Transfer Time

Well word has come down from on high. We will be moving.

It's part of the joy that comes with being an RCMP family. You can expect to make more than the average number of address changes in your lifetime. It's part of the adventure you signed up for. But they say one of the bigger stresses in life is moving and having moved more than once already, I agree. Throw two kids under 4 into the mix . . .

So the word from on high is that we will be moving to the rollicking town of Thompson, Manitoba. For those of you unfamiliar, it's about 750 kilometres north of Winnipeg, Manitoba. It's the "Hub of the North," it's isolated and it's cold. Yeehaw! But they say the fishing's great - during the month or two that the lakes aren't frozen.

Today, I am feeling stressed. This house must sell for a reasonable price, I must find a new house in Thompson and we must move there. I have already checked out the housing prices and they are surprisingly high up there. One thousand square feet goes for between $200,000 and $300,000. Say it with me . . . Yeehaw!

So, gentle readers, that is what this blog will be about for the next little while. The trials and tribulations associated with moving to Canada's Siberia.

Today, the real estate lady came by to look over the house we now occupy. She believes we will maximize our profit by severing the house from the 120 acres property and selling each separately. Good news, I guess, but the severance process takes about 4 months. We will likely be moving in about 3 and a half months. A little something extra to clog the cogs of a smooth move.

The reason for the move, by the way, is that the wife has been accepted for training in the forensic identification program. That is the good news. That's the reason she joined, the reason she went to university. I am glad for her. But the wrinkle in this one is that while she is away in Ottawa training (7 weeks) I will have to sell this house and travel to Thompson, Sonwun and Sontoo strapped in the minivan, and buy another house. All together . . . Yeehaw!

Anyway, stay tuned. Things are going to get a lot more interesting in the months to come. I mean, where else can you (and why would you) read about someone moving to Thompson, Manitoba. Living the dream . . . living the dream.