News Update

Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Superior in my hometown. The weather has been mostly spring-like, although we got some white, fluffy rain, along with some regular clear rain, this weekend. Curling has been featured all week; Canada has made the playoffs and beat Denmark and Scotland today to advance to the final against Sweden tomorrow. It has been a no-good, very bad week on the markets. The TSX has descended into red on the year, while the DOW remains over 11% to the good! The jobs data was troubling as Canada lost 55K jobs, while US gained 88K jobs; coincidence? I think not! I blame Obama! I've stopped out of three of my positions and reduced my holdings to 24% in the market. We continue to shop for a newer vehicle; we drove a 2011 KIA Sorento today and like it quite a bit, but the dealership did not accept our offer. Wendy has continued with doctoring on her arm. Maybe X-rays can deliver a proper diagnosis of what is bothering her. Baseball has started a new season and the Blue Jays are promising better results—we shall see! Hockey is nearing play off time, so I shall have to turn my attention there soon! Basketball is at the final four, and has now been reduced to two as Louisville will play Michigan for the championship. Go Wolverines! 

Eric continues work in The Pas; it seems to be going very well despite his complaints about white, fluffy rain there. Erica and the boys are back to their usual routines. They enjoyed their spring break in central Canada complete with lots of snow! 

Erin is having issues at home, but has a new thermostat so the place may be reliably warm now. Her internet has failed recently; she doesn't know when that will be back up. Kristian is enjoying extra activities at the Y. Mark agreeably let me win a couple of Farkle games—he seems to have given up in Scrabble!!

Trav is also shopping for a new vehicle. He's pretty much settled on a Hyundai Elantra GLS. Now, he's trying to sell the pickup. Joanna is looking at a similar job at the hospital—we hope that works out for her. Andrew hurt his leg playing soccer this week, but seems to be recovering well. Gemma continues to do well. 

And that's about it for this week.