A large system hit a major part of Western Canada and the
US. I am far from the only affected, but
it did change our plans. Or closer yet,
just delay them. Saturday, December 1st, we drove to Grande Prairie,
about 4 hours north of Edmonton to pick up our son-in-law’s truck and trailer to use for
our move. We had thought we were getting the truck closer to the end of the
month and we were far from ready to move. During the drive this storm was coming.
There was freezing rain and blowing snow. Not a lot of fun, but we made it
missed the ditches, unlike many.
Monday we were booked for our last Clay Teacher workshop for
the next foreseeable while, if ever again. We were booked for Camrose, about an
hour east of Edmonton. Sunday the wind and the rain blew in the cold weather.
By Sunday night we had snow, wind and temps in the minus 30 range and wind
chills down to minus 40 or colder. We didn't go. Roads were closed, there were
multi car pile-ups, we stayed home and started getting ready for this move we
have been talking about for…..ever…..I thought we didn't have that much stuff, however I might have been mistaken, or just living in denial. We have been chipping and chipping at it. I thought we had put a good dent in the work……
however….. once I was done with the last of the pottery orders….( not done, and
it is a story for another blog ) I started taking down the studio in the
basement. Ten years in that house and five years with the studio in the basement.....so much stuff.... We have taken loads to auction and we will
soon rent a dumpster. There is a little whispering voice in my head telling me that I have a lot more to do than I think or want to believe.
We did go out to Camrose, it was no longer blizzarding but
it was nasty cold. Friday December 6th was our last workshops. It was both exciting and sad. We are
excited about the new life, but sad to say good bye to all the little bright
faces. We are open to Artists in Residences and who know what the future
brings.
We had hoped/planned to load up the trailer and head to Coutts,
but the weather was soooo dang cold. There were wind chills of minus 40 plus or
minus a bit. We loaded up the truck with the snow blower and headed for Coutts
to dig our home out of the biggest now storm they have seen in years. The trip
down was …..interesting…. I have never seen so many vehicles in the ditch as we
did when driving down. All kinds and sizes, from little cars to fully loaded semis.
As soon as we started feeling a little safe, we would see another “bite the
dust”.
We arrived to mostly okay. We had a few leaks and problems, but
nothing laying under the house for a few hours in the snow and wind didn't fix. We got a fixer upper,
and we are fixing it up. Just paint and floors. We will go back to Edmonton
early next week to bring that trailer of schtuff and set up here by the end of
the year. That is the plan….. what could happen?
I have pics to share but I also have a second coat of dry
wall patch to apply. Pics to follow.....maybe
Until next time.
AKA Mrs. Clay
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