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We have been back for about 2.5 weeks now and getting back into the chilly life. As I type, I am cuddled up in one of the Cowichan sweaters my mom made for us. Must be hard to imagine for those of you in the Lower Mainland experiencing a hot, dry stretch of summer!

When we got back there was a few weeks of papers to catch up on so this is what we missed:

Yep, that warrants a half page in our paper.
Yes you all are groaning that I am even going to contrast this with a story we saw while we were back in BC. But I couldn't help it....

"Three against one fight was over traffic incident"

In other news, we have finalized the process for residency - for now. But the great news is that it's basically sorted and if we are allowed to stay here as long as we want. There is one more process in 2 years but it's not as intensive as this past application. Yay! This means we can vote, we're eligible for health coverage, we can contribute to the superannuation plan and we can just rest and focus on making our lives here as we don't have a deadline for how long we can stick around.

On with the house hunting!

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