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Thanksgiving 2023

Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Superior in my hometown. We have been enjoying a visit with Bern & Alicia, but they left on Wednesday. It was great to have them here, and show them some of the sights there are around here. We enjoyed celebrating Thanksgiving with them and the family here. Wendy, Alicia and Joanna prepared a fine feast!

Nice pic of Terry Fox by Bern

My appointment with Dr. David Puskas, orthopedic surgeon, set for Monday has now been cancelled, so I'm back to the waiting game concerning my back. I've been pushing things this last week involving long hikes with Bern & Alicia. This has brought back the neuropathy in my feet, along with some discomfort in my back and butt, but has, overall, been an encouragement. Wendy seems to be fully recovered from her cataract surgery, and after her fresh haircut, she's both looking good and seeing well! Wendy has spent most of the rest of the week with laundry and turkey leftovers. It appears we'll get to enjoy Cheesy Turkey Casserole several times in the next weeks—yum! The weather has remained favourable and I've mowed the lawns, hopefully for the final time this season.

Hexagon or Circle? 

I have completed another FastTrack game board, and have another in the works. I'm still working with Travis on an effective design for the centre area and the fast track. We played numerous games of FastTrack, along with Dummy Rummy and School! The markets ran well for the first part of the week, but faltered on Thursday and Friday. I managed a green week, but didn't make my quota. The main negatives are the Republicans failure to operate government in the USA, and the resultant drop in consumer confidence. C'mon man! The world of sports has been mostly disappointing again this week. The Riders put up another pitiful outing in Calgary and were unable to clinch a playoff spot—now, they're looking for help! The Jays are gone, so I've switched to the Rangers (sorry Ranger fans!). They'll be playing Houston in the American League Championship Series. The NHL season has begun. My teams (Oilers, Pens, Leafs) have now played two games each, and the Pens played a third game tonight. Oilers and Pens were lame in their opening game losses, but have played better since, but Canucks beat my Oilers for a second time tonight—sigh! Leafs were lucky to win their first, but put up a solid win tonight. After their big win last week the #4-Sooners pretty much switched places with the #9-Longhorns, but both have this week off.

Erica writes, "After sending Greg, Kiersten and Liam on their way, we had a short, busy week. This weekend, we went to Saskatoon with friends to enjoy a musical. Eric has a hockey draft, so, we are staying the night and have a planned visit with the Saskatoon Baileys. On the Lipedema front, I’ve been finding that a combination that rotating, stretching and using a leg massager/pump is helping to maintain my mobility. Unfortunately, the pump I have doesn’t do the knees, so I have some edema starting to build up around my knees."

Erin has been enjoying poor health, and has had to miss some days of work. She seems to be on the mend finally, but it's been quite a spell. Her consultation with her doctor has led to further investigations. It seems her blood pressure issues are rearing their ugly head once again. Kristian is maintaining his usual schedule of schooling, youth group and waiting for curling to start. 

Alicia, Bern, Wendy, Bill, Trav, Joanna

Travis & Joanna remain busy. We were glad they got to spend some time with Bern & Alicia while they were here. Today, Trav stopped by to get the refurbished chair racks with the chairs they use for hockey team photography. It's the the first of many team photo shoots for this season. 

And that's enough for this week.