PLANS, PLANS, PLANS!!!

Actually, I don't have any plans at the moment other than a trip to Whitehorse. We are going to the Union AGM. Since I am the union rep for the school, I don't have much choice. I can definitely think of better ways to spend a saturday. Oh well, they are paying our expenses anyways. Brian is just coming for the free food! Actually, I kind of volunteered him to go since I am going anyway. At least a trip into Whitehorse means I can get my haircut, something it desperately needs. So, I will put a new post next week. Maybe there will be some new developments on the house by then.

O.K. ONE MORE POST BEFORE I GO TO WHITEHORSE

Proof that God is real from a 7 year old perspective:

We were in class today and the kids were colouring.
Tamara: "I know that God is real."
Alyson: "Really?"
Tamara: "Yes, Skye wanted something and she prayed and it happened."
Alyson: "Wow!"

(But it didn't end there...)

Alyson: "I have a new bike now. I prayed to God for a new bike and I got one."
Tamara: "Did it just come down out of the sky?"

(I should enter this in readers digest and earn some money off it!)

YOU WON A PRIZE FOR WHAT?????

As you may know, every year kids across the Yukon, including Ross River, enter a bridge building competition. They make these bridges from wooden stir sticks. This year was no different. The kids at school diligently worked on their bridges. These bridges are then taken to Whitehorse where they are weighed and tested to see how much weight they will hold before breaking. They have different age categories and cash prizes for the top three in each. This year Naomi and Hannah both built bridges with friends of theirs. They did o.k., but not spectacular. Josh decided to build his bridge all by himself. The problem arose when there was only a week left before the competition and all he had were a few pieces assembled - certainly nothing resembling a bridge. He just lost interest. But being the incredible parents that we are, he had to finish what he started. So, with much complaining and grumbling he finally completed a bridge. It was just a platform. Just long enough to span the required width (80cm). There was no extra support - just a plain platform. Can you imagine our surprise when a prize came for him? Can you believe he won a prize for having the lightest bridge in the whole competition. Guess what he won? A rotary tool kit and a $50 gift certificate from Walmart. I guess he basically got the prize for being the laziest entrant in the competition! Oh well, he certainly wasn't complaining after that.

PICTURES AS PROMISED

Here are the pictures that I promised you.

Here is "the pit". It sits right in the middle of the two pieces of land. As you can see we have a lot of trees and brush to get rid of before they come to put in the septic. It is hard to tell, but it is about 8 feet deep.

Our new shed! It is quite nice, for a shed. We will move it to the proper position at a later date.

And last, but definitely, not least, Mom is always telling me that we should have 2 bathrooms. Mom, this is yours when you come to visit! Hope you enjoy it! Apparently it has a styrofoam seat so your bottom won't get too cold. Is it staying you may ask? Of course!

WE ARE EXPANDING OUR TERRITORY

The saga of the house and property just keeps coming up with new, exciting and unexpected developments. Yesterday I phoned Clifford, the septic tank installer guy. He also happens to own the lot right next to ours. I wanted to talk to him about where and when to install our septic system. We wanted to use "the pit" to install ours and his too. However, as things in Ross River usually go, they turned out very differently than expected.

Clifford: "You could always buy my property too."

Me: "What???"

Clifford: "Sure, I'm offering to sell it to you."

Me: "Uuummmm, let me talk to Brian and we will get back to you."

Needless to say, we met with him tonight and bought his piece for $5000, including a shed. It is a really nice piece with lots of trees. The interesting thing is that the papers have not been signed from the original owner to Clifford, so we have to include Mike in the deal too, but only to sign it over to us. I will send pictures sometime this weekend. Brian says that he feels like the monopoly guy - buying property from all these different people. I should start buying graph paper in bulk since our plans keep changing.