Another week has passed in the middle of the prairies. We spent most of the week on the shore of the South Saskatchewan River, but drove back to the shore of Lake Wascana on Thursday. We got to Prince Albert last weekend, and enjoyed the week with Eric/A. We managed to get a few projects done there. Now, we're back in with Erin and Kristian. We are being hosted marvellously wherever we go, so that makes things very comfortable for us—thanks guys! The weather has been very nice, mostly sunny and melting each day. Spring is upon us, and we're enjoying the relief. Madness continues in the White House, and the markets continue to dance as investors alternately fear or rejoice in the possibilities! Trump has piled up an additional 1 trillion in national debt in his first 14 months—investors didn't like to hear that! Anyway, I had a great week, and I am back on quota for the year to date. March Madness has begun in college basketball—one of the great sports spectaculars of the year. Kansas was installed as a #1 seed, and has rattled off wins in their first two games to move into the Sweet Sixteen. The big story was the win by UMBC; the first time a #16 seed has beaten a #1 seed. Virginia, who I picked to win it all, becomes the answer to the trivia question as the first team to lose to a #16! Curling has been on all week as well with the Elite 10 from Winnipeg. My guy, Kevin Koe, has moved into the playoff round. John Shuster's gold medal winning team is there, and had a nice feature on their team history and the great win at the Olympics. The women's world curling championship began today; Jennifer Jones will represent us well. She won her first two games, but the competition is tough. The NHL continues the playoff push in the final weeks of the campaign. This evening we celebrated Erica's birthday with dinner at Boston Pizza, followed by dessert and music at Grandpa's.
The Bailey's hosted a rowdy couple this week! We introduced them to several shows, including Anne, which Erica really liked. She started binge-watching Thursday night and now she is eager to find out what happens next!! It was a good week and we enjoyed the company. The lights in the bedroom got fixed along with a fair amount of tidying and cleaning around the house. After Wendy was done cleaning there is an extra sparkle and crispness to things. We're not sure exactly what she does, but it looks good! I also got to try out my newest keto pizza recipe and keto cinnamon buns—both were hits! At least we were able to have a meal ready to eat and company ready to visit when they got home from work! Eric/A drove down to Regina for the weekend; Wendy and Erica are set to leave for Germany on Sunday morning. On Tuesday, we joined Erica and her church's prime time group for their devotional time and singing. Erica thought she was there to minister to them by leading singing and sharing her testimony. However, she was wrong! She was ministered to in prayer and encouragement and left very full! They feel richly blessed! Liam returned to Caronport last week and experienced a flat tire along the way. He now has a CAA membership! I took the car to Kal-Tire on Friday to see about repairs to the tire, but it is lost and the others are worn out as well. They were planning to replace all the tires this summer—summer has come! Surprise! Haaken continues with his studies in Victoria. We are hoping to hear soon about how this semester has gone in terms of grades.
We're back at Erin and Kristian's now. On Friday, Kristian and I went to Golf Town to try out new golf clubs. The pro there assessed his swing from both sides, and confirmed Kristian's plan to switch to the right side. He has pretty good swings from both sides, and I've been in situations on the golf course (Okay, off the golf course!) where that would have come in handy! I have bought him a new set of right-handed clubs, about 1.5" longer than his old ones. We are now looking forward to the golf season! I'm planning an indoor practice session this next week for both of us. Kristian had another great day at bowling this morning, averaging 148.7. That's about 30 points above his average, which will increase again! Erin and Kristian enjoyed parent-teacher interviews on Friday!
Travis and Joanna had another full week. Joanna returned to southern Ontario for her mom's hip-replacement surgery. She spent most of the week there, and plans to return to TBay on the 24th. All seems to be progressing well for all concerned, so that's a relief. Trav is busy with the closing weeks of hockey season; there is plenty of playoff activity in TBay. Those are all photo opps! Then, he has two houses to take care of, but fortunately only one driveway! Thanks guys!
And that's about enough for this week!
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