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Dec 14th 2007 | 5:22 am

#16

Inse

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Re: No going back now!!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Alvic

Well we leave our beloved country on 17.1.08
Two nights in England
Fly from Manchester/Calgary 19.1.08
Overnight Calgary
Fly Calgary/Regina 20.1.08

Ready to embrace my new beloved Province of Saskatchewan and the "mid sized Prairie town" that is Indian Head and is going to be "home"

And by the way here is a picture of said "home" which is totally ours, mortage free, from tomorrow!

Many congrats Alvic. We're in a similar position cos we're going to be mortgage free from today, and as we got our keys early we've nearly moved in. MORTGAGE FREE, feels good eh.

Dec 14th 2007 | 9:34 am

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Re: No going back now!!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Alvic

many congrats, so pleased for you, house looks lovely.
best of luck
Terese

Dec 14th 2007 | 11:10 am

#18

veengraham

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Re: No going back now!!!!!!!!!!!

great news !!

what a great christmas present !
vee

Dec 14th 2007 | 3:10 pm

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Rob4BC

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Re: No going back now!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh my, you are a secretive one aren't you?

Your new Canadian home looks fabulous.
I look forward to seeing more pics.
Best of luck.

Rob.

Dec 14th 2007 | 7:41 pm

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Re: No going back now!!!!!!!!!!!

So pleased for you Al... Best of luck with with your move in January.

Dec 14th 2007 | 9:04 pm

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Re: No going back now!!!!!!!!!!!

Excellent news, I'm soooo excited for you. Nice house too.

Dec 15th 2007 | 2:29 am

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ladymoose

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Re: No going back now!!!!!!!!!!!

Cool house - and good luck for the flights. I've noticed that in AB too - lots of trees around the houses to protect them from the elements.

Dec 15th 2007 | 5:25 am

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Re: No going back now!!!!!!!!!!!

I never thought about those trees being to protect the house from wind. I always assumed people planted little dinky trees and then were astounded when they grew 60 feet tall and you had to have all the lights on in the house so you could see across the room!

My neighbour had a blue spruce in his front garden. You couldn't see out the window. So after it grew about 40 feet tall - he had it cut down to about two feet and now he stands a flower pot on it. Very tacky!

Some people up the street have planted three (3) spruce trees in the flowerbed right up against the front of the house!

I guess it keeps the tree cutting people busy - last summer I saw many houses with sold signs on them and a few weeks later - there were the tree people cutting down these monstrous trees that made all the rooms in the house dark!

Dec 15th 2007 | 2:03 pm

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manghams

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Re: No going back now!!!!!!!!!!!

Does it feel real yet?

It sure doesn't for us.

We Landed 11/12/07 and complete on our new house on 17/12/07 and even though we have been inside three times now, and been out and ordered furniture it still feels like we are just here on holiday. Maybe because we are staying with relatives - I wonder what next week will bring.......

Not the shipped goods; they are stuck in Montreal; but hey we have snow.

Good luck and congrats in your beautiful new home.

Last edited by manghams; Dec 15th 2007 at 2:03 pm. Reason: typo

Dec 15th 2007 | 5:06 pm

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Re: No going back now!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations Alvic

Here's hoping for your dreams to come true in Sask - all the very best to a fab 2008

Gaynor

xxxxx

Dec 15th 2007 | 5:11 pm

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Yoong

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Lovely house you've got there in Sask.-Congratulations

Yoong

Dec 15th 2007 | 5:19 pm

#27

Grah

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Re: No going back now!!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by the davis family

I think it must be a Saskatchewan thing!! all the houses here are completely surrounded by trees, I thought it very odd at first that they blocked the light coming through the windows, but someone said they put trees around the houses to give some shelter from the wind.

Anyway Ali Congrats on your house, let me know when you arrive as your only about hour and half from us!!

GL tress are for shade in the +35c summers not much cop as a wind break unless you have a hedgerow of them. We have poplars in he front and some 40' thing with branches from 1' keeps south facing rear bedroms cooler than the neighbours who doesn't have any.

Dec 18th 2007 | 10:04 am

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Thanks to all above for the good wishes...not long home from Switzerland so head is a bit pickled.

Think I could be a nominee for BE addict of the year...my OH in livingroom not at all amused that I am on BE!!!!!!