News Update

Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Wascana in the middle of the prairies. We had a cold snap on the weekend, but the weather has returned to mild, and we're enjoying 16 degrees today. We took a road trip over to Mortlach on Thursday to visit with Robert & Marilyn Peterson—they send greetings to all who know them! Robert sent us home with some deer sausage, and we enjoyed that with eggs for our brunch today—yummy! Wendy finally went to the doctor about her knee, but did not get much of a diagnosis—the doctor prescribed some extra strength pain killers and sent her on her way. The markets are showing positive signs; I hope this is the start of an uptrend. At least I had a good week, and picked up two weeks' quota. As expected, Carey (AB) beat Krista McCarville in the Scotties final. I'm okay with that. Kansas won big in Texas midweek, and then closed out the schedule with a win over Iowa State today. Now, it's March Madness time, and they're ranked #1! The Brier started today; it's a star-studded field. There are so many high profile teams it's impossible to pick a favourite. I'll be cheering for Kevin Koe, along with the SK team (Laycock), and also hoping Jamie Koe of the NWT plays well. 

The Baileys are here this weekend. We are glad to have some time with them. We're taking advantage to hold an early celebration of Wendy's birthday. We picked up Liam from school on Thursday, so he could get to the orthodontist on Friday (Yay!), and to his LST training today. He is planning to go back to Tallinn, Estonia this summer. Nothing has been heard back concerning Haaken's application to Capilano. 

We're enjoying spending some precious time with Kristian and Erin while we're in Regina. Erin had a positive job assessment this week, and was awarded a raise as well. Well done! She also set us up so we can follow Kristian's school progress on-line. We're glad to be able to keep track. 

Trav & Joanna continue to keep the home fires burning, and the home dryer drying! Trav's team has moved into the playoffs. They ended the regular season in third place, so they play the sixth place team in the first round. Wendy and Joanna talked on the phone for almost three hours one morning this week, so we should be updated—I've heard nothing! 

And that's about it for this week.