Another week has passed, and, we are, once again, sojourning on the shore of Lake Wascana in the middle of the prairie. We started the week in the Okanagan as we enjoyed our visit with John. He is struggling through his new life circumstances, and we have no way of really understanding all of what he is going through. However, we were also able to have our good times together, and gain the sense that he is, indeed, working through things. We completed our visit there in a luncheon at the seniors' complex in Winfield. It was a good meal, as always, and also reminiscent of our last visit with Marion as it also featured a meal there! Thanks for a good week, John! We drove as far as Canmore on Tuesday. We visited with Gary and Barb on Wednesday, and then continued on to Medicine Hat where we stayed with Jim and Carol—no wait a minute, I'm living in the past—we stayed at a motel. On Thursday, we stopped in at Caronport and Moose Jaw, where we coffeed with Grace, Kris and Paul, and finally completed the trip to Regina. We have moved into Erin's basement and are enjoying having some time with them. Thanks for hosting us! Erica was here when we arrived, so we even got in a brief visit with her. I finally responded to Erin's urging and went to the doctor about my sore leg on Friday morning. One event led into another and eventually I found myself in Emergency at the Pasqua Hospital where they confirmed a diagnosis of DVT, and put me on blood-thinning Rivaroxaban for the next three months. Since the symptoms first appeared before Christmas, it has become clear I've been living in denial and at risk for the last month. Thankfully, things are okay, and I'm on the road to healing. Markets continue to be troubled, but the TSX showed another small gain while US indices were up over 1%. I am on quota for the month with two trading days left. NHL teams are off for All-Star weekend; Penguins are 7 points out of the lead in their division, while the Oilers are tied for first place in theirs. My Jayhawks went down to a discouraging defeat in WV on Tuesday, but put up a thrilling comeback win at Kentucky today. Rock Chalk, boys!
Erica visited with Erin and Kristian while working on a audit in Regina most of the week; she headed home on Friday in their newly repaired CRV. Haaken met with the employment support program for Autism; he has another meeting this week. He is working through his options and immediate plans at home in Prince Albert. Liam enjoyed another edition of Grandma's care package that we dropped off for him in Caronport. He is continuing his preparations for his play that hits the boards in February. Eric continued his work in Prince Albert.
Erin continues her family-hosting business. Erica was there part of the week and now we have moved in! Kristian had Friday off school, so we took care of him. He was ill this morning, and did not make it to his regular bowling league games. He seems to be getting better by this evening.
Travis and Joanna remain in contact via text, phone or FaceTime. They've had some decent weather there, but plenty enough of winter to suit their fancy. Gemma and Andrew are doing fine, relaxing as they have completed exams and a new semester is beginning. Work is going well, and Trav's hockey team is progressing well—this week they're 4-0 and into the semi-final tomorrow.
And that's about enough for this week.
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