Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Superior in my hometown. The weather has been beautiful, but the tarps are still on the greens—soon, I hope! We've managed to get out for some nice bike rides as well as our walks. I have a new record for walking—4km. Wendy comes along to encourage me, and to be able to go home and get the car if I run out of gas! The swelling really has not changed so far as I observe. We look forward to finding out if the vascular surgeon will have any new ideas or options. The markets have continued their downward bleed ever since the end of February. I have had another difficult week and am in the red for the month now. The geo-political turmoil stirred up over the bombing of Syria and Afghanistan didn't help, but the main issue is that no one has confidence in what the Trumpster will do next. The sports calendar remains full. NHL playoffs have begun, and my picks are in. I have Pens, Sens, Habs and Caps in the East, with Ducks, Oilers, Hawks and Blues in the West. Baseball is through a second week, and the Jays have only managed one win this week as well, sigh! Curling features the Players Championship in Toronto; Koe lost out in the playoffs today. Gushue is looking very strong in this one as well; he won the world championship last Sunday, and is into the semi-final here. The Masters ended with a surprisingly wonderful result—congratulations to Sergio Garcia! We enjoyed our Good Friday observance with our church group last evening, and look forward to Easter celebrations tomorrow—He is risen, indeed!
The Baileys spent the week in Victoria, visiting with family and celebrating Jelsing's life. There were many good stories and several were even true! Mike Koops gave a very moving recounting of the impact Jelsing had on his life as an adoptive-father figure. "Laughter through tears" is an apt phrase to describe the service. The service prompted some good conversations with the boys as they considered the impact they hope to have in their lives. Haaken took advantage of the visit to Victoria and had a meeting with the Victoria School of Art and Aura's brother, John, who works in Animation. They also enjoyed whale-watching as a family and afternoon tea at the Royal Victoria. The whale watching was amazing as the orcas felt very comfortable coming closer to the boats and we witnessed some breaches. The afternoon tea was surprisingly enjoyable and not nearly as proper as one might expect. There was much laughter and enjoying each others' company. They headed east on Good Friday and expect to land back in PA tonight.
Erin and Kristian have continued their health struggles. Both are seeing some improvement, but Erin is still suffering too much. However, they are at least recovered enough to enjoy some company. They enjoyed the final day of bowling today. They're hosting the Easter meal with Shawn, Astrid and Liam this evening.
Trav has been batching all week and taking care of the kids as Joanna has been visiting family in Toronto. All seem to have survived and Joanna returned Friday evening to complete the rescue. Gemma celebrated her 17th birthday today. We're planning to join them for some additional celebrations of that tomorrow!
And that's about enough for this week.
The Baileys spent the week in Victoria, visiting with family and celebrating Jelsing's life. There were many good stories and several were even true! Mike Koops gave a very moving recounting of the impact Jelsing had on his life as an adoptive-father figure. "Laughter through tears" is an apt phrase to describe the service. The service prompted some good conversations with the boys as they considered the impact they hope to have in their lives. Haaken took advantage of the visit to Victoria and had a meeting with the Victoria School of Art and Aura's brother, John, who works in Animation. They also enjoyed whale-watching as a family and afternoon tea at the Royal Victoria. The whale watching was amazing as the orcas felt very comfortable coming closer to the boats and we witnessed some breaches. The afternoon tea was surprisingly enjoyable and not nearly as proper as one might expect. There was much laughter and enjoying each others' company. They headed east on Good Friday and expect to land back in PA tonight.
Erin and Kristian have continued their health struggles. Both are seeing some improvement, but Erin is still suffering too much. However, they are at least recovered enough to enjoy some company. They enjoyed the final day of bowling today. They're hosting the Easter meal with Shawn, Astrid and Liam this evening.
Trav has been batching all week and taking care of the kids as Joanna has been visiting family in Toronto. All seem to have survived and Joanna returned Friday evening to complete the rescue. Gemma celebrated her 17th birthday today. We're planning to join them for some additional celebrations of that tomorrow!
And that's about enough for this week.
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