This is what 10,000 teachers sound like when they get together! It was crazy! And for me, totally overwhelming!
This is the AEA President, Jim, standing next to the Alaska banner. He is modeling the Kuspuk that NEA-AK loaned to each of us to wear as an Alaskan delegate. They were really nice! They were embroidered on the back with the big dipper, so just like the Alaska Flag. I wish I could have kept mine.
We spent a lot of time at RA sitting. And eating, this is Jerry and Lisa doing both. And listening to folks from CA argue about stuff. And voting. It was COLD in the Convention Center! I had to go outside to get warm. I also went out to get food because the food they sold at the convention center wasn't that interesting and it was really overpriced!
On July 3rd, we went to a Padres game at PetCo Park. It was a lot of fun! They played the LA Dodgers and it was the return game of Manny Ramierez after his suspension. Pretty interesting! There was a GREAT fireworks show after the game! I video taped it but it is pretty long. It would have to be it's own stand alone post I think...
Here I am knitting at the game. I was able to get a lot of work done on Arctic Knitter's socks at RA! All that sitting = all that time for knitting. The only other distraction we had was the announcement that our Governor at the time, she who must not be named, was resigning her post. That led to a lot of texting, emailing, and calling folks at home to try to find out more news.
When I visited the USS Midway I got the boys sailor hats. Don't they look cute!
In mid-July my BIL Paul came to Alaska for the first time. He came to meet his girlfriend, Kerry's, parents. We had dinner at the Double Musky.
Also in mid-July I hosted a tie-dye clinic one Monday evening at the house. I had some friends who wanted to learn how, and although I'm certainly no expert I did say I could teach them. Here's a very pregnant Julie Bean and Heather working away.
Here's Heather, Jenn, and Dave letting those artistic juices flow! The pictures are not great because I took them with my phone and the lighting wasn't very good. Our dining room light sucks...my darling electrician husband keeps telling me how it needs to be changed...and that is as far as the conversation goes!
In late July my best friend Wendi came to visit me for my birthday!
We took a Segway tour of Anchorage! It was FUN!
Here we are being goofy taking pictures of one another taking pictures with our iPhones!
For my birthday my sister, Wendi, and I got pedicures! And my dad made my traditional Thanksgiving Birthday dinner! YUM!
Just after my birthday I was able to hob-knob with Senator Begich at the Dog Jog. Winston didn't have much to say to the Senator, there were too many dogs to speak to!
In the first weekend of August I attended the Sock Summit in Portland, OR. This is the clock in the Convention Center. I really liked the clock, but for the life of me I couldn't figure out how one was supposed to tell time on the clock!
I was able to meet and take a class from Cookie A.! It was a great class! It brought me a lot of inspiration!
At Sock Summit Sandy, Sylvia, Arctic Knitter, and I along with a bunch of other knitters worked at breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest number of people simultaneously knitting. I think we did it! This picture was, of course, taken before the clock was actually started.
We went on our annual camping trip to Seward for Labor Day weekend. It was the same campground as the last couple of years, so I figured I'd show a picture that showed something different. Here's a smiling Winston in the field next to the Seward Elementary School with a hanging glacier behind him.
A self-portrait of my love and I.
Winston wants everyone to know that he is hungry!
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