March 17, 2009
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Changing light scenes and sleeping patterns...
No doubt many of you are looking forward to some signs of spring and on this St Patricks Day...green is definitely the color!
My afternoon naps are morphing into all nighters but waking at 5 AM with light outside thus some indication the spring is on its way in the arctic!
I hear that the weather in Edmonton is warming but has been cold but I swear that it wasn't me who sent it from Nunavut...
In Gjoa Haven we had a few bizzardly days two weeks ago and continues at minus 30! BUT bright so those morning 20 minute walks or Sunday afternoon skis are wonderfully head clearing! 
The seams of my worlds of Edmonton and here are starting to overlap, as back in mid-April , straight into MP weekend and client appts already for the next week. I am still up north but my housesitter Robert is going to be away in the next few weeks, so trying to get all together with mail, dogs, plants and city sidewalks.
Family news:
- My sister Maureen called last night to catch up on Edmonton news.
- Email from Amelia....her thesis defense date is Tuesday, March 24th, obviously not able to make it but I am hoping to get out for her grad in May as soon as I get dates.
- Brother Don sent me an email after I sent him an ecard for his birthday....so I know they had to put their beagle Chelsea down and but another addition as Robert and Amy expecting in August.
Seem to be on top of work here
but we had a suicide on Friday...sad....this was my vent to a friend..."In most small northern communities the return of the sun is welcome for both physical, spiritual and often mental heallth reasons...as health care staff we often breathe deeper as the dark season is over...made it without anyone taking their own life...well this morning there was another suicide!"....went to the memorial service on Sunday and really the whole community gathers round and the key I think as health care professionals is always to remain compassionate and caring. Many of the Inuit staff at the clinic are related so all can be affected.
Take care, Bonnie
PS...I am home for lunch
...here is my co-worker Linda and daughter with whom I occasionally get a ride...the back of a skidoo is somewhat like riding a horse when it starts to trot!
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