News Update

Another week has passed on the sunny shore of Lake Superior in my hometown. We have also enjoyed a few showers, and the lawns are greening up nicely. The golf courses are open, but I haven't tried playing one yet. Work has gone well, and I even set two new best times for cycling home afterwards—tailwinds are a great thing! Kristian has passed along his cold, so I'm enjoying the weekend in bed. I hope to recover quickly as I'm slated for singing at a memorial service on Monday. We look forward to having Eric/A and the boys down here as Eric is preaching the service and Erica is singing. The TSX had another floundering week and has now retreated to no gain on the year, so I feel very blessed to be up 8.3%. I've completed some repairs in the backyard, and got the drip irrigation going for the cedars. They should soon be well-established enough to manage on their own. I need to do some more work on the garden beds to get them ready. We've managed to get the Canucks to the elimination game in their playoff against Nashville, but they are not making it easy on us as they lost tonight at home.

Wendy has been busy with church renovations, work and memorial service preparations. She's been doing some baking for the gathering after the service, and we've also been beneficiaries of that! She's had a number of late shifts at Walmart, and that disrupts our normal routines.

Erin is having busy times at work, and with Kristian's school and hearing issues. Kristian got new ear moulds (blue & white this time) this week, and they seem to fit very well. We can't be sure just what he hears, but he is speaking better and better. His reading is progressing very well, and he is counting up to 100. He often displays some stubbornness, and Erin is questioning whether such traits are nature or nurture! Erin has also made a new friend, Daniel, but we haven't got to meet him yet!

Travis is busy with an application for venture funding to open his own business. We are supportive and amazed. This is the kind of adventure that we find fearful; we always found it much more comfortable to just work for a salary. Joanna returned from Toronto after helping her mother through the events surrounding the passing of her husband, Joanna's step-father.

And that's about it for this week.