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It hasn't even been 24 hours yet. Biggest adventure of all, and I only play a supporting role. When I got up this morning, my only real plan for the day was to pick my newly ripe tomatoes and make the first toasted tomato sandwich of the year. Maybe dig some potatoes before it rained... Monday 8am - Donovan starts university on Wednesday. Housing in Calgary has been insane. U of C is trying to negotiate with Mount Royal for residence space. People are living in tents along the creeks. Our most recent lead fell through. We were anticipating a semester of him driving back and forth to the city. 9:45 - Get a text from a past student. "My mom said Donovan was looking for a place. I have a room" I pass contact information on to Donovan. 10:30 - Donovan gets ahold of this wonderful Sundre girl. Asks all the pertinent questions.  11:45 - Apartment accepted. Start packing. By the way, it's starting to rain. 12:41 - On the road to Calgary. It stopped raining. Thank goodness fo...