Five Solid Weeks

Thats how long we've been in without a trip to the outside.  It's the longest amount of time that we have spent out here, previously it had been 2 weeks. 
How is it so far?  Is it what we expected?  What are we thinking now?
Well so far it is going good, we have had execptional weather, have met some great people and we are spending a lot of time together as a family.  We are doing pretty much what suits us on any given day. 
We do have times when things are not so good, like the days when we miss our loved ones back home.  Especially my 6 year old daughter, she misses her friends in school, her cousins whom she saw a lot, and she sometimes thinks that being taught school by her mom is not the greatest thing in the world.  We also had a death in our immediate family 6 weeks ago that we went out for, and of course that is always on our minds.  It definitely changed our perspective of things, especially about being out here and it is a totally different way of grieving for us than if we were home.
Is it what we expected?  Yes and no, it has taken us some time to adjust to these ways, so to speak.  Such as realizing that we can drop what we are doing (eg. a chore) and go fishing if the mood strikes us, because this is not our only day off work to fit it in.  That would have been our thinking back home.  We had a lot on our to do list when we arrived though, as the cabins needed some sprucing up.  And at first we were nose to the grind to get it done, then as the majority of the work was completed we realized that the rest can wait.  We have time to do it on a rainy day, lets go and enjoy today's sunshine.  That mind set took a while to set in.  As for other expectations, we have to wait for winter to actually hit, then I can tell you how those pan out.
And the last question, what are we thinking now?  We are glad overall that we are here.  We realize the sacrifices that we each gave up to get here and to stay here.  We appreciate having our friends living right here, because to do this alone, would probably be too lonely for me and the kids.  Not to mention the fact that more adults means more shared responsibilities.  By this I mean if someone got hurt, we have more adults to deal with the situation.  Or when they go out trapping later on when winter is in full swing, no one is out there alone dealing with the potential elements.  Etc, etc. 
I've often wondered if the title to this blog is appropriate, Living the Dream.  Maybe I should have titled it Living our Dream, since this is obviously not everyone's ideal situation. But when I hear from people or check out facebook, and hear about all the bugs that are making everyone sick, I am glad to be here. 

P.S.  We also had another visitor this past week, the tooth fairy!!