Home Again, Home Again...

We got back here a few days ago from our trip to "the outside." The purpose of our trip was to restock on groceries, visit family and get our fill of restaurant food. We spent two days shopping, and bought so much we had to build stock racks on the truck to fit it all in and get it safely back here. We did look a little redneck... We visited good friends and went to the Keg (Thank you!!), had some good homecooked breakfasts from Grandma, and delicious Chinese food that we had been craving for two months. We also, as we had promised the kids, had lunch at Playland. Hopefully our debit cards have cooled by the next time we go out!

Now, back here with everything unloaded, we are getting ready for winter. The last few days have been spent getting wood. That is a chore I truly don't mind, it's enjoyable and free exercise at the same time! The boys have started trapping, it is fall beaver season right now and other than that - I don't know a whole bunch about it! I expect to learn lots over the coming winter though. Some of what they are doing looks familiar, as my Grandpa trapped when I was growing up. Cohen came in last night after dark and I didn't notice until this morning that he had left a beaver tail on the counter. I'm not brave enough to move it, and Tim is away for a few hours. I tried to slide it under the paper towel so it was out of the way, but it was really rubbery and stayed put. So, there it sits with a paper towel over it until Tim comes back. Hopefully I don't see too many more "presents" like that over the winter. Cohen won't move it, he wants to keep it. For what, I'm not sure...

Tomorrow we will take the truck out and park it at Germansen Landing for the winter. We have to do this if we want to go anywhere in the middle of winter, because once the snow flies, we are snowed in. Our only way out is to snowmobile around 40km to the truck and drive out the rest of the way. In the winter we only have one major trip planned "out" so far, our only other trips will be every week or two to snowmobile out for mail and any groceries we have ordered.

There are many hunters in right now, the lake road is quite busy when they are in here. Tim and Paul were setting beaver traps in the creek yesterday and had to duck when one group drove by. You don't know how well their eyesight is and it would be a shame to be mistaken for a moose or caribou, so for safety reasons, they stayed well hidden until the truck was down the road.

I think it will take a little getting used to having to go outside to the "facilities" in the cold. thankfully we were prepared and have a styrofoam insulation "seat." It makes quite a difference! Well, on that note, it's almost lunch and I should go feed the kids. Until next time...