Cold Weather (And that's saying something)

So, an update of this week and the happenings of Deer Lake. On Monday, report cards are due, so we have been extremely busy this week writing comments and preparing grades. On top of this, Julia has been away, so the students have been a little off, in terms of behaviour. We have actually handled the week pretty well, with regards to the stress. On Tuesday, Claire was feeling a little stressed so we went for a walk at 9:30. It was really nice outside. It was snowing but with no wind, making it a beautiful night. We still haven't seen the northern lights, but apparently the upcoming months is the time to see them. During our walk we put on all our winter gear to see how it will work and we were quite warm. Our snow pants are amazing and the other gear has been good. Special thanks to Lori Thwaites for gearing us up at home.

The weather has drastically changed. The temperature today was -21 Celsius. Quite cold. There isn't a lot of snow right now, maybe 4 inches or so. Apparently, this time last year the lake was already frozen and there was three feet of snow. The wind rips through your clothes and chills in a matter of seconds. The students are still wearing sweaters and pants, no hats or mitts. Most have coughs and attendance has dipped down. Not surprising.

We have been trying to order satellite because the cable has been somewhat disappointing and expensive. We can actually save money and get over 100 more channels by buying it. So we ordered it online and received an email saying a P.O. Box isn't enough of an address to set up the satellite. I emailed him back explaining our unique circumstances and that a P.O. Box is all we have. He still replied that every house has to have a number. I then decided to phone someone at get this dealt with. After holding for 14 minutes, I had a debate regarding that every house has to have a number. In Deer Lake there are trailers that were used by construction workers building the new school five years ago. They have now been turned into homes. As well, people build shacks or sheds with whatever materials they find or can buy and build a home. Some houses in Deer Lake have numbers, but we figure this is just for them.

After talking to R.J., Julia's husband and director of education, said to make some address up. So for those of you following along at home, according to Shaw Direct, our new address is Unit #3 Teacherage, Duck Lane, Deer Lake, ON.