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I thought last weekend's snow might be the last of it for the year, but I was sadly mistaken. Yesterday I awoke to find 3 inches of snow on my car. I would have taken a picture, but I forgot in the distress of trying to clean it all off with a kitchen broom. The children stared fascinated at the window as giant flakes fell for most of the morning. I was hoping the hard packed snow would melt off of our driveway soon, but it seems unlikely. There is snow forecast all week!

I got another new student yesterday, which makes 30. It's getting a bit crowded in there. Counting kids who have left I have instructed 36 children this year, which really seems like a lot. The new student seems fine. She already has friends and I was able to buddy her up with someone for most of yesterday. Lucky for me my kids are good helpers.

I am taking a class today, so I am living the life of luxury drinking coffee and eating the last of a bread I baked on Sunday night. And I get a lunch hour, too, and not 5 minutes snagged while the kids are outside! (I actually have a scheduled half-hour break for lunch, but it never works out that way, especially if I have things like discipline or incomplete work or copies to make or things to organize for afternoon. Which is most days.) I envy those of you who have a daily hour for lunch. Must be nice.

Have a great Tuesday!

Alas, this is what spring looks like in Fairbanks. We had a really nice week last week with lots of snow melting, and I let the kids go out for recess in their sweatshirts. But since last weekend it's been snowing a bunch. If you asked me, I would tell you I think it's spring, but I am beginning to doubt myself.

The appraisal for our house came in over the price we settled on, so we have instant equity– yes! We close on the house on the 28th of this month. Until then, we're not buying anything but gas and bread and milk. Gotta pay those pesky closing costs! We're looking at having the floors done before we move in, which will be super. We've already picked out a nice laminate flooring we like. It seems like this might actually happen. Whoa.