I got a letter from the north!
Remember way back in November when I made a post about writing Christmas cards for the Any Canadian Solider campaign? Well, I got a reply back from one of the cards!!
It was the one that got sent to CFS Alert – which is in Nunavut, which is basically right next door to where Santa lives.
The Lieutenant who wrote to me had the most amazingly beautiful penmanship! Omg, I wish my writing looked like her’s.
She’s the senior medical authority on her station but writes that by the time I got the letter she’d be done her 6-month tour and would be back in Ottawa.
She included a little info about life on base, including that one day there were unable to go outside for three days because polar bears decided to visit them. Also, right now they are in their 24-hour darkness cycle. GAH! I can’t even imagine that. Gross. I need sunshine!
Christmas was a fun time for her on the base and they even had a Santa Claus parade before “he headed south”. SHE KNOWS SANTA! OMG
And if that wasn’t enough, these were the stamps on the envelope:
Do you see that? “Santa Claus Country” hehe! Omg, I love my country so much!
No Love for Fatties 
That is so awesome! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
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Thanks, doll! I was pretty excited when I saw it on the table waiting for me!!
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This is so brilliant.
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Haha I think so too!
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That’s awesome! Makes me want to get involved next Christmas! 🙂
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You totally should!! It’s lots of fun to send them out. sometimes you don’t get any replies but when one comes it’s so exciting!!
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I always say every year I’m going to do some for our soldiers and for some reason it slips my mind while I’m in the middle of doing cards. NEXT YEAR IT IS ON!
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Yay!!!
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That is so cool. I’m with you on the needing sunshine thing. The 24 hour days of sun would be great but I’d have to move south for the winter to find some sun.
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Lol 24 hours of sun means no sleep though! My brother’s friend used to work during the summer way up north and he had to put tinfoil on his windows in order to get sleep.
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Shift workers here use alfoil on the windows to sleep during the day. At least you can turn the sun off doing that – can’t turn it on in winter.
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Oh dangs! Lol I’m glad I live in a place where I don’t have to do that. The air hurts my face but I can deal haha
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That is awesome! I would love to receive a reply, glad you got one!
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I’m glad too! Maybe you will get one soon 😊it takes time to go from bases here. Especially if they are over seas. It can sometimes take a month to get here
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