News Update

Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Wascana in the middle of the prairies. The weather has been very comfortable with daytime highs consistently around zero. Today, we got a bit of fresh snow, but we also have warning of a Colarado Clipper that may bring more snow to the southeast part of Saskatchewan. We've had a good week here hosted by Dad. Bern, Alicia and Logan returned on Monday night, and are back to work and school. We took a trip down to Carlyle today to curl in a tournament down there. We lost the championship in an extra end by about 1 inch! It was fun! Wendy has continued with therapy on her two newly awakened finger joints, but it hurts! The markets have continued to be dismal. February was completed as the worst month in years, and March has begun badly as well. New FED chair, Powell, was testifying before the Senate this week, and once again showed he has failed to master the art of the spiel. Then Trump began crying for attention, announcing ridiculous taxes on his own citizens for aluminum and steel. The markets crashed again. It is pitiful that, in pretty good economic times, these guys can crush my needed market gains with their ill-advised rhetoric. So, I had another tough week. I have completed two months, just a little under my quota, but I need to have a good month of March to get things on an even keel. In the NHL, teams are installing their new acquisitions and we're seeing how it will work out. In NCAA basketball, the Jayhawks had one good game to complete their conference championship, and then had a stinker against Oklahoma State today. It's time for March Madness, and there will be no room for more bad games—Rock Chalk Boys!

Erica was sick with a cold this week so it was rather uneventful. Eric managed to keep up with the house and supply the NeoCitran. Haaken discovered the reason he hasn’t received his student loan is that the Canadian student loans people need confirmation of his enrolment. The fact that the Sask Student loans people already had that in order to be approved doesn’t seem to matter. So, they are hoping with one more piece of paper he might actually get his student loan this school year, sigh! Liam has a doctor's appointment on Monday so he is home this weekend, which is really nice.

 Erin and Kristian are getting ready to host us. Kristian has been down a bit with a cold this weekend, so he's taking extra rest. I'm planning to get him shopping for new golf clubs soon. I expect he's outgrown the old ones. 

He has grown since then!

Travis and Joanna have been battling the snow as well as their work in Thunder Bay. This week Joanna was called home to assist in the care and planning with respect to her dad. We feel for her as she works through this difficult transition.

And that's about enough for this week.