Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010.
We received the best gift of all today - a free laptop from a friend. So now my husband and I can be working on the computer at the same time!!! So I am writing you from my new laptop - Yeah! Thank you Cari & Brian!
I sewed and quilted most of the day and did some laundry, which you know is my life. I moved the television from the lodge to our master bedroom. The television I bought at the auction is now in the lodge. The sound is amazing and much better. Then I moved the television from the master bedroom to one of our cabins - Alder. We have some friends/customers who will be staying in that cabin for a month so now they can watch DVD's, etc.
I made up a clean laundry bag for Alder and dropped that off with the TV stand I bought at the auction too. Now Alder looks like a regular house, television and all.
John was bailing out the huge amount of water from the boats when he reminded me to get the dirty laundry from the cabins. Laundry pick up will be coming today sometime. So I went around to a bunch of cabins, grabbed the laundry and put it in the huge hamper on wheels for the laundry company to pick up.
John did a garbage run around the resort with the ATV to prepare for the dumpster pick up tomorrow. The boats were so full of water that it took him over an hour to do. He turned over some kayaks too in preparation for the rain tomorrow.
I checked Birch cabin for the customers who would be arriving this evening. I found a lego, some socks and picked up a couple pieces of schmutz that was on the floor. I also made a stack of kindling, paper and wood in the fireplace to get a fire ready to start. So all the customers have to do is light a match and they have a fire in the fireplace.
John saw me throwing more wood in the wood box outside of the cabin so he decided to split some wood. He went and gathered some more wood, scrap wood and his splitting maul and then got to work. About an hour later he had smashed his thumb. It is a little swollen but will be okay. Just when he finished and was in the house cleaning up, the customers arrived. Perfect timing.
They checked in and then later had a few drinks in the lodge with our other customers who are here. John tended bar while I sewed. He is so wonderful!
I had to make a few telephone calls, but otherwise I didn't do any paperwork today. John did a bunch of paperwork because he had to prepare reports for healthcare, etc. He will have to be ready for a conference call that will be coming in tomorrow regarding his health care. He has a disability, or pre-existing condition, so his health care is different. He has to go into a pool of "uncoverable" people who have pre-existing conditions. Then, per the State, insurance companies have to pick people from that pool and cover them. Every year he has to re-submit information. Its a pain in the butt.
Later I made fried chicken, potatoes and green beans. Then I went to my writer's group at Your Art Studio. It is such a cool place, there's a gallery, shop, classes and the building is core wood construction. This is a must see for anybody in the northwoods. They are in Manitowish, which is half way between Mercer and Manitowish Waters. I was there until after 9 p.m. and had a fun time.
John and I stayed up watching television until midnight. I am amazed at how well we work and get along still. We have been together for over 9 years now and our relationship is easy and comfortable, which is great. We spend every day together and that can be difficult for some people, but not us.
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