Ethan's Drawings

Hi !My name is Ethan Shayen. I am 11 years old. My most favorite thing to do is drawing. I draw on a sketch book which I got from Matt. Why do I draw? I draw because it is enjoyable! Most things I draw are snowmachines, because I like the way they look. These are some of my drawings...

Ethan ended up placing 2nd for the 78 lb. class at the tournament in Unalakleet. Romay decided to decorate the door at home with a poster and crepe paper with black and gold colors. In addition to our celebration homecoming, Romay baked a cake without my help. The BSSD plane arrived about 12:15, we came home and congratulated him and ate cake, then he napped for about 3 hours after that. Today (Saturday!) we're working on Math, History, Science and Language. I'm in Anchorage next week for some ACC meetings, so here we are, plugging away on a nice snow filled morning, INSIDE....

1st Wrestling Matches...

I admire girls that get on that wrestling mat, they know they'll face boys all or most of the time! Well, this particular girl was Ethan's first ever opponent in wrestling. The Elementary/Jr. High Wrestling Tournament will run through thursday in Unalakleet. There will be more pictures to follow!

Romay's Perception on Kemper...

these are the rules for kemper: do not kiss him to much,dont forse him to get up on the bed,do not let him out to much. Kemper loves getting on the beds,and lerning a lot!! he loves belly rubs. he is also so crasy he jumps in COAL CREEK in DECEMBER!!

Frybread Power

This afternoon I had no one to entertain, but myself. What if I had a frybread making and eating philosophy, I thought. We all have ways of doing things afterall, how to do this...how to do that. I have wonderful memories of Grandma Slwooko standing by the stove for 2-3 hours, apron and bandana on. As the bread was frying, I'd sit at the table while she handed them to me, slightly burning my fingers. We'd talk and laugh and although we didn't say so, we were content just to have company, grease and bread. :) So, my first idea is to share what you have. Jason and Corinne are working at the school, so down I went with papertowel and the tasty treat. Now, I'd love to say how I've got points 2, 3, 4, and so on. BUT, the hour for selling coffee (Coal Creek Coffee business!) is quickly approaching. More goodies. Gotta go. Just thought that I'd give you an idea of what I did today.




I enjoy my bread dipped in syrup. Lena Ivanoff used to make fry bread for breakfast and that's how we'd enjoy it. Now I'm hooked!




"Eat frybread made with soy milk to get those isoflavones, loaded with Omega 3 Fatty Acids (fish chunks in the bread), made with Organic Olive Oil!"...yeah, maybe someday...kids watching Evan Almighty with Kemper watching the kids eat

Thanks Kids

"Myra, hey, this is fun...can we paint our clothes?" Shortly after this comment, I was doing the work. :)


We saw a window of opportunity today to get some stain on the 'ol shop. Constant rain has been plaguing our area for weeks. Secretly, I was planning on just getting it all done myself today. Once the kids saw me getting on Jason's old clothes, I admitted my plans and they were then holding the brushes. I wanted to share in losing the brain cells, so I took over after 20 minutes. Somehow I finished the whole building, even through bouts of rain showers and my ever present doubts of the weather really cooperating. Jason must appreciate the 109th of 120th step being done on this building project. Oh how I wish we had a Home Depot, heck an SBS, down the road.

Romay is showing her Savonga Husky spirit while she takes her Latin test.



Ethan often makes us laugh during class, it's often when he's not trying to be silly.



Latin test! Both the kids remembered their words (they learn about 10 a week). They're also learning how to conjugate the verbs.