News Update

Another week has come and gone, and so have we! On Sunday, we took our leave from Bern, Alicia, Logan and Dad to drive up to Edmonton. We thank them for the delightful and gracious way they took care of us over our weeks there. Once in Edmonton, we moved in with Jim & Carol; this was a great time as well—thank you so much! The first evening, Scott & Margaret (Dolly) came over and we enjoyed the time with all of them over a lovely meal. After another day with them, we headed out on Tuesday, taking time to check out their new house in Sylvan Lake as we drove to the Okanagan. There we moved into our reserved suite at John & Marion's. They took care of us famously for the rest of the week. Thank you very much! Around our visiting with them, we were also able to work in short visits with Warren & Evelyn in Vernon, and also with Lyndon & Janelle in Salmon Arm. It's been a full week! Finally, we drove out to North Bend today. We are staying with Howard & Diane. This evening, we enjoyed another meal as Uncle Bordie joined us around the table. The markets ran green most of the week, and by Thursday I had improved on my portfolio to the point where I had my quota for the first quarter—unfortunately, there was Friday, so I've fallen back, and work remains to be done! The Brier concluded on Sunday with my favourite, Kevin Koe earning the championship. He will proceed to the world championships in the next while, but this week, he's playing in the Grand Slam event, so we've been following that. Today, the women's world championships began in Swift Current with Chelsey Carey carrying the red & white! She opened with a win over Denmark this afternoon. I'll be following that all week. March Madness has begun, and my Jayhawks have had a successful first week, winning both games and moving into the Sweet Sixteen. There have also been a lot of upsets which keeps college hoops very exciting. 

Erica turned forty-two on Friday! Time certainly flies! Liam made an impromptu trip home to help celebrate his mom's birthday. He will head back tomorrow as he has four days of school left before the Easter break. He continues to prepare for his play. While Erica was searching Haaken's computer for tax information, she made an exciting discover about his grades from Capilano University last summer. There was an email detailing his achievement of a 3.91 GPA for his four summer classes, and his placement on the Merit List. However, he still has not been accepted into the Animation program. He is updating his portfolio in preparation for the April intake. He has also applied to the University of Regina Film program. 

Erin & Kristian are enjoying another week of normal activities. The weather has turned a bit cooler in Regina. We get regular updates on Kristian's school work via email each week. We are very thankful that Erin set that up for us. 

Travis & Joanna are holding down the fort in TBay on their own as Gemma and Andrew are visiting in southern Ontario. This made the 40 cm of snow that fell this week weigh particularly heavily on them! This also means that we cannot go home just yet! Trav's team is on hiatus as many of the players are on school break, but they'll be back to the battle in the second round soon. 

And that's about it for this week.