Madness Draws to an End

Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Wascana in the middle of the prairies. The weather was very nice at the start of the week, and some of the snow disappeared, then it turn cold and windy, so March seems to be leaving like a lion! March Madness was not just a basketball tournament, as Trump continued to bloviate against his momentary targets, and investors bore the pain. All the North American indices ended in the red for the month with American indices down about 3%. Except for the Nasdaq, all North American indices are in the red for the year at the end of the first quarter. So, it's hard to make money! However, I had another good month, and am within reach of quota to this point. Wendy was gone most of the week, so Erin and I enjoyed executing several new keto menu items. The Turnip au Gratin was a taste sensation, and the Shepherd's Pie a la Turnip was enjoyed as well. The baseball season has opened, and the Jays recorded their first win today. Okay, Blue Jays, Let's Play Ball! The Jayhawks, on the other hand, ended their impressive run in basketball under a rain of three's from Villanova. Great season, Hawks! NHL is down to the last handful of games in the regular season, and still we find the Stanley Cup dance card is just half filled so far. The World Men's curling championship has opened in Las Vegas. Brad Gushue will represent us well. He opened with a win and a loss on day 1. Jennifer Jones finished off her run with the Women's World championship last Sunday. 

Erica and Wendy returned from Germany this week. Erica was seeing good progress in her healing and stamina, but the long flights back took her back a few steps. She's continued to progress with the help of MLD therapy and rest at Grandpa's house. She's almost feeling normal. In the meantime, she's starting to look at the next trip in July. With it being a busier travel period, she will need to book soon. Eric drove down to Regina on Wednesday, and though he tried his hardest to avoid a set of deer, they were insistent and ran into the CRV. So they're waiting to hear from SGI whether the CRV will be fixed or written off. In the mean time they're looking at potential replacements in case they need to do that. Liam is on a tour this weekend with Caronport High School. He will be performing in Caronport Sunday night. We plan to take in this performance, along with Eric/A. They will bring him back to Regina as he is on Easter break next week. Haaken has continued to enjoy school. He has a break coming up and will be coming home for a visit. They are looking forward to that.

We've had another good week with Erin and Kristian. One recent highlight for Kristian has been helping teach Sunday School with Auntie Alicia. He continues to do well in bowling as he beat his average again today. We had another outing to an indoor range on Wednesday. That was fun.

Trav and Joanna are enjoying having the family together again this week. Of course, the travails with the extended family do not end so easily, but it's good to be home. They continue with their Puck Shots work, now over 100 teams this season. Not bad for starting out by taking pictures of his own hockey team! School progress continues for Gemma and Andrew. With the arrival of April, we're starting to see the light of our reunion with the Thunder Bay branch of the family also.

And that's about enough for this week.