the plan

We may be way off, but at least we have The Plan.

Everytime we come back to Winnipeg we start talking about how nice it'll be to come back, and this trip has been no exception. The big news on this trip is Lisa Cumming, our first niece! Pretty darn cute, and it's been a lot of fun to see Kirk and Miyuki turn into parents right before our eyes. See Kirk's blog at kirkandmiyuki.blogspot.com for more pictures. (Sorry, still no HTML support here. I'm lucky I can post pictures at all.)

So anyway, we've come up with a loose sort of plan for the next year or so, which is going to basically one big change after another for us. May I present... The Plan.

- I start doing paperwork so that I can work in Manitoba. Man, the trees they kill with all this paper...
- We start looking on the internet and talking to realtors and generally figure out this property-owning gig.
- Andy finishes his masters later this year - maybe as early as September, maybe not.
- He heads back to the Peg to look for a job and start house-hunting in earnest. Meanwhile, I hang out in Ontario, squatting from place to place and working like a dog, until all the Manitoba paperwork comes through. (I TOLD you it was a lot.) Should I not be in Winnipeg myself, I anticipate at least frequent visits.
- We buy a house and move our stuff. I moved to Thunder Bay in my Golf and my parents' Yukon; methinks we'll be needing a bit more than that to come back.
- Along the way, we get our act together and actually plan the wedding.
- Also along the way, Griffin might get a brother or sister! (A *DOG* brother/sister, just to be 100% clear on this.) We think it'd be nice for him to have company all day when we're at work, and two dogs can't be THAT much more work that one, right? ;)
- We get married 9 June 2007. Yup, that's right, we have a date! Honeymoon to follow.

We are currently accepting applications for the position of dog sitter within our organization during this event. Before you roll your eyes, the position is anticipated to come with a house to stay in and a car to drive. (Concrete details not yet available.) Other benefits include: many, many licks; incredible tail wagging; the most enthusiastic greeting you'll ever get in your entire life (it has been described as "an explosion"); and access to everything in the fridge/freezer/cupboards.