Archive for December, 2009
What the Blizzard left behind…..
So today the blizzard finally let up. It was the first time in 3 days that we were able to see more than 3 feet in front of us. There are still blizzard warnings, but the weather here is pretty good. It’s still -42ºc with the windchill, but definitely tolerable. I was finally able to take the dog out to burn off a little energy. (more…)
True Northern Weather
Today we are finally experiencing true northern weather. There are blizzard warnings for the entire Kivalliq region. It started yesterday and is supposed to potentially last until Thursday. (more…)
Cisco’s new friend
As I mentioned in the previous post, we are helping out with the neighbors dog while they are on holidays .
Our first Northern Christmas
We were both sad that we weren’t able to spend the holidays with our family and friends. I do have to admit that I loved the slow paced, relaxed Christmas we celebrated here. No busy shopping malls, no Christmas music playing since October, no running from here to there to see everyone that is important to us. (more…)
300th comment winner…..
Congratulations Patricia! You were our 300th comment. You’re prize will be in the mail shortly!! (more…)
Santa comes to Chester!!
On Wednesday we went over to the school to watch their Christmas concert. I have to admit it was very different than anything I’ve ever seen in a Christmas concert. The first “act” was all about baby Jesus. They changed the story to make it based in Chesterfield! It was really interesting and quite entertaining. (more…)
Christmas Baking
I’ve never really been a “Christmas Baker”. I do usually make drop shortbread cookies every year, but that was always for my enjoyment, not others! This year we decided to bake some goodies and box them to give them out to some of the people that we’ve met in the community. We thought it was an inexpensive and personal gift to give people that we have just started to get to know. (more…)
Our Xmas tree…
When we were organizing our stuff in preparation to move up north, we decided that we would bring a few Christmas decorations to put around the house. We decided not to bring any tree ornaments. (more…)
All Done!
Health Care – ✔
Driver’s Licence – ✔
Registration – ✔
Insurance – ✔
Licence Plates in hand and ready to be put on our vehicles – ✔ (more…)
Supper made with love….
So as I mentioned in the last post, yes, today is my birthday. We don’t need to discuss how old I am, just that another year has gone by. It was a really good day. It was nice to spend the day in the community instead of stuck inside. It finally warmed up today so it wasn’t so uninviting to go outside (more…)
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Us
The above photo is me and her. You probably had it all figured out anyways. We are about to live a once in a lifetime experience, The Great White Canadian Arctic. We have decided to create this blog to keep our friends, families and curious strangers abreast of our adventures. I'm sure a few misadventures as well. All while living in Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut. Read on to see what it's all about!
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Oh! And by the way, this is Cisco, our dog. Even though she likes to puke a lot, she's still part of the family and will partake in our adventure to the North. She'll be sure to keep us on our toes and keep the polar bears at bay! She's also good for a few laughs in between leg humping sessions. We still haven't figured out how to stop that...
Thank you for a great year (or half year in our case) of blogging.
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