What is so rare...?

Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Superior in my hometown. The weather has been comfortable, but not as warm as we expect for this time of year. At least it has been conducive to making progress on the deck building, and Wendy has been keeping up with the staining. Wendy has been diagnosed with Shingles, however whether it's our vaccinations, or the early intervention with anti-viral meds, she is not suffering much so far. She is experiencing vision issues in her right eye, so she was referred to an ophthalmologist over that. I also have a couple of indoor projects on the go as I'm rebuilding a book case for Travis, and doing some electrical work here at home. We are determined to get some major roof repairs done this year, and I've been getting quotes for shingles, eavestrough, fascia and soffits. In line with the latter, we've decided to add some pot lights to the front of the house, so I'm drilling the holes into the old plywood soffits, and will fit them into the aluminum once that is installed.

New Soffit Lighting

Also this week was the provincial election. I worked as a Deputy Returning Officer in charge of tabulating the votes. That went pretty smoothly, but the turnout was dismayingly low. We set a record for the worst voter turnout ever, so as it played out, 18% of the voters gave Premier Ford another majority government! The markets remain difficult, but have been steadily improving recently, so I managed to make quota in May—first month this year! In world hockey it was Finland again beating us in the final to win the gold. Another round is complete in the NHL playoffs; I managed to pick just one winner of those four series. I'm picking Avs and Lightning this time, but cheering mightily for Edmonton. I hate to be right about this prediction, however, my poor Oilers are down 3-0 in their series. The CFL has completed the preseason, so regular games are beginning next week—Go Riders, Go! 

Erica writes, "This week was busy with work. We got the car back on Monday with a new rear window and continue to do research on whether our lot has enough space to build a garage. On Friday, we headed for the coast. A good friend is getting married, and we managed to find some really cheap Westjet tickets! We look forward to celebrating with them. Liam has moved down to a Maple Creek area camp for the summer, where he is working. Haaken continues to work at Costco and on developing his animations. We pray that an opportunity in animation comes for him soon. And Greg is making wedding plans."

Erin and Kristian had a quiet week in Regina. The new cat is settling in nicely; the old cat? Not so much!! Erin keeps them separated during the day.

Great work!

Kristian's school club, Deaf Crows, but together an informative presentation titled "Deaf Shame, Deaf Same". It is being hosted at one of the Regina libraries until June 25th.

One of the displays

The hot weather in Regina even has them running the Air Conditioning already. 

Travis and Joanna had a celebratory week.

And smart, too! 

Gemma's convocation was on Friday, and we got to watch that on livestream. Her Honours B.Sc. with first class standing in Biology and Chemistry should provide some open doors when she decides how to continue her education. Travis and Joanna took a brief trip across the border for an early celebration of Joanna's birthday—nice! 

And that's it for this week.