News Update

Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Superior in my hometown. The weather has been distressingly hot, and we have spent most of the week inside the house as the outdoor temperatures ran to the mid-thirties! We have had a couple of thunderstorms, but have not heard of any particular damage in our area related to those. Kristian has been suffering with runny eyes and stuffy nose; we now have him on Benadryl, but we're not seeing much improvement. He is working on typing lessons this summer, and enjoying playing with his cousins and Minnie. I have been working on the lawns and garden, and the weeds are taking a beating! We've been enjoying rhubarb crisp, and another picking is available. The combination of sun and rain have the lawns looking better than expected, but I'm having to mow them too often! The US markets are hitting record levels, and we're following just enough to make for another good week for me. April and June did not meet quota, so I'm working to catch up on that shortfall. The Blue Jays are playing pretty well (Sorry, not today!), and are currently in a playoff position and challenging for the divisional lead. The Riders took down the #1 team in the league last night behind backup QB Mitchell Gale—yay Riders! That gives them their first win of the season, and renews the hopes of Rider fans everywhere! 

The Baileys continue their sojourn in Estonia. They have relocated from Tartu back to Talinn, as they prepare to come home. They are having a good and busy time.

Erin has suffered from migraines again this week. We hope some remedy will be found to relieve this. Otherwise, summer in Saskatchewan continues to be hot and that has spawned a few violent storms with massive hailstones reported, and even a tornado or two touching down. Yikes! Then, on Friday, Husky announced that their pipeline had sprung a leak and dropped a significant amount of petro-products into the North Saskatchewan River. North Battleford has had to shut down its drinking water collection from the river. Today, we're informed that the booms have failed to contain the oil, and Prince Albert's drinking water is also threatened. 

Kristian, Matt Murray and the Cup!

Bucket List Item: checked off!

Trav and Joanna were very busy on Tuesday coordinating Matt Murray's day with the Stanley Cup. Some of the payoffs were great pictures with the cup! Gemma has had a couple of wedding celebrations to work, and Andrew has worked some of that as well. The big news has to be the completion of the purchase for their new place! They will be taking possession next month. The house looks ready to move in, so there should not be much in the way of renovations needed.

House for: Travis, Joanna, Gemma, Andrew

And that's about it for this week!