News Update

We've had a cool, cloudy and wet week on the shore of Lake Superior in my hometown, but the clouds have pushed away and we're enjoying a sunny weekend. Last Sunday was also a beautifully sunny day, and I got out for 9 holes of golf. That went well, so maybe practice and regular play are over-rated! The markets were troubled early in the week, but then US GDP came out very strong and their markets took off. The TSX did not keep up, but the US indices have all recovered from the "correction" and are setting new records, so I hope our guys will take note and do more buying. I was able to make some buys and had a very good week overall, so I at least got into the green for the month. I need to do much better in Nov, Dec to catch up! Upstairs renovations continue, but once again, I've run into an issue that is taking some time to overcome. The Riders do not play this week, and will be looking forward to next Saturday when they close out the regular season, and move on to the playoffs. Baseball is over with the Giants taking out my favoured Royals in the seventh game. Curling has entered a new season and this week features the Masters event. My favourite, Kevin Koe, qualified, then lost in the quarter-finals, but I'm enjoying it all the same. 

Erica and Haaken celebrated the Hallowed Eve with a mother and son date night to the movies. Liam dressed up in disguise, looked like the Invisible Man to me, and had a Halloween party in his dorm. Eric celebrated by going to bed early! The big news from the Baileys is that Erica has a job in Saskatchewan. It is as a Financial Analyst at the University of Saskatchewan. She also lined up a carpool from PA to Saskatoon. The job and how it all worked out could only be an answer to prayer—praise God! Otherwise an ordinary week concluding with confection-fueled celebrations. 

Kristian enjoyed Halloween disguised a Jango Fett. This allowed him to score a starship load of goodies! Otherwise they continue to work the medicines and countering with pro-biotics hoping for long-term improvement in Kristian's eye infections. 

Travis & Joanna continue to be very busy with hockey team photos. Gemma and Andrew were busy with school and Halloween this week. Trav's team had an early game this week where they played well, and he couldn't believe they lost. Then, they had a big game against the undefeated Bearcats later in the week. He was very pleased with their effort and the result. 

And that's about enough for this week.