Our machine arrived. It is a beaut. Really, you can't even tell it is five years old! Getting a snowmobile here is a real treat for us and we can't wait to get out and do some exploring. Unfortunately, the machine arrived without the windscreen - it is supposed to be here today, on the afternoon flight. Apparently, when the boys in cargo were preparing the machines to go, they took the windscreeens off and put them "away" so they couldn't get scratched. Sadly, the boys who loaded the plane on Saturday didn't see the pile of parts, so they got left behind. We didn't have any planes on Sunday or Monday due to bad weather, so everyone is hoping they come up today!
We had a scare with our Pud (or Franner Panner, as she is sometimes called) on Sunday night. Crazy dog ran out when I was tying up Tibby. She was at large for about an hour and then we heard the most horrible screaming sound any dog can make. I thought she had been hit by a skidoo or something. I bolted out of the house to find her (she sounded really close), but I couldn't see her at first. I thought she was in the neighbour's yard, but I didn't find her there. When I was walking back to my yard, she howled again - the sound was coming from the side of the house we don't use because it is the side where all the snow piles up. Then I figured she might be stuck in the deep snow. I waded in up to my waist, and finally I saw her. I think she had tried to jump over the picket fence between us and the neighbour's and the soft snow gave way. There she was, hangning by her two front paws on our side of the fence. Both her fnrt legs had slipped between the pickets and she couldn't get any purchase in the soft snow to stand on her hind legs. I ran over to lift her up and I was sure her legs were broken. Carolynn came out by this time and together we lifted our Pud enough to slide her legs out of the fence. Not a mark on her. Lucky dog! Her legs didn't even swell up after all that - maybe it was the cold that helped.
There is a hockey tournament here in two weeks, so there will be lots of people here from Natuashish. It will be really good to see some familiar faces from there!
Otherwise, it has been pretty good here. We have had one suicide (the first one in about eight months, which is good for here) so it was quite busy last week. The funeral is today and we expect to be kind of busy tomorrow. There have been a few meetings to attend as well to develop the Community Health Plan which deals with Public Health, Mental Health, Community development and programs. Exciting times for the new government, to be sure.
Carolynn has been walking a lot and exploring all the places where we can take the dogs to run free. Today, she is waiting for the Aliant guy to call so we can get our internet up and running at home again. It is amazing how much we miss having the luxury of home internet!
