The kindness of strangers and the cleanliness of Super A

When Matt and our neighbour went behind the house to hook up to our trailer they had a bit of difficulty. The jack was frozen and could not be moved. At least it was frozen in the up position! So Matt found our little jack and some wood and was able to get the trailer high enough to hook it up to the truck. Matt threw some extra wood into the trailer along with the little jack so we could take the trailer off in Whitehorse.

That evening, of course it is dark, we bring the trailer in behind the hospital where we were allowed to leave it for the weekend. Matt was back there for about 1/2 an hour while I was entertaining the boy in the truck. Matt comes to talk to me and is pretty frustrated. He hadn't brought enough wood to get the trailer hitch high enough to get off of the truck! Right then a guy comes out of the building and comes up to talk to Matt. Seriously, the kindness of strangers always blows me away. His name was Dave and he was working maintenance for the hospital. He was staying in the apartment building there and had a jack stand and some wood that he allowed us to us for the whole weekend. He helped Matt get the trailer off and told us how to get ahold of him if we needed help throughout the weekend.

You know, we are the kind of people who always try to help others out. We don't expect anything in return. Some days you wonder if there is anyone else out there who would do the same. But of course there is. I read about other bloggers encounters with wonderful strangers that helped them out. Dave was our wonderful stranger of the weekend. Of course we had to thank him somehow... So we loaded up a Timmies card and gave it to him! So thank you Dave. We hope you are enjoying your many coffees! We really appreciated your assistance!

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I was asked by another blogger about my experience of shopping at Super A Foods. It was excellent! We have been so frustrated shopping at Super Store. The shelves so many times are bare, there is no help to be had, and when there are only 2 cashiers and 50 people trying to check out, it is not much fun at all. Plus, their carts suck.

So this trip we opted to buy our big grocery order at Super A in Porter Creek. I was impressed on so many levels. The fresh produce was wonderful. The selection was pretty decent! I love buying those lettuce mixes in the plastic containers, but at Superstore they always seem to be expiring in two days. The ones at Super A were good for a week. The selection of fresh cut meat was awesome! I bought some great steak and hurray they had side pork to feed my crazy pregnancy side pork addiction. The shelves were fully stocked, neat and had great variety. The bathroom was clean and the cashier was so friendly!! They pack your groceries for you and even help you take them out to your vehicle.

It was more expensive by a bit. However, I thought it was worth it to have a stress free grocery shopping trip where I was able to get almost everything on my list!! They just did not have any mini go yogurts in containers that Hunter loves. But they did have them in tubes, and boy is that ever entertaining to watch the boy suck those back.

So we will be giving Super A our business in the future for sure!

He just needs an evil laugh to go along with this picture...

The rest of the trip

What a busy weekend! So of course the highlight was buying our new toys. The lowlight was the insane amount of snow Whitehorse received on Saturday. It made our running around into such a pain in the ass that we didn't get to everything we wanted. Especially beer and pizza with Stacie and Heather. Ah well, we will be back in about 6 weeks to wait for Skeletor.

We lucked out when we went to the furnace place. There just happens to be a tech from the company in Faro today and he will be stopping in to give us our free quote on a new wood/oil combination furnace. I am so excited about it!

We went to coffee with Carole from YukonChatterBug and had a great hour visiting. Hunter fell in love with her very quickly!

We did not make it to the pool at all! On Friday we were going to go in the morning, but Hunter fell asleep in the truck and we thought he could use the nap. Then on Saturday the snow slowed down our shopping, so we did not have time to get there.

I bought more fabric, leather and two seals! I am all set to make more mittens, so let me know if you want a pair.

We did so many other stops, it was just an insane trip. I am happy to be back home putting away my goodies and planning all of my new sewing projects!

OH BABY OH BABY OH BABY!!

Of course, I was able to convince my husband that we must have quads. Did any of you really doubt me??

So this is what we are the proud owners of:

Matt's new quad, but his is green:


My new quad, in the right colour!


Now of course, we also got the following goodies to go with them:
- seat/box attaching combo for my quad
- 2500lb winches
- windscreens
- front bumpers
- back bumpers
- hand warmers
- thumb warmers
- helmets thrown in for free!

Matt has to go back in when he is off in three weeks to pick them up. I am already dreaming about driving mine around. I have missed our quads so badly since we left the Arctic! And Faro is the perfect place to live if you are a quad addict.

The cutest thing was Hunter playing on the little 50cc. quad. He was so sad that we didn't bring that home for him. In a few years we will definitely have to get him one!

***Update for YukonMusher:
Here is the trailer we already own!

Going to the city!

That's right! The bright lights of Whitehorse have been calling our name for the last couple of weeks. We have been putting it off hoping to not head in until the end of March, but good god do we ever have a huge to-do list.

There are actually a few things I am looking forward to this trip!
- two planned trips to the pool
- a visit to the Polaris dealership to hopefully buy two new quads! Matt says we are just looking.... uh huh. Whatever husband, there is a good deal on and I am not going another summer without a quad.
- a visit to another bloggers for pizza and beer! woohooooo!!
- picking up new windows for our house
- buying new leather for my mitten making empire

Now the things I am not looking forward too....
- walmart
- crappy tire
- home hardware (although, the boy loves it here because of the cool shopping carts)
- closing down accounts at one bank
- signing off the final paperwork at our new bank
- visit our financial planner and hand over more money
- grocery shopping- I have decided I am not going to shop at Superstore because the service is shit. So we are going to shop at Super A this time. I like it there! Real service and a clean store! Imagine that!
- and about 20 other stops we have to make.

Now I know my friends from Nunavut would be in heaven to have access to these stores, and I don't mean to complain! But there are somedays I would rather go back to only shopping once a year!! Going in every month or two gets old quickly. Yes, I love having my road, but Whitehorse is busy, not enough people smile or use their turn signals. I am happy in town for about the first 5 hours. After that I feel exhausted!

We are actually staying in for three nights this trip because we have so much running around. So busy times all around! Have a good weekend everyone!

*And if you are a Whitehorsian, please remember to smile and use your turn signals a bit more often!

Moose

Hunter and I were sitting at the computer checking our emails when he started saying "moo, moo" and pointing outside. Walking in the open area behind our house was a moose! Yep, I bet some of you thought he was talking about a cow! But this northern boy has yet to even see a cow other than in books! I think this is the same moose I have seen two other times around Faro in the last couple of weeks. Too dark to get a picture, but still light enough to watch it plow through the deep fluffy snow.

I love living in Faro!

First pair of wrap moccasins.

Today I finished off a wrap moccasin. I still need to make its mate, but I thought I would start with just one in case I farked it up really bad. But, surprisingly, it turned out alright!

The person who asked me to make them had given me an old one to cut up as a pattern, although he had a number of adjustments and do-dads he wanted changed for the new pair. Hurray for that! He came over today to try it on and was impressed. So I will make the other one tomorrow. He actually wants two pairs, but I want him to wear the first pair for a while so I can make sure nothing falls apart. I am also making him two pairs of mittens.

My fingers are aching because I am using home-smoked moose hide that is quite thick. Trying to push the needle through the layers is a killer. Hurray for my thimble and masking tape! I wrap two of my fingers with masking tape for when I pull the sinew tight. If I don't, I end up cutting into my skin.

My husband and his sexy leg modeling the moccasin: