News Update

Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Superior in my hometown. The weather has been nice, but cool, so things have not warmed up as needed to get the golf courses open. However, it's been nice to get out for daily walks. I've been practicing golf a bit each day, and am pretty sure this is going to be the year!! Ha, ha, ha! I obtained three new clubs for Wendy; I hope that encourages her to play some. She has begun painting in the living room, starting with the ceiling. The markets started off nicely, but two deeply red days at the end of the week took away the early gains and left me with a red week. We're considering some yard work; we'll see how far that goes! On Friday evening, we celebrated a Passover Seder for the first time; it was very interesting. Brad Gushue won the Players Championship in Toronto—he's gaining more prominence within the Canadian men's curling rankings. The first round of NHL playoffs continues; my eight picks are surviving. The Blue Jays continue to show promise, but not nearly enough performance. 

With the right costume...

Liam's play opened on Wednesday afternoon; it closes this evening. Eric, Erica and Haaken drove down to catch this evening's performance. Break a leg—Liam! They stayed overnight at Erin's and revealed a hole in her air mattress. Perhaps they will also figure out how to fix it! Haaken has been accepted in the University of Regina, Faculty of Media, Art and Performance in the Bachelor of Film Production program. He is very excited about his acceptance—congratulations Haaken! Registration is in early May, so there remains the possibility of hearing from Capilano as well. However, he is satisfied with the U of R, so perhaps the budding Saskatchewan film industry holds a place where he can use his gifts. Erica received and accepted a job offer from Deloitte in Prince Albert! She will need to serve some clients in Saskatoon, but it will significantly cut down on her travel time as they were able to figure out how an Audit Manager could do most of the work in Prince Albert. She is looking forward to starting the new program at the end of May. She may even explore a tax specialization! Eric's work had three people resign this week, so he's looking for prospective counselling and program staff. If you're interested, he's love to talk to you! He had a recent article on communication published—check it out, it's worth the read! 

Erin keeps busy with work and Kristian's school and social life. I have rebuilt a golf bag cart to fit Kristian's golf clubs, so we're looking forward to trying that out! This weekend, they've taken Aunty Erica for brunch and shopping. And then Kristian has a birthday party for his buddy Owen! Erin is enjoying practicing and learning about cooking on her barbecue. 

Travis and Joanna keep very busy with work. Joanna has a few assignments for her contract work in phlebotomy as well. Gemma is getting regular practice driving the car; that must be going well as they all make it back home after each trip! 

And that's about it for this week.