Another week has passed, and we have returned to my hometown on the shore of Lake Superior, where the women are strong, the men are handsome, and all of the children are above average! We enjoyed a few more days in Regina, but with stormy weather threatening, we headed east on Wednesday morning. We stopped overnight in Winnipeg, hosted by Dean & Cassie, and fed the "fatted calf" courtesy Bob & Linda—thanks a lot, folks! It was great to catch up with the events of their lives. We continued east on Thursday, arriving in the early evening. It is nice to be home again. The weather has been nice here lately, and the snow is gone. We're enjoying warm, sunny days, and seeing how the lawns and trees have passed the winter. The golf courses are still closed here, but some of the greens have been uncovered, so it can't be long! The markets were all up about 1.5% this week as oil prices rallied to over $40. Producing nations are having a meeting this weekend; we'll be surprised if something productive comes out of that! Still, I had a great week, and have recovered to being on quota for the year to date. The World Curling Championship ended on Sunday, and Kevin Koe has brought back the gold to Canada; I was very happy to see that! This week they're playing in the Players Championship in Toronto, and they're in the playoffs again. In golf, the Masters also ended last Sunday, featuring a surprising collapse by Jordan Spieth. This opened space for Danny Willett to win the green jacket. NHL playoffs have begun, and some of my picks are struggling! I picked Washington, Pittsburgh, Florida and Tampa in the eastern series. I picked Dallas, Anaheim, San Jose and St Louis in the west. The Blue Jays are not playing well in the early season; I need them to pick it up! Go Jays!
Erica had a followup meeting on Monday about the potential job in Prince Albert. That went well, so now we wait to see whether it turns into an offer. Liam is home again this weekend for a visit; it is always nice to have the kids come home. They got the motorcycles out of storage. Erica looks forward to riding back and forth to work whenever the weather cooperates. Eric has started teaching a class on Wednesday evenings. We think it's about anger management for teens. Haaken found out he gets some disability funding, so that will help bridge the gap until he finds suitable employment, or gets into school. This summer is projected to include a crash course in gardening. Their church is doing a community garden in cooperation with the city, and Erica is taking part. She's planning to grow corn.
We are very thankful to Erin and Kristian for taking care of us the last few weeks. It's been great! I was able to help her get her barbecue repaired and operating, and then she treated us to a few meals featuring grill cooking. We also helped Kristian revamp his bedroom. Kristian has picked up the pace at school recently, and we're delighted when he comes home with no homework!
Travis, Joanna, Gemma and Andrew managed the home place. Thanks guys! It was Gemma's 16th birthday on Friday. She celebrated by getting her learner's licence, and taking her family for a spin! We also enjoyed birthday supper and birthday cake. Minnie took us for a walk this evening.
Trav was awarded the coach of the year award for his hockey efforts! We are very proud of his work with the young men.
And that's enough for this week.
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