May Long!

Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Superior in my hometown. The weather has been nice, and I've been enjoying working on the lawns, garden, yard and in the shop. Development has continued on the workshop, and I'm pleased with how it's going. Wendy has been progressing with applying the finish coat of paint on the kitchenette, as well as doing some paint repairs in the family room and one of the downstairs bedrooms. It's looking good! We started the week with a golf outing, as that is what Wendy wanted to do on Mother's Day. That went well, and we had fun. Perhaps we'll get out again in honour of May Long, as the Victoria Day weekend is known here. It was cool and rainy this morning, so we've been relaxing close to home, today. US markets declined this week as investors live in fear of Trump's frenetic trade and tariff talk, in fact the DOW is negative for the year so far. Fortunately, the TSX made some gains, and I was able to achieve quota. Stanley Cup playoffs continue in the semi-finals, but my two picks did not have a good week, and both the Caps and the Jets now sit on the brink of elimination! C'mon Caps! Let's go Jets! Elsewhere, Canada completed the round-robin and entered the medal round. They won their first game, but lost today to Switzerland, so they'll be playing the US for the Bronze medal tomorrow. Sweden will take on the Swiss in the Gold medal game. 

Erica spent a few more days working up in La Ronge while Eric spent a few days not working! He has had some stomach pain and was coaxed by friends to visit the doctor. He has had some tests and now we wait to find out the results. Liam is home this weekend for the Victoria Day long weekend. He is also playing drums on Sunday and is pushing to gets some painting done. We will see if he is successful. Haaken enjoyed a Queen tribute band in Victoria and continues to do well in school. He reports that his grades are “mostly A”s. We hope this translates into employment opportunities at the end of his course.

Liam was successful!

Erin and Kristian had a normal week for a change, although Kristian had the day off on Friday! They've enjoyed the spring weather, and have been out cycling to take advantage of it.

Spring Biking!

Travis and Joanna have had a good week. Gemma is celebrating the completion of her IB exams—we're sure she did well! Joanna celebrated the nicer weather by retrieving her bike from our garage and riding it home. The whole crew were over on Sunday to mark Mother's Day. Thanks!

And that's about it for this week.