Another week has passed, and I have wandered away from the shore of Lake Wascana for a while, but I have returned to it this evening. The big event of the week was the annual Pryder Cup between friends in Bismarck and Dauphin. As has become the norm, the golfers hail from farther afield to contest the event, but the camaraderie is as warm as ever! This year's event was in Bismarck. I drove down to Weyburn on Wednesday, left the car at Kal-Tire for servicing, and rode south with Kerry. We met up with the crew at Washburn Thursday at noon, and played the first round of the competition there. The original Canada vs USA format has been abridged several times due to the availability of participants, and this year it took the form of veterans vs youth. The young guys took the first round, opening up a two-point lead after the stroke play event at Painted Woods. On Friday morning at Prairie West, the old guys roared back to take a one-point lead, only to see that lost in the afternoon scramble matches at Riverwood and Friday ended with the youth holding a slim one-point lead. It was left to the Saturday rounds at Hawk Tree to determine the outcome. Once again the Vets won in the morning to tie up the affair, but the kids took it to us in the afternoon to close out a 2-point win. It was great fun. I drove back home this evening, arriving just before midnight. It's good to be home away from home at Erin's. The week has not gone well for me in the markets either, although I did end in the green, but short of my quota. The Riders are green, but they also fell short, in overtime, to another green team—the Edmonton Eskimos. The Jays are blue, but they went on a tear prior to the All-Star break and have improved their position considerably.
The big news this week from the Bailey household is that Haaken passed his Learner's exam toward his Driver's Licence. Yay Haaken! Now both boys are practicing for their driving exam. A friend is having a costume party with a Lord of the Rings theme this weekend, so Liam has been working on an Aragorn costume. He also showed off his culinary skills by making Lasagna for the family on Friday night. The boys are exchanging and rearranging their rooms, so the apartment is a bit of a disaster at present! Eric and Erica have been working, and preparing for the trip to Estonia that begins next week.
Erin and Kristian continue to take care of us. While I was away, Kristian trained Grandma on using the smartphone app to do GeoCaching. They found two caches, and also spent time at the Regent Park pool.
Travis and Joanna hosted her mom this week, and celebrated their anniversary most of the week as well. It seemed they were eating out at special spots on both sides of the border several times. We look forward to getting back there in another week.
And that's about it for this week.
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