News Update

Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Superior in my hometown. The weather has been terrible all week, but has turned nice for the weekend. That's two weekends in a row; don't know what to make of that! We had freezing rain both Wednesday and Thursday, so the streets were terrible, and it took some time yesterday to chip off the ice from the vehicle. It was only today that we got out for our first extended walk of the week. Golf courses that opened two weeks ago are closed again, sigh! Wendy has been painting downstairs this week. Along with a new batch of baseboard, she's also dressing up closet and bedroom doors. We finally got the plumber in to replace the main water line valve, so we're pretty much set up to get back to development of the kitchenette. Wendy bought the cupboards this week, so it feels like we're making progress. We've been listening to some podcasts and studying the ketogenic way of eating. We've decided to give that a try when we get back from BC. The markets started the week great, but then Trump happened. His farcical tax proposal, along with his protectionist threats, turned investors into a tailspin, and the markets headed downward. That cost me a few thousand, so while I ended the week in the green, I am below quota for the month—maybe next month! We continue our search for a newer vehicle; we currently have three under close consideration, but we leave Wednesday for BC, so we'll put this on the back burner for now. We're into the second round in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Six of my eight picks came through to the second round. Now, I've picked: Caps, Rangers in the East, and Oilers and Predators in the West. I'd really love to see the Pens and Oilers in the Cup final, but my head has over-ruled my heart! The Champions Cup is on in curling and my guy, Kevin Koe, is in the semi-final tonight.

Eric's Birthday Uke!

The Baileys celebrated Eric's birthday with dinner and a movie! Liam finished his second semester on Thursday and wrote his first of two exams. He'll complete exams on Monday and then return home for the third semester. His goal is to get healthy and work with his brother on a comic or movie. Stay tuned for more on that. Haaken met with his employment consultant people this week and he has secured a volunteer position with the food bank. It isn't a paying gig but it is good work experience nonetheless. Erica received a response from the Minister of Health regarding her request for support in her fight with Lipedema. The response was a no, so she will put together a reply with more facts and figures for him to consider, sigh!

Erin and Kristian had a good health week. She has an appointment set for Monday to review the results from her recent tests. She's afraid this intervention will call for better eating habits, and more exercise!

Travis, Joanna and Andrew for over for supper yesterday. The ice days meant that Gemma and Andrew has a short week of school. Puckshots is pretty quiet, but orders for Bucket Decals have already begun for the next season, so Trav is printing sets of those.

And that's about enough for this week.