Weekend Haunts

Well it is the weekend again! Thank goodness. It has been a long week. We actually had a five day school week. I do not think we have had a five day week since March Break, so the extra day made the week feel extra long. Last weekend Greg, Amanda and I went for a hike. We tried to make it to the Deer Lake Hollywood sign, but unfortunately took a wrong turn some where, as there is not trails and didn't quite make. It was a nice hike anyway. 

Tonight we decided to go for a walk towards the school. We have enjoyed walking to the school lately (I think Edgar enjoys it more) because we let Edgar off his leash and he can run around, sniff and play. Tonight Dexter and Amanda came a long and the boys played together. Edgar spent most of his time chasing Dexter around and then they chased a frisbee while we (Amanda, Jon, Jill, Greg and I) all threw it around. All and in all it was a nice evening. It is nice to get out and do something different. 

 Edgar and Greg! Don't they look so cute!!!!

 Edgar down by the water, sniffing things out. He is such a good boy.

 Running Free and Loving it.

Our hike up the hill. There is no trail, just rocks and trees. This picture is going up the hill and looking out on Deer Lake.

 Edgar got really thirsty. Good thing Greg thought to bring his own water bottle. I was not going to share with Edgar.

 There was a forest fire awhile ago near Deer Lake and we hiked through the area. There was a ton of trees down and it was a big hassle for Edgar and his little legs to go up and over or under.

Sunset on Duck Lake

God's Paintings

Tonight I thought I would share some of God's handiwork. We have seen the Northern Lights many times this year and have enjoyed them each time. Whenever we see them we always let the rest of our little group of teachers know so that we can all enjoy them together. Hope you enjoy some of God's paintings.

BBQ!!!!

Today was a momentous occasion for us here in Deer Lake! We (along with Jon and Jill) invested in a BBQ. Although it is not a bbq in the traditional sense it is still so exciting. We got a little Grillmate, which reminds me of a camping bbq. Tonight Greg and I got to bbq a nice hamburger. It was so yummy and smelled delicious cooking. I thought I would share a few photos of our exciting event.

This is what Edgar has started doing now when one of us leaves the house. He hopes up on the couch and watches out the window to see what we are doing. Here you can tell his tail is waging! He could see Jon and Greg BBQing and Dexter was outside running around.
Jon sitting by our little Grillmate!

The boys. By the way today was an exciting day for Greg. The Blue Jays started their season today in Cleveland. Greg was bummed that the game started at 2:05 our time and he was teaching through it. Luckily school was dismissed early 3:30 and we made it home to watch some, then we went to the grocery store bought our BBQ and he came home assembled it, cooked and still got to watch the same game at 6:30 while we ate our dinner. In the end it worked out for Greg to watch the 16 inning game with the Blue Jays winning (7-4). I think this is a great way for him to start the long weekend. He is already looking forward to Mondays game (Season Home Opener)
While we were BBQing a few kids came over to play with the dogs. Edgar had a great time!
The four of us with our new investment! We were really excited.

Cookout!

Well yesterday was Sunday and our Sundays are usually pretty low key, but this Sunday seemed to be pretty busy. Our morning started off with me sleeping in until 10, which was really nice. Then Greg and I went across the road to Jon and Jills for a brunch potluck. We then came home and I slept for two hours (I have seemed to be very tired lately).

Vicky the Native Language teacher then came over to invite us to a cookout at Little Bear Beach. We went and had a great time. The weather was super nice yesterday, a change from the weather we have been having (rainy, snowy and gloomy). Greg, Jon, Jill, Vicky, Marianne (Vicky's sister-in-law) and I all enjoyed the cook out.

When we got there Marianne and her husband Amos were on the ice checking their net for fish. The edge of the lake is not frozen anymore, so to get on the ice you have to jump over open water to get to the solid stuff. Amos had been there for a while and had managed to shoot down a duck. When I first saw it, I thought it was fake because of how rubbery its feet looked. After we finished cooking Marianne showed us how to prepare a duck for cooking. She plucked the duck of its big feathers and then to get the little feathers off you burn it in a fire and then hit it with evergreen branches. It was really neat to see.

Enjoy some of our pictures below of our adventure yesterday.

Jon and Greg cooking potatoes and pork chops over the fire. Marianne did most of the cooking, but the guys finished it up. It was so good!
Greg and I standing by the lake.
Greg going on to the ice. Leave it to him to want to try and walk on the melting ice. He managed to get on and then walked around for awhile.

Greg holding a piece of the ice that has melted away. The ice is still about a foot thick but it is full of air bubbles.