News Update

Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Superior in my hometown. The Riders started off the week by eking out a one-point victory over the Bombers. They play first place Montreal tomorrow; that will be a real test! I've been enjoying the moderate weather and getting out to the golf course a couple of times; the new driver behaved pretty well. The school bus people had been calling; I have answered and been assigned a regular run. The markets were in limbo until the decision by the US Fed, then they finished the week in a strong rally, allowing us to gain some value. Wendy has been occupied with cleaning up bookkeeping issues at church. She is also working to clear out the materials from the building. We have been trying to sell our auditorium chairs and have a tentative deal in place for that. Dad is continuing to do well; Dave is there, and Rich & Sue have returned from Zambia to assist as well. The renovations have also moved forward as the baseboard has been applied and repairs are being done to the eaves-troughs.

Eric has begun the trip back to the prairies. He should complete that tomorrow. Erica and the boys are carrying on with work and school back in Parksville. Eric's dad continues to make progress, but remains in hospital.

Erin and Kristian are doing well in Regina. Kristian lost another tooth this week—he really lost it; he was eating a strawberry and suddenly realized the tooth was missing and that he had swallowed it. He wrote a nice note to the tooth-fairy; I don't doubt that it was persuasive! Kristian celebrates his seventh birthday tomorrow; we're sorry to miss that! Mark has been out hunting in the mountains and reports are that it has been very successful. We look forward to sampling the results.

Trav has begun the hockey season coaching the Elks Midget team. He is working with his fellow coaches to get ready for the player draft. He is also lamenting the sad state of affairs as far as the NHL is concerned, and is prepared to cheer for whatever team Crosby may play for in Europe. We got by to see his work space this week and enjoyed that. I get to see Andrew most days as I pick up students at his school. Joanna has finally escaped from the summer of lab work and is glad to be back to the collecting side of Life-Labs.

And that's about it for this week.