Tuesday, May 31, 2011
No picture this time because I haven't had time.
I got up early today and went into Alder after breakfast to put together the refrigerator. It is a new one for that cabin, but about 5 years old, and given to us by our neighbor. To transport it to us, our neighbors took off the doors, put all the parts in a drawer and we picked it up. So now it sat there in the cabin, all in parts, waiting for me. The doors were difficult and it took me about an hour to get them on. I thought it would be easy. I should have known that nothing is easy around here.
John came into the cabin to hook up the gas to the oven/stove. He finished that while I cleaned out the refrigerator. Orla was keeping us company and she is such a fun puppy. The weather was warm and humid and we had the wonderful new windows open. A cross breeze is a wonderful thing.
Afterwards I took all the dahlias I had in pots, ready to plant, and put the pots in the back of the 1983, Toyota LandCruiser. I drove it into town and to the church where 1 guy and 4 ladies and I planted flowers. The LandCruiser has leopard spots painted on it and the doors say, "Pine Forest Lodge Safari". It's a classic resort vehicle and I like it. When my kids were younger, they hated it when we would pick them up at functions where other kids were around. They ignored us for awhile and then would get in as secretly as they could. That actually caused more people to see the vehicle because we were waiting there so long.
After I was dirty and had wind blown hair from the planting of dahlias, I went to the gas station to fill up a 5 gallon can of non-ethanol gas for our outboards, and the Safari vehicle. Wouldn't you know it that when I am looking my worst, I run into a couple I know from the area. I looked like hell but gave them a dahlia or two and explained what I had been doing. Hopefully when I see them next I'll look better.
John worked on putting in the main pier and did a section at a time. He didn't want my help. Then he worked on getting a large power pole into the dirt up at Balsam cabin. A storm last November took out the wires to the cabin. It was already shut down for the winter so we just left it. You can't dig a hole for a pole when the ground is frozen. So John and Dave just waited a little too long. Cleaning girls were coming the next day to spring clean the cabin and so far there was no power to it. You can't run a vacuum cleaner or have hot water without electric in that cabin. Late in the evening there finally was power and no one got hurt or anything. John worked hard on that project. He had to get a load of dirt into the ATV trailer, one shovel full at a time. This is no easy task for someone without the ability to stand up straight without a walking stick.
We had some customers arrive into the Alder cabin and they just loved the new floor. That is always nice when our hard labor is appreciated. John had just finished painting the window trim on the back of the cabin just before they arrived.
I made the bag for the Birch cabin, which would have to be cleaned tomorrow too. I did some laundry of my own for a change, played with the puppy for awhile and did some work on the computer. When Dave got home from his painting job, he moved some of his stuff into our guest room. I will get the rest of his stuff tomorrow.
Our annual ATV rally for people with disabilities is starting this Thursday, which will probably use all the cabins. I still haven't heard from the person who is organizing this event. I got confirmation that they were still coming, but I needed to know how many people, etc. So I e-mailed him again. Hopefully he'll get back to me soon.
We had a customer call and with tears in her voice, to tell us they wouldn't be coming up this summer. Her husband had a stroke the year previous. This last week he fell and hurt his knee really bad. So they just can't make it. They had been coming up for over 10 years with their kids, etc. She was really sad she couldn't come up and I think the fact that her husband is still doing badly, probably had something to do with that. Hopefully his rehab will get him in better condition so they can come up next year.
I e-mailed and called and left messages with people who would be here that week of the cancellation. Hopefully we will fill it so we won't be out all that money. We only ask for $200 deposit from people. If someone cancels last minute, we are out hundreds.
Later I made a good dinner for John, Dave and I. I took leftover roast, red peppers, zucchini, 2 cheese brats, sausage and onion, fried them. I boiled ravioli filled with pesto & walnuts which I bought in the frozen food section. Then I made homemade alfredo sauce. First I would dish out the veggie/meat on the plate, then the ravioli and then a scoop of the alfredo. It was fabulous. I was pretty tired after the day so I had a glass of wine.
We visited with our customers in the lodge for about 2 hours and then it was good night. It was a good day.
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