Quote Originally Posted by Ginger's Mom
So tell me, if you hadn't gotten so involved with the dogs and mushing, etc., do you think you would have liked it as much up there? What made you move up there to begin with (Stuart, right?). If this is too personal obviously you don't have to answer. Just being nosey. Oh, and good luck with the water, I really am sending out good thoughts for you on that.
Stuart and I were already married when we moved up here, for a whole six months! I had always wanted to live up here. Stuart was not meant to be a city boy and we were living in Calgary. There was a job in the Calgary Herald for a social worker up here one day. I sent in my resume just to see what might happen. 4 months later, we lived here! Well, I did. I moved in January, Stuart had to stay down south for a few months to tie things up. He came up in May.

We had three dogs when we moved up. We took Hoodoo away from his owners just before we left. Muskwa, Earle and Hoodoo made the move with me. I always loved it up here, but the dogs/mushing certainly made the winters easier to deal with. I don't like the dark, but they have forced me to get over that fear. Can't stay inside all day when it's only light for a couple hours! Now I really enjoy running a team at night, especially when the moon or the northern lights are out!

Thanks. Today is it. We are going to about 260 today and if there is no water, then we we have a very expensive, useless hole in the yard!