Hello girls!!!
It has been a long time since I have posted on here. I haven't had any new news to share until now, so never knew what to write on here. For those of you who haven't heard, Clarence and I have decided to make a major move up to the Northwest Territories!!! At Christmas time I applied for a job up there and then our phone lines went down so they couldn't contact me and so when another job opened up a fellow social worker told me to apply. That was in February and I just received the job offer 2 weeks ago. We are very excited...however a little scared. Neither of us have ever lived outside BC and to move so far away from family was a big decision. And to top it all off we are leaving next week!!! So this is going to be a very busy week for us with packing and getting things in order at my current job for the next person to take over.
I will be a Community Social Worker in Fort Providence, which is on the Mackenzie River just at the west side of the Great Slave Lake. The pay is good, twice what I am currently making for doing almost the same type of work. Also there are more job opportunities for Clarence up there as he is hoping to get a job with the diamond mines up there. All in all, I think this is the right move for us (and I have an aunt and uncle only 2 hours away in Hay River).
We both love to travel so I am sure we will be making lots of trips back to BC or Alberta so I will see you all again. Unfortunately because I will just be starting my new job, I won't be able to make it to the retreat this year, but definitely will keep in it in my plans for next year. Also, if anyone wants to come and visit us, we will have a very nice brand new 2 bedroom townhouse so we can host guests. Our townhouse is right on the river, so there will be plenty of fishing up there!!!
We are both very excited as we also have a 'new' used vehicle. I sold my Dodge Durango and bought ourselves a Cadillac Escalade!!! It is a bit older than my vehicle but the km's were low and the owner's kept it in good shape. So this is a bit of a new beginnings for us...new job, new town, new house, and 'new' SUV. I would post pictures, but technology and I don't get along, and I have never figured out how to post pictures.
I also want to say thank-you to my sisters in the sorority who have encouraged me to make this step and who have supported me along the way. I will miss you all and hope everyone has a good time at the retreat. I will see you all next year!
My new address will be: General Delivery
Fort Providence, NT
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I will update you all when I get a new phone number, but in the meantime I will still have my old cell phone number (250) 981-0808. I won't have cell service up there after May but I can check my messages and call you back. Or you can email me at
blackjackqueen@hotmail.com . Stay in touch and best wishes to you all....
In the afternoon, we split up into 3 teams to run the "Amazing PG Race". The teams had to complete challenges and collect clues to lead them through 8 PG locations. We started with a clue on the highest diving platform of the Aquatic Centre, and from there went all around PG fromriding the mini-railway at the Railway Museum, to creating an art piece at the Two River's Gallery, to bowling a strike at Strike Zone (which I am proud to say I'm the only one who did that on her own merits!) and finally meeting up for dinner to laugh about the events of the day. 
