The first thing I did when Christmas vacation started was clear off the attendance in the school computer for the new school year.

When the break was official all I did for the first part was stay home and watch some movies.

Another thing I did was go out netting across from Marshall. My sisters, Pal and Sophie, were going to feed people in their houses during Slavic, so it was my job to go out and get some fish for them to make agutaq. I also bought some little things to pass out to the people as gifts.

During moose hunting season, my son Jon caught a moose and I had to help butcher it and put it away. I was really happy that I didn't have to hunt the moose because it was too cold for me!

Something I did that excited me was go square dancing here in Marshall during New Year's Eve. It was a blast. I also went out to see the fireworks display. Even though it was very cold out, it was a beautiful sight.

Throughout the Christmas vacation I had the Elementary School basketball teams practice at the school. On some days it was a lot of fun, but on others it seemed like plain old work.

And, of course, something I wouldn't miss for the life of me, I took a nice hot maqi with the men almost every day during the vacation.