M'Aidez! May Day!

Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Superior in my hometown. The weather had been comfortable, but we've been subjected to heavy winds most days. The warming temperatures have us watching the golf courses open around us. I'm looking forward to getting over to the local course to see what my back will put up with!

Sadie's Shadow Box

I've spent some good time in the shop this week where I'm working on a new game project and Sadie's Shadow box. The pic shows a dry fitting of the box checking the size for the glass. It appears that I need to take a few more mm off the length—always better when it's too big as opposed to too little! It's a deep box with 50 mm space between the glass and the backing board. Erin and Kristian are planning and gathering items to place in the box. We managed to get our sixth vaccine dose on Friday. We don't know whether it will be effective against the latest variant, Arcturus. Wendy is busy with chorus business and practice. Their next concert is on the 15th, and then, we plan to head west for a brief trip. They have a 50th Anniversary Gala in June, so we need to get back for that. The markets have been bad, terrible and no good this week. You might call it continuation on a theme! As a result, after a good month of April, we have started May in the red. Fortunately, the employment data on Friday was so strong, that we got some recovery to end the week. The first round of NHL playoffs are complete, and I managed to accurately predict 4 of the 8 results! In round two, I'm picking Panthers, Devils, Stars and Oilers. Some of those picks are looking pretty iffy already! The Blue Jays had a good start to the season, but ran into troubles in Boston, but are having a good weekend in Pittsburgh. The final Grand Slam event of the curling season is playing out in Regina. My guy, Kevin Koe, was not in this event. It'll be Canadian Champ, Einarson, playing Homan in the women's final, while Canadian Champ, Gushue, will take on Bottcher in the men's final.

Erica writes, "This week was busy—we are into my busiest time with audits. This weekend, we are also busy with a full social calendar. We caught up with Allan and Jodi Rundel, our pastor couple from Kenora for dinner. At our monthly book club, Jennifer (McLeod) Wallace shared about her book, Miss G and Me. We plan to read it this month. Tomorrow, we have a fancy dinner! Whew—I’m tired just thinking about it! The body seems to be doing okay. Liam tweaked his back, but found someone who could help fix it. The ravages of age come for us all!"

Erin and Kristian have, finally, got home and settled into life in Regina. They really enjoyed their time in Florida, but didn't care for the extra two days it took to get home by way of Toronto and Vancouver!

I'm impressed!

Kristian was recipient of an award from his school for being "a model math learner. He comes to math class consistently ready to learn and is such a pleasure to teach. Kristian, your calm nature is appreciated by all! :)" 

Travis and Joanna returned from Tampa on Wednesday. They managed to make all connections and were only about an hour late. This remarkable air travel success was only tempered slightly by the fact that their luggage did not travel home with them! Anyway, they're home, tanned, and refreshed to plan another trip! 

And that's enough for this week!