News Update

Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Superior in my hometown. It was quite a week of weather, with plenty of snow! We cleaned out the driveway three times, and now the banks are so high on the lawn, my poor little snowblower is struggling to blow it up on top!

Lotsa snow this year!

At least the cold weather seems to have been broken for now. With the exertions of snow clearing, we did not get much done on the renovations, but Wendy is pushing forward with her painting preparations. I did come up with a couple of new recipes, and we tried the Keto Quiche last night.

Mmm, good!

It was great! I look forward to trying the Keto Cheeseburger casserole next week. We're enjoying building our menu list with delicious food that's also good for us. Spanish class continues twice each week. I'm finding it challenging, but useful. The markets were challenging this week as old fears over Trump's trade wars were exacerbated by renewed fears of another US government shutdown. However, I was blessed with a good gain and remain on quota here in the first quarter of the year. The NHL teams are deciding whether they're buyers or sellers moving toward the trade deadline, and the actual games seem to fade from prominence. Pens and Leafs remain in playoff position; Oilers remain out, and they lost again tonight, sigh! KU continues to struggle to maintain a lineup, but today's freshman crew put on an energetic display in a win over Oklahoma State! My main interest this week has been on Saskatchewan men's curling championship. I always hold my old home province as a sentimental favourite in the national championships. 

Eric & Erica finally were able to celebrate their Silver Anniversary today.

Happy Silver Anniversary!

It's funny, but I recall that as a child, I always found that folks having a 25th Anniversary were old! Saskatchewan has been in a real deep freeze this week with temperatures pushing -40°. That also reminds me of their wedding day! 

Erin and Kristian have also struggled through the frigid temperatures. On Monday morning, her car would not start, and there were two days when the school buses did not operate. That complicates her schedule as she needs to drive Kristian to and from school. Kristian liked it because with more than half his class missing, he got more teacher time and got caught up on his math. 

Trav & Joanna keep busy, and their cars keep running. Gemma is lined up for house-sitting for the next while. The snow is piled high on their street as well, and they don't have any off street parking. 

And that's enough for this week.