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A Favorite Field Trip

by Jane Blaile

 

After the morning sessions of the winter educator's conference, participants took a field trip to Jon and Jona Van Zyle's home.  They graciously open their home and dog yard to the teachers twice a year, and it is one of my favorite places in the world to be.  After meeting and greeting the dogs, we stood in the yard while they ran loose awhile and had photo opportunities with them.  After taking some pictures, I noticed I was missing a mitten.  Jon made a comment about looking in the dog houses...and he was serious.  As you can see from the picture, I found my mitten!  How did it get there?

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teachers from different states collaborate to make a musher
a mini Target Teacher on the Trail
Jean and I with a friend
found mitten taken by  Sanka W. Dog
teachers sing a song about the Van Zyles (to the tune of the Addam
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