News Update

Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Superior, in my hometown. The weather has continued to be warm, but with too many showers for me to keep up with my lawn mowing responsibilities this week. The trees are starting to turn to the autumn colours, but we haven't had frost yet, so they're mostly green. My potatoes are still growing, but it's about time to dig them up and see how we've done. The markets have continued to be volatile, but I only had two green days, and they weren't enough, so I was left in the red for the week. Wendy has determined we should do the bathroom first, so we've been working on that. We bought a shower unit. I have the new tile floor installed, and we're about ready to apply the drywall. As usual we've been hit with more surprises as we took off the old wall covering and found a mess of electrical wiring hiding there. In this case it was the 220 volt wiring for the sauna—sigh! So, I'll have to reroute that, and put it in a proper box. The Jays have fallen into a losing pattern, and as a result have fallen out of first place. Let's go Blue Jays! The Riders play tomorrow afternoon against Edmonton. We're hoping for a win! Go Riders, Go! The World Cup of Hockey has started. Canada won their opener over the Czechs. 

The Bailey's have been busy with meetings and work at home. Haaken continues to report that he enjoys university. He claims that his assignments are only medium hard! Liam is doing okay at school. He's had a few rough days with Celiac's, but he's getting better again. Erica had a fun work day on Friday; they went to a local paintball, laser tag and corn maze—for work! It was a fun and social event. Instead of joining in that activity, Eric painted his office—he knows how to have a good time!

Happy 11th at Montanas!

It's been a big week for Kristian as he turned 11; he celebrated that most of the week and into the weekend. Grandma got it started by announcing his birthday one day early! He had his birthday party on Friday night at Montanas, so he got to wear the big horns! For gifts, he scored more Lego sets, along with a flying drone. They're having trouble controlling it in flight! 

Trav & Joanna continue to be busy with work, especially Bucket Decals, and I'm sure that's a good thing. They continue to develop their new place as well. Joanna has convinced Wendy to join her for swimming and Aqua Zumba! Trav is scouting possible players for his team this season. The draft is set for next Tuesday. Gemma and Andrew keep busy with school and friends. They both scored great in recent Math tests—congrats! 

And that's about it for this week!