Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Superior in my hometown. The weather has been cloudy, but very mild with daytime highs around zero each day except Friday (a cold and frosty Friday the 13th!) when we had a brisk, sunny day! It surely puts a dent in Winter when you have a prolonged warm spell in January like this. I've been able to get out to the shop nearly everyday, so, I'm making some progress on my next game. It's a Sorry-like game, but comes with a flexible board arrangement as you play with up to six players and four decks of cards. It's called Pegs & Jokers; there are a variety of rule sets and board designs out there. Wendy put one jigsaw puzzle away, and has taken out another, but hasn't put any time into it yet. She got measured for her cataract-induced lens replacement. Her vision is already quite obscured in that eye, so we hope the surgery will be accomplished successfully. She also enjoyed her regularly scheduled mammogram—surely knows how to have fun! She enjoyed getting out for a couple of coffee-visits at least. A bigger event was second-hand shopping where she scored two microwave safe cornbread pans! We have begun work on the stairwell from the side entry down to the basement. I had another MRI on Monday; this time, they were checking my head to see whether they could determine a cause for my hearing loss in my left ear. My non-prescribed exercise program certainly seems to be easing my symptoms, and the neuropathy in my feet seems much improved. My legs and lower back continue to ache. The markets enjoyed a Goldilocks-level batch of news on the jobs front, and on the inflation front—just right, thanks Uncle Joe. All indices are running green so far this year—keep 'er goin' boys! The main sporting event for me this week is Curling; the Canadian Open is running in Camrose. My guy, Kevin Koe, did not qualify for the playoffs, but my gal, Kerri Einarson, did. Tomorrow it'll be Einarson vs Fujisawa in the Women's Final, and Edin vs Bottcher on the Men's side. In hockey, my teams remain in contention. Leafs and Oilers had good weeks; Pens did not! On Tuesday, #2-Kansas had a spectacular comeback against OU as they recovered from ten points down with 5 minutes to play. Today, it was another tough conference game against Iowa State and the scored on their final possession for the 62-60 win. These are home games—how will they do on the road?!
Erica writes, "We had a pretty quiet week here in PA. I’ve been enjoying the new bathroom with the super large tub! I love it. I am back to intermittent fasting and keto and my joint pain has substantially decreased. I also started back on my nightly yoga routine. The first night was so painful I could barely lay flat on my back. But last night I felt good. So, I know the stretching and moving are a great help. Eric will be teaching a class this term on co-parenting. We continue to pray for an animation job for Haaken, income from art for Liam, healing for Greg, and patience and energy for Kiersten (Greg’s fiancée) as she helps Greg. We made a commitment to the kids to pray every day for them, and, we are, hopefully, awaiting a response."
Kristian has continued to follow the saga of the faulty VR set. They've written twice commending him for his patience, and admitting they still have no solution. Perhaps he just doesn't have the heart to tell them the toy has already been returned! His team lost their curling game this week, 7-6. Kristian informed me that the ice was bad, so the rocks didn't curl properly, and I thought, "Now, that sounds like a real curler!" He has one game left before the playoffs. Erin, Sadie and the cats continue with life as usual. Big day for Erin today, as her Jaguars came back from a 27 point deficit to win their playoff game!
Travis and Joanna hosted us for supper—yummy Swedish meatballs! They were also over here for a games night, and brought Moxley along with them—he seems to be much larger than expected, but is a gentle dog. They have continued to be very busy with photoshoots and the production of PuckShots pictures for the players and their families. Travis has also adopted the Jags, so he enjoyed their remarkable success as well.
And that's about it for this week.
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