Light on the Horizon!

Wendy's Easter Project

Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Superior in my hometown. The weather has been beautiful, and we've enjoyed getting out for walks regularly. Our pandemic infection rate continues to be high, but the last few days have seen reduced numbers, so we're somewhat encouraged—we're hoping that this light on the horizon is not simply from the time change! We're hearing that the vaccine is now available down to age 75, so we're hoping to be in the window in the next week or so. The USA has promised us an additional 1.5 million doses—thanks, Uncle Joe. Wendy is continuing to suffer with her rotator cuff inflammation; she was back to the chiropractor this week. She has a series of exercises to do, accompanied by painkillers, ice and other treatments. We're seeing some improvement, but she's still experiencing significant pain. I have managed a bit of activity on my woodworking both in the shop and some gluing inside the house. The markets have had a troubled week as fears of inflation surrounded a supportive report from the FED, and the Nasdaq suffered substantial losses. Fortunately, my stocks performed okay and gave me some gains. I am now on quota for the five months since the election—thanks, Uncle Joe. In sports, Bottcher beat my guy, Koe, in the final to win the Canadian championship. He'll now represent us at the World Championships coming up in Calgary. In hockey, my Oilers have been doing much better and are now threatening the Leafs for first place. The Pens have put on a good streak as well, and are positioned for the playoffs despite continuing to experience injuries. This week the Canadian mixed doubles championships opened in the Calgary bubble, but they're just in the middle of their pool play so far. March Madness has begun, and my Jayhawks won their first round game, and will play again on Monday afternoon—Rock Chalk!

Erica writes, "This was a very blessed week with birthday phone calls and best wishes on Facebook. I got mail from Mom and Dad, Mom Bailey and Grampa K and even a package from Haaken. We celebrated the day with our bubble—the two of us along with Tina and Guido. Guido made my fav—red velvet cake. Liam is heading home this weekend. He will join me on Worship Team this Sunday and then go to his specialist appointment on Tuesday. On Saturday morning, Eric suffered from a bad dream that I had! I woke up quite annoyed with him (well, if he acts like that in my dream, imagine how he acts in his!). Fortunately, he had preemptively supplied a cup of coffee, so I forgave him."

Erin and Kristian are engaging in lock-down as Regina is a hotspot for coronavirus variations that seem exceptionally easy to spread. Shawn has been infected at work in the group home despite all the precautions and PPE they use. He's been symptomatic all week, so we hope he turns the corner soon. Kristian's school work has reverted to being online-only.

Travis and Joanna welcomed Andrew home from his work at the remote camp—he's pretty sure that he's enjoyed all he can stand of that! Gemma continues her university courses. Otherwise life remains pretty quiet, and it's almost time for another trip to TO for Joanna. The difference this time is that the TO people may be looking askance at her coming from a covid hotspot!

And that's about enough for this week.