ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST

As you may know Josh has been desperately trying to get a job here in Ross River for about 7 months. There are lots of jobs around. The problem is that they are not teenager jobs. But, after some persistence he has managed to get himself an after school job. He will be working at the Dene Store (1 of 2 stores here). He starts on Tuesday. Another child to be very proud of. Way to go Josh!Keep it up kids - at this rate you will be supporting us soon!

THEY'RE GETTING SUCKED IN TO THE SYSTEM

Hannah has just landed her first job. This is a huge step for the girl who really didn't want to work. She found out when she moved to Whitehorse that she wanted more money than we were willing to supply. So, last time we were in town I took her out to apply for jobs. She was very nervous, but with me waiting outside the store, she took the plunge. After going back to the store numerous times she finally met the manager and landed herself a job. She will be working at one of the dollar stores. Today was her first day. She was a little unsure of herself, but they put her to work pricing stock. She is growing more confident all the time and I'm sure she will do a fantastic job at whatever she attempts to do.Congratulations Hannah! We are so proud of you.

RETURNING TO NORMAL

I went back to work last week. It was a good thing it was only 3 days because I was exhausted and sore by the end of it. The weekend was a great time to rest and recuperate. Now it's back to the regular grind though. Hopefully I will be able to handle it. My body is just taking a lonnnng time to get back to normal.
I have been able to start doing a little bit of exercise, but 20 minutes on the elliptical is all I can manage at this point. It looks like I won't have a bikini-worthy body for the cruise. Oh well, that's probably best for everyone. LOL. I'm getting so excited about the cruise, I've even started dreaming about it. 32 days until we fly out of Whitehorse and begin the holiday.

IT'S BEGINNING TO SMELL A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS

The other day I was at my friend's house playing Settlers. It was snowing and she was feeling in the mood for Christmas music. Of course, wouldn't you know it, I was thinking about christmas all week. I got out my recipes so I can buy supplies while we are in Whitehorse next weekend. The next thing you know, I can already taste the goodies. Yesterday I was feeling really good so I gave in to temptation and baked some ginger sparklers.Of course the cookie monsters were ready and waiting. Caught in the act of scarfing down cookies:Somehow I highly doubt they will even make it to the freezer. That's o.k. though since it's the only time of year I do any baking.

HALLOWEEN

I know you are all dying of shock to see two posts from me in a single day. But sometimes the opportunities are just too hard to resist.
The school always puts on a halloween carnival. Each of the teachers operates a booth. This year, sadly, I had to miss it. Brian created a giant board game.
Here he is being a real redneck:Some of the kids thought the tatoos were real. One of the other teachers didn't even recognize him until the afternoon was half over. She thought one of the locals had come to help out.
Too funny!