The journey across the country begins.

We have officially begun. We pulled out yesterday around 6pm, the girls were pretty content and we were able to make it to Medicine Hat.

We buttoned up the house and got it to the point where Peggy was pleased and everything was secure and hopefully warmer. We will see the impact on our bills, hopefully.

Today we hope to make it through Saskatchewan. It's pretty uninspiring driving today... the smoke from the wildfires in BC is pretty bad, the head wind is pretty fierce as well. It will be slow going with the trailer but we have the tunes on and eachother to entertain ourselves. We hope to make some miles while Ruby sleeps and Sally is still entertained by her games on her phone.

Slow but steady is the order of the day. We are on our way and that's super exciting. I am sure by day 4 we all won't be as excited. Hahaha. We are moving forward and that is the most imortant thing at this stage.

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It's nature!

When telling Sally, "Darling, you have grass in your hair." She looks at me and shrugs "ahhh, it's just nature." And walks away. She has better things to do, now the sun is shining. Pickles, her constant companion, and her like to race to the mailbox and back. She has yet to win, but never stops trying. Her determination is solid, unwavering. Just like her loyalty to her dog. It's one of the things I admire most about her. J and Ruby were sitting watching a YouTube show on my phone the other day. She inevitably changed the show, as 2 year olds do. Justin asks her "Ruby, uh oh, what did you do?" She looks up at him with a quirky smile "I pushing buttons Dad!" She exclaims then let's out a chuckle. We all burst out laughing. Her comedic timing is unparalleled in 2 year olds, she is whitty and clever and so very funny. It's one of the things I cherish most about her. So much waiting has occurred in Justin and I's life together. ...

Update on the property

Just a quick update on the property. We got the tally back from the dumpster and Justin removed 4.6 tones of garbage. He also removed 2 cars, one truck (?) which I have named the Chevy Ford (thanks to my friend Larissa). His work has paid off and now he can just work on felling trees in January. The space has opened up a lot without those vehicles and it's nice to not just see garbage when you walk around the property. The cars were removed on Tuesday. The truck will hopefully be removed next week. I am hoping Justin can take a small break over Christmas once his contract ends so he can rest and recuperate. So much work is yet to come. Onwards and upwards.

34 days and counting

Here we are - 34 days until our plans are enacted. We are sitting on the precipice of the life that we have been working towards for the last 5 years. Its miraculous really that we have made it here - and we have so much more accomplished than we planned. We have two beautiful daughters who are healthy and happy. We are free from the slavery of debt. We have big plans and big dreams - most of which we are setting out to accomplish in the next 5 years! Our big move - a move across the 2nd largest country in the world - starts in 34 days. I say starts because that is when we have to move out of this house. We still don't really know what it will look like just yet. There are many things up in the air, but we do know that we are going to move out of this house. We do have property in CB and we are working on purchasing property in AB at this moment. We will know more in a few days when the assessment comes back - as I said, there is a lot in the air. We are happy, healthy, and ready ...

An Amazing Life

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