In one side and out the other

Another week has finished and our routines are quickly forming. This week brought some excitement, as it snowed on Tuesday, September 13th. We woke up to quite the snow falling, but the ground is still soft so away it quickly went. The middle of the week brought temperatures hovering at 0, but with the weekend came a little bit of warmth. This week will go fast as the week after is Hunting Week. Chances are that Friday will be a shortened to start the holiday. Claire and I have decided to go to Winnipeg for four days (Monday-Thursday) to get away.

Last weekend, Blaine took us out to shoot some of the NAPS guns. We all had fun destroying an old T.V. he had. As well, they collect the liquor that is confiscated at the airport and shoot them. There are pictures of our adventure below. Blaine was promoted to a detective and to be part a new ERT (Emergency Response Team) group, located out of Thunder Bay. After 4 or 5 years of working in Deer Lake he is now permanently moving home and can start settling down. He is extremely excited and we are glad to have met him.

On Friday, Claire's grade 9s began their cultural program. The tradition continued of Claire staying at school and not venturing outside like the rest of the classes. They made small pillows from felt which featured a cut-out animal of their choice. They looked pretty neat.

A funny story from yesterday. Edgar's last booster shot was delivered yesterday by the two of us. Since there is a time limit between shots, Claire and I brought up a needle and the solutions (thanks Grandma for sending them) to deliver his last one. We prepared it all and set Edgar down with a treat. I stuck the needle into a fold of skin in his back and pushed through most of the shot. Near the end, the needle stopped pushing, so I drove the needle a little further in and pushed the rest of the contents out. Unfortunately I pushed a little too far and the remaining contents shot straight at Claire. I had pushed the needle right through Edgar's fold of skin. Oh well, lesson learned. He has been great up here and didn't seem to mind the episode. We have noticed that he has become more mellow. He really enjoys cuddling with Claire and sleeping beside her. HE is definitely growing and will be huge by christmas.

Me shooting Blaine's handgun.

Claire setting the T.V. in her scope.

Proof that we all survived and unscathed.