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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Blizzard again. Snow is sticking. Depressing weather but it is still beautiful. I looked out the window at 5:30 a.m. when Orla needed to go outside and all the branches were covered in ice/snow. It was pretty no matter what date it is on the calendar.

John worked with Dave on the Birch cabin a little. There were pipes, fittings and fixtures needed.

We had some customers/friends come to the resort for a visit. I made turkey dumpling soup and we all had lunch, Dave included. The customers brought their big labradoodle and it bit Orla, but she was fine. Some times puppies make dogs upset. Orla is fine but I freaked out when I heard the bite/snarl/bark and then the yiping. I was more scared than everyone else but she was fine. The only problem is she is going to be even more scared of other dogs now.

We took 3 kayaks out of storage and our customers/friends helped load them onto the kayak trailer. I drove the trailer down to the lake and we are waiting for the weather to get better.

I went grocery shopping this morning early and I am shocked at the increase in price of a lot of items. What used to cost $150 is now over $200. I had to give up a lot of convenience items like pre-made, microwave casserole dishes. I also didn't get chips, or other items that are just empty carbs. I also did not renew my 2 magazine subscriptions already because of the increase in gas prices - I had to cut back somewhere besides groceries. We also won't be going on any more scenic drives just to go for a drive. What are you doing to cut back if at all?

We thought about attempting to hook up pipes and start getting another cabin ready for the cleaning girls. John was already cold/wet from his walk outside with Orla, the weather was nasty, so we decided against it. We will have to put off cleaning for a few days until the weather gets better. It wouldn't do any good to hook up the pipes only to have them freeze a couple days later. So I called the cleaning girls and postponed the cleaning for a few days. By the way, if you know anyone who wants to clean on Saturdays this summer, let me know.

John and I did some paperwork in the late day. I am trying to figure out where we can save money. We will probably go with another friend's web site service to save us about $100 a year. Who knows what else. I will keep checking.

We have a customer coming tomorrow. Hopefully the weather will be better than this. Oh well, we will do what we have to and hopefully have fun. There is an art show at Your Art Studio on Saturday at 10 a.m. Maybe we'll go to that.