Still more heat, and a cold!

Another hot week has passed on the shore of Lake Wascana in the centre of the prairies. We have finally held short of the 30° weather this weekend, which is a bit of relief. I was supposed to golf in Willowbunch on Friday, but I was hit with a cold starting on Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday were complete wash-outs for me as I spent most of those days in a horizontal position. I began to feel a bit better on Friday, and today, I felt well enough to attend Marie's funeral in Weyburn, albeit behind a medical mask so as not to share my illness. Wendy has made steady progress on the patching of the walls downstairs. I need to catch up with the work on the storage closet. The markets boomed after Uncle Joe's surprise relinquishment of the Democratic nomination. The enthusiasm over V-P Harris's elevation to the role spread into the markets as investors expressed the hope of being spared from the Orange Menace. To be sure, there were whipsaws, but overall it was a good green week. Baseball draws nearer to the trade deadline, and we've seen three Jays already traded away to teams who feel they are in contention for a playoff run. The Riders played the defending champs on the road this week; they came close, could have won it, probably even should have won it, but fell four points short. 

Liam & Mercedes joined Eric & Erica on the worship team on Sunday before heading back to Caronport. On Tuesday, Eric had another consult about his eyes. It has been decided to do the operation on his right eye on August 7th, and after seeing the results, reconsider how to proceed. Eric/A joined us in Weyburn today for Marie's funeral. She must be some number of cousin to Eric. We're expecting Liam and Mercedes to join us tomorrow for more birthday celebrations. 

Erin had another good week of work as she has already had time to begin her stress over the upcoming monthend activity—LOL! Kristian is continuing to progress with his driving; he still needs more practice with parallel parking. Erin's work is going well, although she continues to be short-staffed.

Adding Rope

Kristian and I completed the rope work on the cat tree and have moved it indoors. It's ready to install now. Tonight, we all went out with Eric & Erica for birthday supper at Olive Garden—tasty! 

Travis and Joanna are successfully holding down the fort in Thunder Bay. Andrew and Rosie have determined to continue their education in Toronto, and have decided to move down there next month. 

And that's enough for this week.