Thankful!

Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Superior in my hometown. We are enjoying Thanksgiving with full hearts—we are well blessed! We have obtained another vaccine booster; this one covers a couple of additional Omicron variants. We both experienced a bit of shoulder discomfort, but really we were symptom free.

Wendy managed to track down a replacement microwave after ours quit. The new one has a few additional features, and we're liking it a lot. We have sold the old Cougar, so the Santa Fe has now moved into the garage for the first time ever. I'm thinking it will enjoy that this winter, but we're also wondering if folks will think that we're never at home! With the newly capacious garage, I've been working to reorganize my wood shop area for more efficient storage and access to wood and tools. Some have asked about the half-half-half drawer construction I mentioned last week. Here's the Youtube source of that technique. I have continued under the care of my chiropractor, but I am not seeing much improvement. With all the manipulations, stretching and exercise I am now sore across my complete lower back and legs! Wendy has kept busy with chorus business—it seems the banks cannot figure out how to set up their various accounts and cards. She had a follow-up appointment on Wednesday, and that was positive. She also has additional therapies and medications to work through. Getting old is tough! The markets behaved crazily again this week, so in other words "same ol' same ol'"! We started with big time green, and closed with three days of big time red. Over all, we gained a little. The big issue this week was continuing strength in the economy and especially in job gains. That made investors fear the central banks would continue with aggressive rate increases. Sigh! "Good news is bad news" these days. The world of sports continues to distract, but not to match with my expectations or wishes. Baseball season ended, and the playoffs have begun. I picked Rays, Jays, Cards and Mets to win their first round series, and all lost game 1! Yogi said, "It ain't over til it's over!" I'm hanging onto that, but it is over for the Jays, Rays and Cards! The Riders blew another winnable game in Hamilton and their playoff hopes died with it. They have two games remaining, but truly, they only have a mathematical chance. Curling has been front and centre this week with the Grand Slam National event taking place in North Bay. My guy, Kevin Koe, has advanced to the playoffs. On the women's side, my team, Kerri Einarson, has also advanced. In college football, my sad sack Sooners took on the Longhorns today—it was a slaughter! It is a rare event to watch this game as a match between unseeded teams! 

Erica writes, "We started the week with leading worship with a team. Monday was a home day. Tuesday, we attended an event at the Prince Albert campus for the University of Saskatchewan. We got to have a tour of the facilities. Wednesday, we made our grandfathers proud attending an NDP dinner fundraiser. Erica got some nice red gloves. Thursday, we enjoyed our regular evening out with friends. So Friday, to relax, we hit the road to Regina. We will be celebrating Thanksgiving with Liam in Regina with Erin and Kristian." 

As mentioned Erin and Kristian are hosting the Ulrich Thanksgiving Dinner—Saskatchewan section! We wish we could all be together, but know they'll be having a good time. 

Chef—meet the turkey!

Travis and Joanna are very busy with Bucket Decals orders these days. They still managed to take time for an evening visit during the week, and they joined us for Thanksgiving Dinner this evening. An epic game of Greedy added to the enjoyment. We really enjoy the times when the family can get together. 

And that's about it for this week.