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Getting to know the Community

Sally Ruby and I have spent a couple days getting to know the community. We have been to the post office to get our postbox for mail, we've been to the Municiple building to get our services changed into our name, and we've been on walks in the evenings as a family to explore. It has been no getting to know this area - all while getting tasks checked off the list.


Justin has been working on securing the foundation and insulating the floor. The amount of garbage that was under the house has been unreal he said, so it's a good thing the next door neighbor has a heavy hauling business where he can haul all the garbage to the dump. All the sod J pulled up to put the pad for the shed, all the branches from the pruning I did and all the garbage we have been extracting will all go in a load tomorrow. These neighbours have been wonderful as they are the type that have everything!

The visit with the Lethbians went well - everyone was happy to meet Ruby (she stole the show) and it was nice to have a quick visit before we head off across the country for a year. 

The shed STILL has not arrived, but its supposed to be here tomorrow... let's cross all our fingers. Justin has a few things to do in the house so hopefully he can do a bunch of it tomorrow. She wants some painting done so I will do that the next day and then the shed goes up and we can hit the road. Not having the shed show up when we thought it would really put a dent in the plans, but we've been pretty comfy at the hotel with AC and a shower. Soon we will move into the trailer that Justin set up today... it really will be comfy. 

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