Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Superior in my home town. We had a snowstorm on Wednesday, but we've returned to Spring-like weather, and have been able to get back to our walks in the neighbourhood. I think Wendy is getting tired of our neighbourhood; the other day she asked if we could drive somewhere else to have our walk! She continues to suffer due to the inflammation in her shoulders. She is treating it with ice, lotions and painkillers; we think it is getting a bit better. My left eye continues to heal, and now is better than the right. We are expecting unsettled weather to continue as that's the way Spring goes around here. Wendy has taken a repeat assignment on a book-keeping job. She updated the business books last year, and the owner has asked her to update them for 2020. She has almost completed that. She is also helping our downstairs' student with alterations to her wedding dress. I think she might have completed that assignment, as Mariana was trying it on this morning. Last weekend, I managed to get over to the golf course and hit the first balls of the season. That went okay, mostly chipping, but some full swings. I had a visit with my denturist on Thursday; he assessed that my partial plate is still fine after nine years—good to know! I need to get to a dentist to refinish a tooth that chipped off, but I've been holding off on that in hopes of getting vaccinated first. We did make another step in that direction, as the on-line site allowed us to register, and promised to contact us with an appointment when we became eligible. Otherwise, things are not looking good on the pandemic front as some of the new variants are not only demonstrating increased transmissibility, but also causing worsening symptoms and higher infection rates among a younger segment of the population. Ontario announced the commencement of a third wave; Europe has done so as well, and now we're seeing an increase in infections in the USA. Saskatchewan has been our worst case scenario for some weeks, and while we often look askance at the USA, there are now 24 states that are experiencing lower infection rates than Saskatchewan! The markets have been troubled this week by fears over infection rates, vaccine availability, and virus variants. Investors were reassured by news of great progress in USA vaccinations, including the doubling of projections to 200 million vaccinations in the first 100 days of the new administration—thanks Uncle Joe! That gave us green days in the markets for Thursday and Friday, and got me back on quota. In the world of sports, my Jayhawks lost in the second round, so they're out of the tournament. Still, March Madness remains a highlight of the sporting year for me, with more dramatic action this weekend and next. Mixed Doubles curling ended on Thursday with the team of Einarson & Gushue prevailing. They'll represent us at the world championships in Scotland in May. My Oilers had the week off as Montreal suffered a covid outbreak, and we lost our first games in the Canadian division. Oilers got back into action against the Leafs tonight, and enjoyed a solid effort and a good despite the OT loss. Pens are doing well, but injuries continue to threaten their success. They won tonight, but there were a number of names I didn't recognize! Baseball is in the final week of Spring Training. Jays will begin the season playing out of their Spring Training facility in Dunedin.
Eric and Erica had a good week in Prince Albert. Liam was home for further medical appointments and intervention. Some changes were made on his prescriptions and we keep hoping these will lead to good health for him. He got notification that he qualifies for priority access for his covid shot—Eric is jealous! Eric/A got out for their hike, but took the precaution of using a well-known trail this time to avoid getting lost and putting in too many kilometres—they spent most of this week recovering from last weekend's over expenditure! They had an online meeting with Haaken to assist him with his tax filing, but he managed it mostly on his own. Greg has established an in-home gym which looks impressive.
Erin and Kristian are living life in the bubble city of Regina. Travel to or from the city is not recommended—yikes! On-line education does not work well for Kristian, so he's lagging behind a bit—c'mon man! Shawn is slowly recovering from his covid infection; we are painfully aware that many experience long term issues. He feels tired all the time, and spends much of the day sleeping.
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Joanna is in southern Ontario. She was able to assist as her dad and step-mom got their first jabs. She should get back here early next week. Travis was over today with his fancy screwdrivers for my laptop—thanks! I was able to get the back cover off and diagnose the swollen battery, so I'll now be waiting for the replacement to arrive. At least, with the pressure released, the laptop is back to working fine once again.
And that's about enough for this week.
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