We are done! Ok, the house isn't quite finished yet, but Team 2 leaves tomorrow and we will not be doing any more building.

The walls are up, the roof is on and the outside walls and ceilings have been insulated and covered in poly. And we temporary windows and a door in place so it is warmish inside. Today the rain came down and didn't stop. It was rather chilly all day. We had a high of 2 degrees. Brrr.

Monday it is back to Yellowknife for one night and maybe breakfast with an old pal. Then Tuesday I head to Cambridge Bay again and work for a couple of hours--ick. And then rest up the following day--Canada Day!

Friday night in Iqaluit.

The team had the family we are building over for a bbq. Everyone had a great time and we topped off the evening with a trip to the river. It was great. My feet are still chilly--I was wearing my sandles...wasn't planning on a hike, just supper. So I'm off to bed in my socks to warm up and rest up for tomorrow. We build Saturday and Sunday and maybe Monday morning before we go.

There are still a number of friends I haven't seen yet and am disappointed that I won't get to see. C'est la vie.

Wing Night!!

Yes, it is that Wednesday night Iqaluit tradition. Wing night. The team went for wings and drinks. It was nice. I ran into a few old friends and had a wonderful time chatting with my new friends.

Today was a bit of an off day at the build site. The roofing guys were onsite and since they are pros we step back and let them take over. Instead of just watching them all morning we went touring around Iqaluit. It was tons of fun I if I was smart I would be downloading pictures right now...hmmm. And now I am. Back to the site for a marvelous lunch and then in the afternoon D helped me clean Jen's car. I am borrowing a vaccum tomorrow and hope to have it sparkly clean when she returns on Friday, kind of as a thank you. Then we were done for the day so I did some visiting and FINALLY mailed my landlord July's rent cheque. I emailed him in May about it and just got it done today...after a call from my office reminding me. He called there trying to track me down. Oops.

Tomorrow is another day of work and then lunch with the guys I used to work with. They are located in another building now. Much newer and the VIEW is awesome...right out on the bay. It will be nice to have lunch and catch up a bit. And my evening is going to be my own. I've been invited to join the group for an evening out at a concert, but I think an evening alone is really what I need. And I may have a friend over for a quiet supper.

Man am I tired. But feeling good.

Another great day of building. It was a bit rainy, windy and chilly, but as long as you kept moving it was ok. I managed to sweat through my sweat shirt, but only because my rain coat has no ventilation. YUCK!

I have been helping S with the measuring, cutting and delivering of wood the past couple of days. We got into a great rhythm on Sunday as exclaimed by my arms that evening. But this morning I was at it again and feeling fine. I organized the storage shed this afternoon. It was a bit of a make work project that I took on myself, but it needed to be done. I had a shelf made (I made all the measurements--but had some help with the cuts and nailing) and that helped. There is way to much stuff in the shed...so in two more days it will be a mess again. Oh well.

The food...doesn't stop. Coffee break, fruit, cookies, that sort of thing. Then a couple hours later lunch, followed up later in the afternoon by another coffee break and then a short while later supper. I ate with the group Sunday night. It was a team two/team one evening. Lots of laughs and good times all around. Tonight I ate a bagel at the house here in front of the tv. I didn't think I could handle another big meal. Tomorrow night I am having onne over to my friend Jen's for supper. I brought musk-ox and one of the ladies on the team bought the veggies for our musx-ox pot roast of sorts. And an apple pie. If I get it done in time there will be homemade guacamole as well.

It's nice to be back and I don't know how I am going to see and spend time with everyone that I want to see. I just know it isn't going to happen. But I will try!

Quick update...

Arrived in Iqaluit safe and sound Friday afternoon. Had very surreal evening. Being back and yet feeling like I had never left.

Headed to build site at 11am on Saturday and left at 1:30am Sunday. Midnight build was exciting and fun and tiring.

Built Sunday from 9-5 and am just heading to the site again today. Nice weather up till this am. There is some rain coming down.

More later.

Whatever gets you through the day....

Today is Thursday, June 18. Hopefully at around 5:40pm tonight I will be flying to Yellowknife. It is very foggy here this am, but we are expecting it to burn off in a couple hours. Then tomorrow I'm off to Iqaluit! YEAH!!!

It is getting me through my day when I have soooooo much work to do. So much that in fact I should not be writing this...I should be working.

See you from the dark side!

Why are some people so resistant to change?

Why are they against people bettering themselves?

Why is such a simple thing like setting up a bank account seen with venom from my fellow co-workers?

I want as many employees as possible that live here in Cambridge Bay to set up a bank account so they can have their pay direct deposited. It is a simple thing. The bank is generally willing to accommodate them (provided they have not had issues with the bank before) and in the end it saves the employees money as they usually have the cheques cashed not at the bank, but at the local store who charges 2-5% of the value of the cheque. Why would you not encourage an account where they can keep their money safe?

I'm confused and I get confused so easily lately.