Frosty trees in Anchorage

Even the wild animals are running away from the cold. I think the temperature has been mostly below -10 since we came back to Alaska.

A village dog may wonder why the humans wear so much clothing that you can't even smell them.

And all this time Shark Boy thought hell was hot. He gets so confused on the bitter cold snow. His movements seem to tell us, "which foot should I save from becoming a block of ice!!"
Shark Boy wondering how can we expect him to do what comes natural in an unnatural place with fox scent everywhere. And what is a fox? Hopefully, not some kind of dog eating, blizzard loving, snow munching monster. 

It was nice to come back to so many friendly kids ready to tease us and tell us "Happy New Year." Seems like most teachers are the kind of people who see mostly good in most everything and everyone.  

The days are already getting longer. I feel we have made it through some kind of trial like a Praxis II test or something. It stays light till about five thirty, now. It is really like what I commented upon before: we are too busy working with mostly fun, smiling, young people to worry much about the light. The students provide light shinning out from within their spirits with their wonderful responses to our teaching and caring. Our church from Blytheville sent gifts of pencils, socks, lotion, and snacks. Surely the astronauts could see their light shinning that day. I will always remember seeing gifts coming from good caring people back in Blytheville in the middle the world received with thanksgiving by good caring people from Emmonak at the top of the earth.