The masked bandit

When we arrived in Fairbanks it was 35 below zero and around 2:30 in the afternoon. This meant we only had about 1 1/2 hours of daylight left in the day. Our plan was to get the trailer unloaded before it got dark. When we arrived at our apartment, we were shocked to find it reaked of smoke. I called the housing director who quickly told me it was a non smoking building. We found out it was coming in through the vent in the bathroom, so someone upstairs was smoking in their apartment. We told them we would not stay in a smoky apartment and could they please find us another place. So, for the evening they sent us over to a place called Wedgewood Resort which was across town. Since this was supposed to be temporary we did not unload the trailer. The next day the temp dropped to -50 and the ice fog was so bad you could not see one car length in front of you. If it wasn't for GPS we would have been lost 1 mile from the apartment. On monday, they still hadn't come up with a good solution for us, so they told us to just stay here for the duration of our temporary housing agreement. We were a little concerned at first 1) This was a one bedroom and we really wanted 2 bedrooms 2) It was across town and the other apartment we were supposed to stay in was right by the hospital. I had planned to walk across the street to work so Zac could have the car (we sold his truck, PTL) 3) This place was WAY more expensive and we were concerned we were going to have to pay more (This place also doubles in price after May 16th...wowzers). So, since their really wasn't any other options...we are staying here. It is a nice place, and we are making the one bedroom work for us. It does have a walk in closet, so guess where Avery is??? Yep in the closet. And so far, the hospital is not asking us to cover the difference. When we finally unloaded the uhaul it was probably 35 below outside. When you first step outside it doesn't seem so bad, but boy when you are out there for more then 5 mins you REALLY start to notice it. Zac did most of the unloading outside (about 15mins in he said he couldn't feel his fingers, even with gloves on). He would set the boxes inside the door and I would take them down the hall to the apartment (we are a good team (:). He wore the mask to protect his face, only problem was his glasses iced over instantly and he couldn't see a thing! Poor guy, we gotta get him some de-icer for those things.