Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Superior in my hometown. The weather has continued mild, and Thursday's rains melted away our opening snowfall. We are back looking at green grass once again, but we're threatened with colder weather in the coming week, along with another attempt at snow! The main distraction and distress of the week was the passing of my oldest brother, John, at the age of 80. It was quite a shock as we had no expectation that he was in poor health, so we struggle to move forward. Of course, in these Covid days there can be no anticipation of travel to BC for any kind of service in the near future, so we'll just wait to see what the family plans in that regard. Otherwise, we continue with our 10-year renovation project here. Wendy is making progress on the back entry, and when that is complete, I think we only have our bedroom to do on the main floor. And, when that is complete, I'll start to hear about further plans for downstairs! I've been able to get out to the shop on the warmer days and have begun work on a sharpening station for chisels and plane blades. Wendy likes the luggage racks and has commissioned another pair for the guest room here, so I've begun cutting material for that. The markets have remained volatile as surges in the pandemic cause unease in the investment community. I have increase my buy-in to about 45%, and managed another green week at least. The pandemic surge has prompted increased restrictions here, and in all provinces to the west. We despair over when we'll be allowed to travel again. The NHL continues to work on plans for a season. I'm also hoping that college basketball will get going. In college football today, two of my teams played each other with #18-OU hosting #14-OSU. My Sooners prevailed in their game, so they will improve their ranking. However, the #22-Texas game was postponed due to Covid.
Eric and Erica had a routine week. With the spike in COVID cases in Saskatchewan there is increasing encouragement to stay home. Liam is enjoying a spike of his own. His Phil Vischer podcast is over 200 viewers and he’s picked up a few subscribers. Haaken has applied for a project and we hope he is successful. We also got some pictures from Greg (our foster son). He has been on a self improvement kick. He has lost a lot of fat and gained a lot do muscle. We are pleased for him and his efforts. We were sad to hear of Uncle John’s passing. I know he is likely not sad at all, being reunited with his Marion. But we were hoping to get a visit in and now we will have to wait until later. We will miss him. Liam and Haaken are both working on Christmas lists to share around the extended family.
Erin and Kristian are enjoying their new vehicle, and their warm home. Friday evening they "hit the jackpot", as they described it. They ordered supper delivery from Westside Pasta, and sure enough, a delivery guy promptly arrived to deliver their KFC! No sooner had they called to complain about that messed up order than another delivery guy arrived with their pasta order! Bonus! Still has been no followup to clear up the confusion. Kristian reports that things are going okay with his hybrid schooling with half-time in person, and half-time on line instruction. He is also working on a Christmas Wish List!
Travis and Joanna have managed a handful of hockey team photo sessions, where normal times would have projected at least 75 teams by now. They keep getting steady orders on the bucket decal side, and expect to qualify for some government assistance as well. Joanna's car is giving some problems this week as it doesn't want to engage the starter. It could be some switch that isn't realizing that all systems are go for ignition. The battery seems fine, and if/when it finally decides to try, it starts up immediately.
And that's plenty for this week.
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