News Update

Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Superior in my hometown. The weather has been cooler with some rain, but we're enjoying sunny weather this weekend. I think Wendy has completed her weeding program, and things look much better in the yard. We donated our old ski boat to Teen Challenge, and they were here to haul it away on Wednesday. We surely enjoyed a lot of trips to the cabin and a lot of skiing with that boat. We have continued our preparation for India, and have now chosen themes and developed materials for most of the situations. We learned of the passing of an important friend of our lives—we extend condolences to the McMillan families and relatives on the passing of their matriarch. The markets have continued to the red; the TSX is now down 8.6% YTD. I am thankful to have some good gains this year, but that didn't happen this week, and I've now fallen into red for this month as well, sigh! I continue to hope things may bottom out and manage to establish a bit of an uptrend before we head off for six weeks in India! I won't be following things very closely during that excursion. The Jays continue to play well; they clinched a playoff berth yesterday, and continue to work toward a division championship. The Riders are set to host Montreal tomorrow—Go Riders, Go! Pre-season hockey is underway as well, and everyone is a contender at this point in the season! 

Eric/A and Haaken carry on with life and work in Prince Albert. This weekend they enjoyed exploring in Prince Albert National Park. 

Erin and Kristian have had a quiet week in Regina after the birthday festivities subsided. We received an update on his school work; that looked very good! Good work, Kristian! Erin is a big time Blue Jays fan, so she's delighting in their play, and in the prospects of post-season play. 

Joanna has flown down to Burlington to assist the PuckShots efforts to break into the market down there courtesy of Lorraine. It's tough sledding! Travis has been busy with the scouting for his new team. Now, the draft is over and tomorrow afternoon the practice sessions begin to build the team. Gemma is happy to see that a young man named Matthew has been drafted to the team! Andrew had a tough week fighting off a cold.