Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Superior in my hometown. Now that the cold has broken (We hope for good!), we're enjoying nice weather this week. We did get a bit more snow, and we could have done without that. We've made some progress on the kitchen renovations, but Wendy plans to be away next week, so that will grind to a halt for a bit. Wendy has determined where she wants the new island to be built, and thus how far she wants the main light fixture moved. I will probably have to build another bulkhead to accomplish that since the ceiling trusses are running the other way—I don't like making unnecessary holes in the vapour barrier. I did manage another new recipe this week—bacon cheeseburger casserole.
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| Tasty! |
It turned out pretty tasty, but I'm still looking for ways to pump up the flavour for next time. Wendy made up another batch of ice cream, and we froze that up this evening—what a treat! We got out to DQ on Thursday to celebrate the sweetness of Valentine's Day. As a result, I had a bit of gout on Friday, but one colchicine pill, and I was relieved by this morning. Recently on Netflix we've been watching another British Detective series—Midsomer Murders. My Spanish class has continued to be productive. I'm now on a two-week hiatus there as the college is on break until March. We also got out for a friend's birthday celebration and enjoyed a nice meal at Moxies.
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| Salmon Entrée at Moxies |
The markets were troubled this week as mixed news came out concerning the US trade war, and the threat of a US government shutdown loomed until, finally, Trump gave in on getting money from congress to pay for the wall. That brought a relief rally on Friday, and I managed to recover to quota for the week. Last weekend, I enjoyed watching the provincial men's curling playdowns in MB, SK and AB. My guy, Kevin Koe, won Alberta. This weekend, the Scotties (Women's Canadian Championship) has begun in Sydney NS, so I'll be busy keeping up with that all next week! KU served up two impressive wins this week; coach Self seems to be finding a way to make a team out of the players he has left. The countdown to trade deadline continues in the NHL, as teams try to build on the hope of making a Stanley Cup run. All my teams lost today, however, it is only my Oilers that remain out of the playoffs.
Liam got a job as a casual worker in Chateau Michael, a retirement home in Moose Jaw. We expect this will meet his living needs while he continues his participation in RU out at Caronport. Congratulations Liam! He has also registered in three online classes: Developing a Business Plan, Online Marketing, and Website Enhancement. Haaken has a couple of weeks left before a two-week break in March. He's enjoying school and avoiding the cold weather, although they did have a power outage from the Victoria snowstorm! Eric/A had a quiet week at home. They celebrated Valentine's by going to see Glass on Tuesday and going out for dinner on Friday. This weekend, they're heading down to Caronport to see Liam and RU perform. Next week, Erica will head to Calgary on a work assignment.
Erin and Kristian suffered through the continuing cold snap in Saskatchewan, but they came through it all right. They had a special dinner together at home for Valentine's Day.
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| V-Day Home Date! |
Travis and Joanna have continued to be quite busy with PuckShots and BucketDecals churning out the product. It's good to see them regularly, as they're around the workshop downstairs most days.
And that's about it for this week.
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