Another week has passed and we have returned to the shore of Lake Superior in my hometown. We began the week with a trip down memory lane in a previous hometown on the shore of the Vermilion River. We enjoyed meeting with the church family there, and had a potluck with them for lunch. Then, I got another trip down memory lane with three of my longtime golf buddies on the Dauphin Lake Course. It was a great time! I didn't play as well as I have been lately, but it was still a lot of fun. Then, on Monday, we headed east, arriving in Thunder Bay in the dark, but safely despite an incident on the road. Just west of Upsala, as we were following a semi, we met two semis and a car that were not up to speed after leaving Upsala. As the semi in front of us cleared the oncoming traffic, the second semi coming toward us decided to make a move even more toward us! It crossed over into our lane, and with the vehicles beside us, we had nowhere to go! I hit the binders, and am thankful for modern technology that allows for maximal braking without locking up the wheels. As the vehicles cleared beside us, I was able to steer out into that lane and avoid the rear end of the trailer. Looking back, we could see that it had come to a stop with the trailer still in our lane and the tractor on the wrong shoulder. We don't know what that was about! We have used this week to catch up on things around the house and yard. I got both lawns mowed—they're looking healthy! Wendy and I pulled a lot of weeds around the yard—there are more remaining! We also have begun repairs necessitated by the plumbing leak. It seems one of the connector hoses failed and began leaking through the crimping. After replacing that, we need to do some repairs to the vanity, and to the drywall below. The markets have remained volatile as the trade file has taken the spotlight, and old twitter-fingers just can't stop interfering! As we ended the month, the TSX was red, and is up less than 1% for the year so far. It's hard to make a living under this handicap! The Blue Jays have shipped off another couple of veteran players, but we're continuing to enjoy the youngsters who are playing now. It's a big weekend in football with the Labour Day classics underway. The Riders will play Winnipeg tomorrow. Go Riders, Go!
The Baileys have returned to southern Saskatchewan this weekend to help Liam set up on the shore of the Moose Jaw River. They loaded up the car, stopped in Regina to pick up even more things (and repack the car), and headed to Moose Jaw. After unpacking, they began a search for a bed, and after a few false leads found one at Ashdown Furniture—some assembly required! So, they've been busy helping Liam get his first apartment set up. Haaken called yesterday. He reports that he is working on animation projects and enjoying life in Victoria. He starts back at the Victoria College of Art next week. So, Eric and Erica are preparing for another session of empty-nesting... there are both pros and cons to that!
Kristian scored a new iPad this week, complete with a new cover! Pretty nice! They have enjoyed Erin's holiday week, and are pretty much ready for Kristian to get back to school next week.
Travis and Joanna are keeping pretty busy. The printer downstairs seems to keep humming most hours of the day. Gemma and Andrew have been over this week as well. Gemma is preparing for University, while Andrew is heading into his graduation year from high school. Andrew is currently under a medical handicap as he had his wisdom teeth removed this week—ouch!
And that's about enough for this week.
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