News Update

We've had a cool and rainy week here on the shore of Lake Superior in my hometown. The sun shone today, so I got in a golf game (41-44–85). I am scheduled for surgery to remove a growth on my back next week, so I may not be swinging a club for a while. The markets have veered wildly this week with fears of Syrian fighting, offset by better economic data out of the US, leading to worries about what the Fed may do next week! Thursday was particularly red for me, so while I managed a gain, it was not up to my quota or expectations. Wendy has completed her night shifts and will be taking additional training with a view to working as a cashier at Big Lots Canada (the new name for Liquidation World). The Riders opened the week with a disappointing effort in Winnipeg that resulted in a loss. They closed the week with a turnover plagued two-point loss to Toronto, and have fallen into second place in their division. 

Liam was placed on a hockey team; they played and lost their first exhibition game. The family continues to work on the film; it may not ever get produced, but the fun is in the getting there! Haaken and Eric met with the school counselor; after being informed of Haaken's interests, his schedule has been adjusted to include an animation course next semester. Eric continues his job search and practice development; this week ferried across to the mainland for a pre-interview assessment over in Burnaby. However, he also found it the job is not as a counselor, so... He has started a blog on parenting. Erica has been busy with school start up, and has also joined the worship ministry at church in Parksville; she found her keyboarding skills a bit rusty, but it's coming back.

Erin & Kristian have Facetimed with us a couple of times. Things seem to be going satisfactorily there with school, work and home. 

Trav is amping up his hockey preparations. This brings opportunities for team photos as part of his work. Joanna keeps very busy (too busy) with her work. She also likes to participate in some of Trav's work, but there are only so many hours in the week, and there's still Gemma and Andrew's activities at school and home.

And that's about it for this week.