The Condo Pictures and other stuff

I thought that I would let ya'll see where we live - it is cozy, but very nice! The girls room is downstairs and has the same layout as ours upstairs.

Obviously that is the outside views - we are the top deck - the one with the bikes on the balcony.

This is the upstairs kitchen, dining room and living area - love the orange!!

Looking down the stairs and our bedroom.

The weather has been pretty good - this morning it was about 25F and right now it is 43F and bright sunny! Usually there is not much wind so it really is not too bad. It is really dry here! If any of you know me, you know I do not like lotion, and I bought lotion the other day because my hands are so dry :o)

There are not too many real hot spots in Whitehorse. The interesting difference in Canada is that children can not go into pubs that serve food. Going out to dinner is a lot more expensive here than in Spokane. There is not a lot of choices - Boston Pizza, McDonald's, Subway, some asian, Quizno's and A & W - that is about it except for expensive hotel type restaurants.

Jim is in LA this week giving a presentation. It is about 85F there and he is planning on going to the beach this afternoon. His work is really busy - he still does not have an office so he is working out of the Yukon Government office or our dining room table. Hopefully the office will be done by next week. There is one other employee up here from CH2MHill, but she is going home on Friday for a week. She will be here 3 weeks at a time.

The girls are enjoying school. There is a difference in how schools are operated here. The teachers are great, but have a different approach to school. It is much more laid back and not super curriculum driven. The girls have made some friends, but there is a lot of swearing and interesting behavior, so of course, our girls are not impressed. They are both taking French and are liking that a lot. Both of the girls have been elected by their peers to be on student government. They are excited that they get to serve together. They ride the bus each morning, it picks them up at 8:12 and the ride is about 10 minutes.

The TV is interesting up here - some shows are early, but there are shows that we can not get :(
We can't get hulu online either so I can't watch some shows at all!!!

I have been working out quite a bit, what else am I going to do?? I am going to be a part of the Arctic Winter Games in March. I am part of a team that is planning and organizing the kick-off party for the games, it is November 4th. The I will be a HIPster (Honorary Important Person) for the Arctic Winter Games, which means I will coordinate and plan volunteers and help with whatever is needed. It should be fun and the people seem very cool!

Hope all is well with all of you!! Miss you all!! ~Tara~