Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010.
I made an appointment for my hair cut and then started working on my chores for the day. I did a couple loads of laundry, vacuumed the lodge, and cleaned our bathroom from top to bottom.
I went downstairs and ironed 3 table linen cloths that were sitting on the ironing board "to do" pile for over a month. Finally they are done. I love linens, but ironing them is a hassle. I put linen table cloths in a lot of the cabins and they add that personal touch that some people notice and like.
I vacuumed out the Maple cabin's porch, moved their living room around a little and vacuumed in there too. When we moved the newer sofa sleeper into their screen porch, there was some mess from moving the old one out. Now that's done so I don't have to worry about forgetting that.
I left for my hair cut a little late but got there only 5 minutes late, which was still okay. My hair cut took an hour because the lady didn't have any pending appointments. I didn't mind.
After the hair cut, I went to the bank and did a deposit. Then I drove to the cranberry gift shop about 10 miles further, round trip. I filled a basket with goodies for birthday and thank you gifts. Then when I started checking out, I noticed they didn't take credit cards. I had to put everything back to their frustration. I did have enough cash to buy a couple things though but I will have to go back soon. I took the longer route through the woods back home because the fall colors are so beautiful now.
I got home at about 4:00 p.m. Just when I walked in the door, the phone was ringing. I picked it up and was told that our sofa was being delivered in 5 minutes. So I quickly made room for it, vacuumed the area, and they were here. It turned out that the door had to be taken off the hinges to get it through, so they did that for me too.
John was out kayaking with customers still so he wasn't here to help. They guys who were delivering the sofa were very helpful and soon the sofa was in place. I had won it at an auction. It is all leather with a recliner at each end and it only cost $275. I was excited to have a new sofa since our old futon's mattress that we sit on to watch TV, etc. is flat like a pancake now.
Then I saw a note on the door that the UPS truck had delivered something and had put it in the Aspen Lodge, or our Aspen cabin. So after the movers left, I walked across our driveway and noticed that all 10 of the sewing machines had arrived 2 days early. Thank God he dropped them off rather than taking them back to the UPS company for me to pick up. This is the northwoods after all and theft is very rare, again - thank God.
I helped John pull up a kayak since he had just paddled into the bay. I told him of my day and he said they saw an eagle sitting in a tree as they passed, a blue heron and several ducks. The customers were very happy and got some great pictures.
John and I ate left over food for dinner and were just starting to relax on our new sofa when I got a call from my daughter. She had bad news. My son was in jail and being questioned on an alleged assault. That is bad news indeed and the rest of the night I was on the telephone or on-line checking on options of what to do, etc. The day did not end well and needless to say it was very difficult to get some sleep. I can't imagine what my son is going through and since I can't call him, I can only hope he will be all right. Tomorrow will be lawyers and more information but I go to bed with prayers in my heart that everything will be okay.
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