Where's Edgar?

This weekend my friend and I decided to try ear candles. You take a special candle, it is hollow and made out of beeswax. You stick it through a paper plate and into your ear. You then proceed to light the candle and this causes a suction of your ear.

The ear wax heats up, melts and gets sucked up into the hollow candle. The walls of the candle have a special powder like substance that mixes with the wax to help keep it in place and harden it again. You cut off the ashes of the candle as it melts. At the end you have a wad of wax in the hollow of the candle and you can hear so much better.

There is a lot of controversy around candling. Health Canada says DO NOT DO IT! However, my friend and I have heard otherwise. We found it nice and beneficial. We are going to candle our ears a few more times this year. Hope you enjoyed the pictures and I will continue to keep you posted. Have a good day!

Hello Everyone!
On Wednesday I was told that the parcel containing Manwell had arrived. Sarah, Edgar and I were so excited.

Sarah opened it up and revealed Manwell. He is so cute and small. His wings even flap!


I think that he is going to have wonderful adventures. We are going to start a fad with traveling buddies :D

Hello again,
Today Edgar and I made Jack-o'-Lantern cupcakes for Halloween. It was quite a bit of fun. Edgar ate a few of the decorations (now I know why he has a bit of a tummy).

Edgar had a little trouble holding the knife. It was too heavy for his little knitted hand but he managed. He made a cupcake that looked like him and one that looked like Manwell (his new friend).
I got the idea for the cupcakes from Krafts Canada:
http://www.kraftcanada.com/en/recipes/ghoulish-pumpkin-cupcakes-82720.aspx

Try them sometime. I am sure that they would be a hit with kids :D

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Hello Everyone,
It's Edgar here. I have to tell you all about my new friend, Manwell the Owl!

Why is it so hard to remember to blog. It is just writing down what is happening in my life or an opinion that I have. I just either don't think that it is important or when I remember I am busy doing something. I don't want to say that I am going to keep up with this and write more often because chances are I will fall back in my non-blogging rut and then feel horrible for not writing. So I guess I will stick with what I have been doing. Write a blog when I remember, have time and something to say. So here is the next installment of where is Edgar.

As you all know Edgar and I are in the lovely northern part of BC in a place called Fort Nelson. Since our last post the leaves have changed to wonderful hues of oranges, reds and yellows which was followed by their fall. There has been one small snow fall and now the snow is gone again. I love Canadian weather. You never really know what you are going to get. It could be snowing, raining, sunny, drought like conditions and so forth on a moments notice. I remember seeing snow in August once. The changing weather definitely makes life interesting. When I was in Dubai it was always hot but it could be cloudy or misty. The rain didn't come until I left but even then it was for a short period of time and then it was back to being hot again. I need a few surprises in my life and weather is willing to do that for me.

Edgar and I haven't been up to much. Just living out our new life. I am working and visiting with friends while Edgar is hanging out with George (my cat) and getting to know his new surroundings. He is eager to get out there and travel again. See the sights. We are going back home for Christmas so he is counting down the days until he can play in the snow, sit under the Christmas tree and wait up for Santa. We went to a wedding back in September but he was not able to make it the events due to me not being able to care for him. I was a bridesmaid. There are a few more weddings coming up this year that I am sure he will get to enjoy.

Well that is all for now. Hopefully the next post isn't months from now. Keep coming back and I will try to keep you posted. Have a great day!

My friend, Andrew, introduced me to this great comic....Garfield Minus Garfield. It is a comic without Garfield so it is pretty much just Jon acting crazy. I can see myself slowly becoming like Jon and that scares me a little. I think I may need a roommate haha. So go here and enjoy
http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/

My neighbour told me that a black bear was living in the bushes across from my apartment. I found it very hard to believe. That was until my neighbour took his truck near the bush and began honking his horn and what not to scare the bear. I saw the bear come out and hide behind another truck. However, my neighbour scared it some more and it ran behind our apartment. That was a little scary. We watched, from the roof, as the bear ran off to another local shop. Hopefully he leaves us alone. It is definitely different up here than back in Saskatchewan. More deer than bears there :)

This is the tale of my epic journey to Fort Nelson, BC again.

I was supposed to move August 18th. The movers were supposed to get here at 9:00am and pack up the truck so that George, Edgar and I could leave by 2:30pm. Notice how I used the word supposed. The movers were not there for 9:00 nor were they there for 10:00 so dad called the boss mover guy and he said that the truck was waiting on a part and would maybe be ready for noon. Dad called again at noon only to hear that the movers would not be coming Monday but would come the next day at 9:00am. So I spent the day with the family.

The movers arrived around 9:30 Tuesday morning and loaded up the truck. They had to squish my stuff in the truck to be able to close the door haha. I told them I had a lot of stuff but they didn't believe me. After the movers I left I got ready to go and spent some more time with the family. I gave George her sedatives an hour before we left so that she was sleepy. I left around 3:30ish because I had to wait for family members to come back from running errands. George, Edgar and I said our goodbyes and headed out. George was meowing and hyperventilating making me nervous. I think I called mom at least 4 times asking about George and if I could do anything. George finally settled down once I let her out of the kennel. After Saskatoon she was sleeping under my legs. That was great! So drove all night only stopping for some food, a stretch of the legs and to get gas.


We arrived in Fort Nelson around 10:30ish and got the key to our new apartment. I unloaded the car and unstuck George (around Fort St. John George went underneath the driver's seat and got stuck. I couldn't get her out the front so I had to unload the backseat to get her unstuck). George hissed and growled around the apartment. She had to smell and explore everything! She also followed me everywhere. She wove between my legs or walked right beside me. She was not liking the move at all. She was like that for a few days. I put some things away, got a phone number and set up my TV with the free cable. I blew up the air mattress, watched a movie and went to sleep (it was about 6:00pm). I jumped awake at 11:00pm to my phone ringing. The movers called me to say that they blew a tire outside of Edmonton and were switching trucks. They told me that they would be arriving in 5 hours or so and wanted to unload as soon as they could. My sleep was not good after that. I was waking up every hour thinking that they were here.

By 9:00 they still were not here so I called them. They had stopped for the night. They got to my place around 11:00ish. I spent the rest of the day/week cleaning and unpacking.

I met one of my neighbours Saturday afternoon. He knocked on my door and introduced himself. He has a cat named Iris (who George does not like). He bakes when he's bored and proved that later when he brought me an Orea pie/cake thing. It was very yummy.

On Monday, I went to the different schools to say hi and remind staff that I would be subbing this fall. It was so nice to see everyone again. When I went to one of the k-4 schools I found out that the grade 1/2 teacher was going on maternity leave in January. I knew her from last year and she said that she didn't tell me before because she didn't want the leave to influence my decision to come back. Apparently she thinks that I would be good for the job. I did my internship in grade 1/2 so I think that it would be a good job. I went to curves for the first time since I have been back. I am all set for another year. I again spent time cleaning and unpacking. *I had to do a lot of cleaning because I swear the guy only vacuumed carpets before he left. The place smelled like smoke and everything was dusty or stained or grimy.

I am very determined to get this smoke smell out of here. I washed walls, set out apples to soak up the smell, febreezed the place at least 3 times and put bounce sheets everywhere. If you have any more advice for me just leave a comment. The place definitely smells better but still has the smoky smell.

For the long weekend a had a housewarming party and went out to Toad River for church and a hike. For the housewarming most of the young teachers came over. It was a great time! They all decided that my place is great and they think that it will be the new "party place" aka they need somewhere to all hang out it is going to be my place.


That is all for now. I will try to stay on top of my posts. When something fun happens I will remember to tell you all about it. Enjoy the long weekend!

Well tomorrow Edgar, George (my cat) and I are off to Fort Nelson, BC yet again. We are moving there for real this time. Everything is packed and it is soon time to go.

My parents house is going to be so empty. I have a really nice place and am super excited. I am going up there to substitute teach for now and will hopefully get a term or permanent position within the year. I am bringing my cat George with me this time...hopefully she doesn't meow too much.


I am super excited! Please pray for a safe ride and an easy transition. Getting a perm. position would also be lovely. Have a great night! BC or bust baby :D

I am back in Regina and already making lists of what needs to be done before I move out in a few weeks. The time is flying by and I feel like I am nowhere near ready to leave. Still have stuff to buy and things to pack, not to mention booking the movers since dad is still on his back.

I got home today and found a letter that I had been waiting for almost a month to see. It was my letter of eligibility for a BC teaching certificate. It looks like I don't have to take any more classes to gain my certificate which is AMAZING! I jumped up and down when I got it. This letter made my day.

I am going to add pictures to the past 3 blogs as promised so make sure to go back and check them out.

Well everyone I found a place to live! Here is how my day went.

Mom and I woke up and went to Curves. I talked to the owner about transferring back and said that I would be moving back at the end of August. She was curious as to why I was back now so I told her that I was looking for a place to live. She perked up and asked what I was looking for. I said a 2 or 3 bedroom rental. She nodded and we left it at that. After mom and I finished the circuit we went to do our stretches. As we were stretching one of the women asked if I was looking for a 2 bedroom rental. I of course said yes and she starting talking about a two bedroom suite that she owned that had just become available to rent. I took her card and said that I would make an appointment with her for that afternoon after I looked at some other rentals.

Mom and I arrived back at the campground in a good mood. We picked up Andrew and headed off to our appointment. We looked at three 3-bedroom townhouses, three 2-bedroom apartments and one 3-bedroom apartment. The townhouses were a no, the apartments weren't bad but not what I was really looking for so we said that we would think about it and get back to her. I called the woman from curves and asked to set up a time. She said 3:00pm would be perfect for the current tenant and herself.

So now we had to waste time. It was currently 10:00 and we had to be out of our campsite by noon. We went back to camp. Andrew and I packed up our tents while mom made some lunch. After lunch we left the campsite and went to get some campsite information for the trip home. We then had about 3 hours to kill until it was time for the appointment. Since we had already seen most of Fort Nelson we took a little nap in the van, bought some groceries and went to Juice's (the local convenience store).

We were very ready for the viewing when it was 3:00. We followed the woman to a mechanic shop. We went up some stairs and went into this suite. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL! It was huge (mom thinks about 1200 square feet). It had a big kitchen with an island, fridge, stove, dishwasher. It comes with a fireplace in the living room and a skylight in the dining room/office. There are two bedrooms and the master has a walk in closet. There is a washer and dryer so no need to fill up a card or keep quarters around. There is only one bathroom and it is in the master bedroom so that is a little inconvenience but whatever. This whole suite only costs $1000 a month and everything is included except for phone. They don't even care about my cat. George is no extra cost! I was so thrilled. So for $1000 a month I just have to pay for phone and food and I have a great place to stay. I was like "I'll take it!" No questions asked haha. Mom and Andrew both agreed. I am so excited to live there. I can't wait to move!

After filling out the appropriate paperwork we were headed off to Fort St. John. We decided to camp at an RV campground because we could get wireless and it had some grass. The campground was in Charlie Lake, just outside of Fort St. John. It was cold and windy but we sucked it. That's what camping is all about. We are heading to Dawson Creek tomorrow. Who knows where we will end up. I will write again tomorrow.

Mom and I woke up and headed off to Curves to get in our workout. It felt good to get in some exercise. We got back to camp to find Andrew in the laundry room at the folding table typing away on his laptop. Here is where we charge our laptops and cellphones and have Internet. After a lovely shower we ate some lunch and began calling around to find a place to rent.

The first place I called said that only one apartment allowed pets and you had to pay for your utilities as well as a pet deposit of $500. George is starting to cause me problems but I want my cat with me so I guess I will have to pay the price. We went to the office where I rented from in the spring to find out if they had any openings. Turned out that they had openings in all of their locations and George was allowed in them all (for a certain price). We made an appointment for tomorrow (day 3) to look at some town houses and apartments.

After making the appointment we decided to hit the trails. We went to the hiking trails located in Fort Nelson. We got there only to find the trails were overgrown and swampy. The worst part was they were filled with MOSQUITOES!! We went for it anyway and left 30 minutes later. We made the best of it.

Mom had a nap while Andrew and I explored a new path we found. On our way we saw a big bird. Andrew said quail, mom said it was a partridge. Oh well I guess we will never know. We tried to get a picture of it but it was fast and hidden.
*as a side note: Mom and I looked it up and the bird was a grouse


We went back to the campground and read for awhile. We met our Texan neighbours and their dog Heidi, who loved us. They were very talkative but it was nice to meet new people.

We went out for supper to Boston Pizza. It was yummy and filling. We had tried to go to Dan's but Andrew wasn't old enough. Oh well next time. I will put up pictures later. I will write about Day 3 tomorrow. Keep a look out for the next post.

Our first family trip in 10 years and 2 are missing. Is it still a family trip? Mom took some holidays and decided that we needed to do a trip this year and I was all for it. Dad threw out his back two weeks ago and is still lying on the floor in pain. My brother got a new job so he stayed home to work and take care of my dad. So Andrew, mom and I packed up the van and left Regina at 11:00 am on Saturday.

We drove all night with few stops and arrived in Fort Nelson, BC around 6:00 am Sunday. We found the campground and pitched up our two tents. We are one of the few who actually still use tents when camping. We are surrounded by RV's in the campground but we get wireless so that's a good deal. It is a luxury that makes "roughing it" a joke haha. I am not complaining though. Camping has just come a long way.

We had a little nap cause we were so tired from the long drive and woke up in time to go to church. After church we had some lunch and went for walk. Andrew and mom are in way better shape than me. I was huffing and puffing by the time I got to the top of the steep hill. It will be something to work on when I move here in August. We stopped for some lunch and did a little reading. After a few chapters we drove about an hour out of town to take in the sights of the valley by Steamboat. Gorgeous views! I will put up pictures when I get back to Regina. Andrew and I took pictures of Edgar around our campground. Those will also be posted later.

We ate some supper and then went to the local theater. We saw The Dark Night for around $7.00 and enjoyed popcorn, chocolate and pop for only $3.50! Good deals. It was a good movie. I highly recommend watching it. After the movie it was time for bed. I will write about day 2 tomorrow. I am now off to find me a place to live. Wish me luck!

Well everyone we are back from BC.

School was done on June 20th. It was a sad day. I did not want to leave. My superintendent came to my room to shake my hand, tell me I did an amazing job, and to get my phone number so that she could let me know when a job was available. I must have done something right to get this reaction. After school finished and I was almost done cleaning my room the principal came to talk to me. He also shook my hand, told me that he wished he could see me grow more and said that I am going to be an excellent teacher. He wished me luck for the fall and made me feel great. I grew and learned so much in 2 months! I can only imagine what would happen if I was there for a year or even a semester. I said goodbye to the staff and ate my last meal at Dan's. I am going to miss that place. I packed up my car and tried to get a good night sleep.

The next morning we begun our drive down to Vancouver to visit my Aunt and Uncle. It was a gorgeous drive! I love nature and am now loving BC. We bunkered down in the Super 8 in William's Lake and set out the next day for the last part of our journey. We arrived at the pacific coast in the afternoon. What a great view and lovely afternoon.

We spent two days sight seeing. We took a big bus tour (like in Dubai) and were able to hop on and off at various tourist stops around the city. We saw Granville Island (where I spent a lot of money), Gastown, Stanley Park, the Aquarium (with the baby beluga), Robson Street, the Library, and the Art Gallery. I wish that we could have gone to the island but we will go next time.

We began our drive back to Regina Wednesday morning. The plan was to stop in Strathmore, AB but I was wide awake. We drove ALL NIGHT LONG! I stopped in Swift Current to have a large ice cap with my friend, Dallas. We arrived in Regina at 4am and had breakfast with the folks at 5am. I later woke up Andrew to wish him luck on his last final and gave him a shock. He wasn't expecting me until that afternoon.

On Friday, June 27, we went to Andrew's high school graduation. It is hard to believe that he is all grown up. He was not impressed that I brought Edgar with me. But Edgar and I had fun. Andrew stuck him in his boutonnière box, it looked like he was in a glass coffin. Sad but funny. A picture should be up as soon as I get the pictures off my camera.

Now I am enjoying my freedom of summer in the city. Hopefully I will keep this more updated.

I know it is late but I thought that I would tell you how my drive home from Grande Prairie went. I stopped at all the "tourist stops" along the highway and took pictures.

I saw one moose and about 5 deer. It was a nice drive but near the end I just wanted to get home. I stopped in Fort St. John to get pictures developed. Once home I went to school, almost right away, to get done my newsletter and planning for Tuesday. Nothing too exciting. It was a nice weekend. I enjoyed Walmart and Costco. I am sure that I will be loving Regina once I get back at the end of June--even if just for the shopping. haha Well that's all for now. I am off to do some marking/assessing woohoo.

I woke up expecting to go to church, shop and enjoy another day in Grande Prairie I was definitely in for a surprise.

I couldn't get my Internet to work (still!) so I went to church to see when it started. It started at 11 so I had an hour to waste. I asked front desk about the Internet. I just got a rude response and told the password again. So I wasted some time watching TV until it was time for me to go.

I arrived at church just on time. As I walked in the doors I was greeted as though I hadn’t been there in awhile but was apart of the church. I thought that was interesting. I was then introduced to everyone and given hugs. I was also told that it was a miracle that I was there and praise God for coming in off the street. I sort of accepted this and kept on going. The music started and there was yelling and rambling and tambourine in my ear. I had a headache right away and frankly I was a little scared/turned off. I got nothing out of it. So instead I left and listened to the radio sermon….good times! I got more out of that then church today.

I went to Wal-Mart to print pictures only to discover that the photo place was closed so I couldn't. Then I wanted to see Prince Caspian but it was sold out (I saw it later thanks to advance tickets—good movie, I recommend it). After these disappointments I decided to go to the mall and shop. I wanted some new clothes or shoes and for sure a haircut. All hairdressers were books till Monday afternoon or Tuesday. I went looking for clothes next and everything either didn’t fit or looked better on the hanger—so disappointed. Then I couldn't find any shoes I wanted. What a waste! I then drove around looking for stuff to do only finding nothing. I wasted some more time watching a movie at the motel and then watching Prince Caspian. Now here I sit writing to you. YAY! Well first day was good, second wasn’t very good, and tomorrow should be a fun drive. I will let you know how it goes.

I decided to go to Grande Prairie for the long weekend so that I could do some shopping and relax. It was a fun day!

On the drive up I was thinking to myself…"self, why haven’t we seen any wildlife today or on the drive to Fort Nelson?" And then it happened. I saw a moose! He was standing on a hill posing and staring me down. It scared me and I think that I almost had a heart attack. He just sort of appeared out of nowhere. Not even two minutes there was another one, again on a hill and posing. I slowed down and took a picture. Just as I was slowly driving off he came down the hill and crossed the highway right behind me. This was enough to drive me over the edge. I was so freaked out about hitting a moose. Deer scare me in Saskatchewan and a moose is definitely worse! So I called my mom as I was freaking out and saw another moose! She was in the ditch on the other side of the highway and ran towards the bush when she saw me. Thank God! If she ran the other way I would have been toast!

Everything else seemed to be going fine and dandy. Then I was almost at Pink Mountain when I saw about 5 horses (not fenced in). I slowed down to take their picture and was stared down. They could have ran across the road at anytime. I even saw a sign that had a pic of a horse (horse crossing just like moose or deer). I think that animals should just cross where the sign is so that there are no surprises.

I got to Grande Prairie and felt so happy to see familiar buildings….Wal-mart, Costco, booster juice, and so much more. I spent time in Costco (yes I finally got a card), Wal-mart and superstore. Good times! I can’t wait until tomorrow to see what else I can buy haha. I am noticing that I am eating much less than before. Couldn't finish a normal Mcdonald’s meal. Well I will let you know how the rest of the weekend goes.

Well I have been here 2 weeks and so far I am loving it. The more I work the more I love the staff and kids and school. The more I stay the more I love the town. This past week I had my first TOC day (Teacher On Call). I didn't get called in so I went to my regular school and the principal set me up with my mentor, Penny. I observed her and her class all day. WOW! I have a lot to learn. After observing her and chatting with my principal I realized that I need to be a bit more strict and make the classroom my own. I have been sticking with the old teacher's routines, day plan, and everything. I have only begun to realize that I am not a sub but a teacher. What a realization! So I have spent the past couple of days revamping the day plan, creating rules (that were needed), making a newsletter, and giving the room my added touch. Hopefully by next Friday we will be well on our way. Penny observed my class off and on this past Friday. She gave me some very helpful pointers and gave me a new point of view. I think that she is going to be a great resource to have. So now Penny, the principal (Scott), and I are going to do this study. It is called "Tools for Teaching" so far it is a wonderful resource. I think I am going to buy the book. I wish that I had read this prior to teaching but then I guess that it wouldn't have much sense. Now I am able to apply what I read which is an added bonus. So needless to say. I am still loving it. I am off to a going away party tonight. Look at me fitting right in. haha Well I will try to keep up with the posts. Tata for now!

Hey Everyone!
So here is how my first day went. I got to school around 8:00 and I was the first one haha. I set up the room, photocopied, and got ready for the day. Around 8:20ish Sarah came into my room and gave me some flowers from the staff. I was so excited! They are so great.

The kids came in and we did the morning routine. Then I read them my favorite book "It's Okay to be Different" by Todd Parr. I had made a flower, like in my ECE class back in the day, that had 5 petals and a blank line in the middle. The kids had to draw one of their favorite things on each of the petals adn then write their name in the middle. Many of them turned out quite well. We then had swimming, which we were late for. Everything seemed to go fine until one of my students couldn't find his towel/clothes. But we ended up finding them, thank goodness. Then we went back, had snack, sung our goodbye songs and left for the day. Then I had lunch and enjoyed some delicious death by chocolate. Then I was ready for the afternoon. Things went much smoother. When we first started class the students were looking for Kathy, the teacher on Wednesdays (she was there helping/showing me the ropes Tuesday and Wednesday). She was in the school subbing so when they saw her they said "the teacher is coming!" My response was "I am here" and they were sooo confused haha. I guess it will take a little while to get used to me. Once they figured out that I was the teacher everything went fine. Swimming went much smoother. It was a great day! I can't wait to keep teaching these classes they are a blast!
On to other news. I am all moved in, as of Tuesday, and my roomie is awesome. There was a gift waiting for me on my bed when I first came in. It was one of those Angels holding a sunflower. I was like "this is the perfect gift!" I was so pumped.
I also joined/transferred to curves up here on Wednesday. It feels so good to get back into a routine again. The machines are so new. woohoo
So far I am loving it here and I can't wait to update you more. This was one of the best decisions I ever made! yay

Hey Everyone!

We have arrived! Edgar and I pulled into Fort Nelson and checked into the Super 8 around 9:00 pm Saskatchewan time (8:00 BC time). It was a very long drive but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The weather could have been nicer but I pushed through.

We left Regina around 8:30ish and started off for Saskatoon. Once past Davidson I noticed that the cars on the other side of the highway were covered in snow and ice. This seemed odd considering that everything was melted and we hadn't had snow in awhile. However, Brydon had told me that there was a blizzard in Saskatoon the night before so that could be why the cars were covered. Anyways, I continued on my way seeing no snow or change and then I hit the outskirts of Dundurn. The roads turned to instant frozen slush and I had to slow down to almost 60 km in spots. It was not fun at all! There was so much snow and it was slippery. The road was incased in this frozen slush causing it hard to drive on. Once in Saskatoon it was not any better. The roads were slippery. We stopped by Grandma's to say goodbye to her and Brydon. Then we stopped by Melissa's work to say goodbye to her and were on our way again. The snow stopped around Borden and then it was smooth driving again...or so I thought.

We then made a few stops for food and gas and just a break at North Battleford and Lloydminster. Our goal was to hit Edmonton on Saturday. The weather was fine and dandy until we hit the 59km to Edmonton mark. Then the snow hit. There was blowing snow and at times it was like a white out. I couldn't see in front of me. I thought that once I hit Sherwood Park things would be better because I was in the city. That was not the case. Once in the city there were drifts and snow covered roads and VERY slippery intersections. I was finding it hard to stop and start. But we arrived at my Aunt and Uncles safely.

I had a nice visit as we watched out their front window at the blizzard conditions outside. We wondered if I was going to be able to make it out the next day to continue the drive. The weather was so up and down and there was weather warnings for quite a bit of the area. I decided the following morning that I was going to make an attempt. My theory was that the bad weather would only last for a bit (like in Saskatoon) and then it would be clear. So we checked the weather and my Uncle game me a map. We said our goodbyes and I headed back for the open road.

My theory was dead wrong! I could barely see at times and the roads were a bit slippery in spots. There was a lot of blowing snow. This bad weather lasted all the way to White Court. After that it was better but still not great until sometime after Beaver Lodge. However, once the weather cleared up the roads were wonderful. I love the scenery!! ESPECIALLY IN BC! There were times when I was just in awe. I have always been a scenery lover so this was a wonderful drive. The mountains, the trees, the hills, the water, so beautiful.

I finally saw a sign that said Fort Nelson but it was for their plants so I kept driving. Then I saw a sign that again said Fort Nelson but it was for the reserve. FINALLY I came into the real Fort Nelson (about 10 minutes later) and boy was I glad to see it! I hadn't seen a town for about 4 hours (there was only gas station stops along the way). That was when my cramped up legs got out of the car and checked into the Super 8. I called Diana and arranged to meet people and sign papers in the morning (whenever I was ready). Then I had a bath and crawled into a comfy bed for a wonderful sleep. I am now showered and pretty, ready to go and get to work. I will keep you all posted on how the rest of the “journey” goes. Have a wonderful day!!

Hey Everyone!
Well Edgar and I are off on another adventure! We are moving to Fort Nelson, BC for two months. Here's how it all came about:
Last year I had an interview with the Fort Nelson school division and was offered a job last June. I turned it down and went to Dubai. I went to a career expo in January and reconnected with the guy who interviewed me. He remembered me and told me to resubmit my resume. So I sent them my resume and didn't think much about it.
On Monday I received an e-mail from Diana at the board office. She said that there was a kindergarten teacher going on emergency medical leave and was wondering if I would like to be considered for the position. It is only teaching .8 of the time so only 4 days a week and subbing on the fifth day so I was a little leery. I asked her some questions and on a whim said to consider me. That was on Wednesday. Today I got a call saying that I had the position and when was the soonest that I could get there.
They are paying for all travel expenses and accommodations. I am going to be rooming with a fellow teacher. I start work on Tuesday and I am a MIXTURE OF EMOTIONS! I am excited/scared/happy/nervous/everything lol. So I will make sure to keep you posted on our journey to the west coast. Have a fantastic day and I will try to stop shaking haha.

Hello Everyone,
It's Edgar here. Just thought that I should get on here for once and actually write instead of just showing my handsome self in pictures. Well since our last trip to Manitoba, Amber barely lets me out of the house. She has been quite sick lately so I don't mind sitting around the house. I enjoy being there for her and keeping her company. I can't wait for our next trip. I love to travel and go to new places. People rarely hear from me because I am so shy but as many of you know I am not camera shy haha. Something that few people know about me is I am curious. I like to try new things and enjoy the good ol' adrenaline rush I get from putting myself in "dangerous situations." Who knows where I will be or what I will be trying next. I don't have a lot else to say right now. Maybe I will sneak onto here again sometime and write more about myself. Let me know if you like hearing from me instead of Amber because then maybe she will let me write on here with permission ; ) Have a great day!

Edgar

Hey All!
I need to remember to write on here more often so here is the latest. I have been sick with a viral cold for over three weeks now. It has progressively gotten worse. On Wednesday I developed a rash (sort of like the hives in Dubai). I went to the doctor on Friday because it still hadn't left and I was given some allergy meds and tested for strep. My cough became worse Saturday and I could barely sleep. I woke up 5:30 am today with a growing rash and uncontrollable coughing. My parents took me to Emergency where I was seem quite quickly. The doctor and nurse were amazing! I was taken seriously and I was given antihistamines through IV and Ventolin through a breathing mask. The nurse didn't find the right vein the first time and had to poke me again. It was painful! I felt sick to my stomach. I am so thankful that my mom was there. Now I am much better and on meds. So I will lay in bed and take meds for the next couple of days and hopefully I can get back to work and a "normal" life soon. Have a great day!

Well where to start...how about...I am back in Canada! I quit my job in Dubai and came back home to Regina, SK just before Christmas. It was a wonderful learning experience. So now I am subbing and looking for a new job for the fall.

Last week was Spring Break so I went to visit my friend, Jackie, in Manitoba. I followed the google map directions and turned right when I was supposed to turn left. Needless to say I traveled 2 hours in the wrong direction! Jackie and I decided to take a tour of the town that day. Before we left we saw big, flat, heavy snowflakes falling. Her wipers could barely keep up. Apparently whenever people from Regina come to take the tour some bad weather occurs haha. So I saw a lot of Giant Tiger and the car : )

On Sunday, I helped Jackie put up a new bulletin board. It turned out really well.


Monday, Jackie and I drove back to Regina. The trip went much faster with some company. We stopped in Carlyle where I saw her sister and cute niece. Finally, her parents' house was in sight.

It was a great weekend! Even though, Ryan and I were both sick. I really need to keep up with this blog and maybe find some more exciting things to do lol

Have a great day!