April Showers!

Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Superior in my hometown. The week opened in sunshine, but turned into heavy rain on Wednesday through Friday. Today was mostly overcast, but dry, so maybe we're set for a change. I haven't been over to the golf course, but have worked on my swing here in the back yard. Otherwise, we look forward to the promised May flowers. I have done a bit of work on shop projects. I've set up an air line, so I can use my air-powered tools over at the work area. I've begun work on a bank of drawers under the mitre-saw station. Wendy had doctor appointments with our family doctor and also with her chiropractor. Her shoulders continue to improve, but she's not back to par yet! Joanna is helping out by taking blood pressure readings for her to report back to our family doctor. She's also done some blood work for that purpose. Getting old is not for the faint of heart! Next week, we're looking forward to our first jab of Covid-19 vaccine. Our doctor has agreed to write on our behalf so we can shorten the delay between the first and second dose—hope that works! We have not been doing well on the pandemic front, and infection rates are at record levels once again. Vaccinations are not occurring quickly enough, and several provinces are being hard hit by the virus variants. The USA has been doing great on the vaccination front, which has encouraged investors. The markets are thriving, and both Canada and USA reported good jobs' data on Friday. I've already managed quota for April, but there remain a couple of weeks to see if I can hold these levels. The main sport I've been following all week is the World Curling Championships. Canada managed to qualify for the playoffs, but had a disappointing result losing to Scotland. Now, the remaining playoffs have been postponed due to a positive Covid test of one of the teams. The baseball season has opened, but the Blue Jays are not flying! The NHL is into the last few weeks of the regular season. It appears all three of my teams will make the playoffs. This weekend is the conclusion of the Masters Tournament which always marks the beginning of the golf season for me.

Erica writes, "I tried to kill Eric this week with certified organic, all natural, gluten-free, vegan, kosher, non-GMO, nut free, crispie rice squares, that also happened to be laced with shiitake mushrooms. Fortunately, Liam came home and read the ingredients before Eric ate the whole box. But since he was sick, and I was also under the weather, we got Covid tested—another negative test. Looks like I needed some rest, and Eric needed me to stop poisoning him. Go figure! Liam is home for the weekend to get an iron infusion, but mostly just to see us, right? Plus, we had gluten-free peanut butter chocolate cake for him, not laced with mushrooms. Haaken reached out to Liam and Aiden to talk about possibly doing a project together. I hope it happens—it would be great to see more of their original content. We sent a few Easter treats to Greg and Haaken. We are really looking forward to when we can travel again."

Erin and Kristian have had another week of "safe at home". Sadie and Lucy seem to manage the extra company just fine. Kristian is currently on school break, but next week he's back to on-line classwork. Shawn continues to recover from his bout with Covid-19. He's been back at work this week at least, although he tires easily. The vaccine availability in Regina has moved down to age 52, so it can't be too much longer before Erin becomes eligible. Tonight, they ordered a fancy pasta entrée for supper from Luigi's!

Safe at Home! 

Joanna has her test results and it's negative once again—yay! We were glad of the chance to celebrate that with them before returning to the Ontario Stay at Home orders. Andrew is interviewing for a couple of new opportunities and sure he doesn't want another fly-in camp experience! Gemma is nearing the end of her semester with a few projects to finish, and then it's exam time!

And that's about enough for this week.