It has been over a year since I posted to my blog. At times Wanblee is my greatest joy and at other times my greatest sorrow. I had quit posting because I wasn’t sure anyone really wanted to read all this. However, I have heard from several of you that you want me to keep […]

Palm Sunday weekend found Jeff and I up on the Ridge to assist with the annual Easter Egg Hunt. After a late night on Friday of stuffing Easter Eggs and creating over 150 Easter Baskets, we woke to chilly weather on Saturday morning. The hunt was held at the Crazy Horse School. Over 100 children arrived […]

Yesterday was the Christmas Program. The fifth graders performed Twas the Night before Christmas as a Readers Theatre. They did very well, somewhat mesmerized by the microphone but otherwise, they performed well. Several of the parents videotaped it. I am hoping one will send me a copy.  Today the kids each received a huge 3-foot […]

It is hard to believe that I have 2 weeks left at Crazy Horse School in Wanblee. I have not added to the blog in the past few weeks. They were difficult weeks and I had to take time to grieve. On November 4th, we lost another family to a drunk driver, Waylan, Jerome’s nephew, […]

Dee, you are not in Omaha anymore! You know you are in a rural area when you see pumpkins made out of other things. I have to admit I was not expecting horseshoes or deer antlers. Halloween here was cold and clear.  We only had 3 teachers participate in Trunk or Treat—we had about 75 […]

Report Cards! Need I say more? Every teacher can tell you these take a huge amount of time. Especially when they are not formatted correctly and take 1 night of making them into quarter system report cards, and several nights of entering grades. The report cards here are based on Common Core Standards so there […]

LICE!!! I only have to say that word and it puts an itch to the head of every elementary teacher (some of you are itching now). We had our first head check in our room, and 6 children had lice! I know that lice are a part of life here and that they are easily […]

I am back in Wanblee after a four-day weekend in Omaha. Thank you to so many of you who sent back materials, greeted me with hugs and smiles, and made my homecoming so special. Thank you to my friends the McClellans, for once again feeding my body and soul and providing me refuge for the […]

It has taken me a couple of days to recover from last week! At school, we had a full week of Homecoming activities. The children made signs complete with glitter. I am still finding glitter in my hair and clothing!! Their float was definitely a piece of 5th-grade art. They were proud of it and […]

I hate the cold!! I hate to be cold! It is cold and wet here. The high today was 51°. (Yes, I know it is going to get colder!!) I have no heat in my apartment! Thank God! I have a small space heater, I was able to get my living room up to 70° […]