May Day! M'aidez!

Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Superior in my hometown. The weather is improving, and the snow is (finally) disappearing!

Two Months ago...

Now

I have serviced the snowblower, and put it away for the season. I've also pulled out the lawnmower, so I'm ready for summer! I've also found a guy to re-grip my golf clubs, so another summer prep is done! I'm still waiting on a guy who has been repairing my rototiller all winter long—it's not ready yet! Wendy has been putting in long hours getting our income tax documents ready for our Chartered Accountant—we got those submitted today! We had another physio session this week. I thought I was going to be done, but the therapist had other ideas! If they can figure out something that hurts you, they set up an exercise regime to tap into that pain! Anyway, we both have some additional exercises to do for the next two weeks. I did manage a 5km workout on Thursday, but I was a bit uncomfortable after that, but I'll keep at it. We got out cycling today—that was good, although pedalling really works the knees! The markets have continued to whipsaw with the variance in the news cycle each day. Overall, it was another red week to complete a red month. All the indices I follow are in the red so far this year, and so am I. The NHL season has come to an end, and my three teams advanced to the playoffs: Oilers vs Kings; Pens vs Rangers; Leafs vs Lightning. In World Curling—Mixed Doubles: Canada advanced to the playoff round, but lost out to Norway; Scotland won the gold medal there. Senior Men: Canada won over Czechia. Senior Women: Switzerland won over USA. 

Erica writes, "We started the week with a full house, but Greg and Kiersten left on Sunday and Liam left on Monday and we are back to an empty nest. Eric and I spent the rest of the week recovering from all the fun. We’ve both been dealing with spring mold and pollen—plus we are getting old! Speaking of which, Eric celebrated his 52nd birthday on Thursday. We had a low-key celebration with friends, Appies and an amazing chocolate peanut butter cake made by our friend Guido."

Erin was able to return to work this week. She is not 100%, feels pretty congested, but is getting better every day. Kristian babysat Shawn's cats this week; he learned that cats drink from toilets. He has also returned to his regular routines at school. Shawn, Astrid and Liam were in Winnipeg for Astrid's synchronized swimming event. 

Travis and Joanna spent the week in Florida, finally returning this evening. Gemma was also down there, and got home yesterday. So, the pets will soon be returning home. Minnie has been very easy to care for. Mozzie (the budgie) has terrorized me whenever Wendy lets her out of the cage. My head must look like a nest, or something! We spent some time at their house this week dealing with the flooding caused by the torrential rainfall last weekend. Some repair work remains to be done. Some other development needs to be installed to forestall any reoccurrence! 

And that's about it for this week.