We got back to Tulita in time to ring in the new year. It’s pretty neat coming back to a small town, because everyone notices that you’ve been away. We stopped by the store on the way home and the store manager welcomed us back.
We’re excited to be back – the winter roads are now open, as is the arena in town. We picked up some hockey skates in Yellowknife on the way through. It’s been snowing recently, so now we’ve now got sufficient base to take out the snowmobile and new cross-country skis.
Our housing board quit while we were away. We came home to a note about it, but it’s still unclear what happened exactly. Fortunately Laani and our neighbours were keeping an eye on our place while we were away.