Damon Hargraves

This last weekend Heidi and I went to see the Springfield Cardinals play. We lost, but it was a good game and we had a lot of fun. The new Hammons Field is fantastic.

To get to Alaska Heidi and I will be driving my truck. (We're selling her car; anybody want to buy a "93 Corsica? ///SOLD///) We've been researching many different options on how to get all of our stuff up, and we've settled on this nice new trailer. We'll put everything that we own inside and drive it to Wasilla where my parents live. We can't take everything to Stebbins, so a lot of our belongings will stay at my parent's house. Everything else that we need to bring, we will barge or fly to Stebbins. It's 6ft X 10ft. Heidi and I are pretty excited about this trailer. Other possible uses, besides transcontinental voyages, include hauling a snowmachine , or hauling a motorcycle . Granted I do not own either of these items, but if I ever do, man will I be able to haul them around.

A teaching couple from Stebbins has been nice enough to introduce themselves to Heidi and me. They emailed us a few days ago and have been great about answering our random questions. We've learned that a big chunk of the teaching staff is from Oregon (GO OSU!!!). They also sent us a cool picture. Check it out, it's Stebbins from the air . The big blue roof in the middle of the picture is the school. The tri-plex, where Heidi and I will be living, is to the left of the school. The water out there in front of the village is Norton Sound /Pacific Ocean.

It's official! Heidi and I will be teaching at Stebbins, Alaska next year. Heidi will teach third grade and I will teach seventh. I will also be the technology guy for the school. Wondering where Stebbins is? Click on the link to check out a satellite photo . In map mode you can get closer, but all you can see is roads. Notice how Stebbins isn't named on this map. Click here for a movie clip about Stebbins. Here is the Bering Straight School District website , where there is a lot of information about the other schools and the area.

aNN pITTMAN Here is a link to a friends blog. Ann constantly has stories to tell and it makes for some interesting reading. Her emailings were great, and now I'm glad that the rest of the world can share in her daily adventures. Way back in the day (college), Ann was my wife's sorority "Mom." I'm not sure if parental sorority relations extend to husbands, but in any case I feel like we have some sort of relation. She has a beautiful voice and sang at our wedding. Cheers Ann!

Just saw Dave Winer from Harvard on CSPAN talking about blogs. I've decided that it's about time for me to start my own! Harvard's Blog Site