that B has been reminding me that my birthday is coming up ever since...

November 16th, 2013 Blogging hasn’t exactly been high on my priority list over the past few months. I’ve thought about it plenty of...

March 8th, 2013 The dream sheet that I had been dreading found it's way into my mailbox in late January. The seemingly simple piece of...

November 5th, 2012 Savoonga from the air! Happy November! We hope that all of our East coasters were able to weather the storm without...

September 23rd, 2012 To all you East coasters enjoying fall beers and breathing in that fresh, crisp, fall air as you read this: take...

September 2nd, 2012 Well, the first week of school has somehow already come and gone. All in all, I'd say it went pretty well, though it...

August 19th, 2012 It’s a cold, windy, rainy August morning in Savoonga. I’m curled up with a hot cup of coffee, the heat in the house is...

April 9th, 2012 Public schools and teachers nationwide prepare their students every year for the dreaded state standardized testing. ...

March 24th, 2012 Wow, who's the worst at blogging on a regular basis? My apologies to anyone who has been looking for updates..we haven't...

October 21st, 2011 I was having a rough week. I was letting little things get to me. I was feeling unproductive and like I was starting...

October 9th, 2011 Well, it was one of those weeks. I think since I've been here I've been teaching on adrenaline and excitement, but...