Yesterday us girls closed up the biggest cabin, Fireside. It took almost six hours but we were all happy to check that one off the list! The last guests there left a huge Stuffer's lasagna, garlic/cheese toast and lettuce/spinach in a bag. A full meal for eight people! I cooked them in our RV this… Continue reading 09.24.13 Contract on our rental house!!! Our last Tuesday here! 6 days left till departure
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09.22.13 Weekend of beautiful weather and hard work – 8 days left till departure!
The trees have more reds, oranges and bright yellows on them now but my pictures don't seem to pick up the beauty of the colors. The cool crisp weather is just perfect with a nice breeze making it feel great to be working outside. I got my share of outside work today when I worked… Continue reading 09.22.13 Weekend of beautiful weather and hard work – 8 days left till departure!
09.17.13 Winding down and enjoying our last few days at Northern Lights Resort! – 13 days left till departure!
Today is Tuesday, September 17 and it is the first of our two days off. The weather is clear and cool and God has given us this gift of living in this absolutely beautiful part of our country for the summer. Roy and I went out for lunch today to Bait and Bite, a place… Continue reading 09.17.13 Winding down and enjoying our last few days at Northern Lights Resort! – 13 days left till departure!
09.14.13 It’s some girl’s birthday!! – 16 days left till departure!
You say it's your birthday It's my birthday too, yeah They say it's your birthday We're gonna have a good time I'm glad it's your birthday Happy birthday to you. Yes we're going to a party party Yes we're going to a party party Yes we're going to a party party I've been singing this… Continue reading 09.14.13 It’s some girl’s birthday!! – 16 days left till departure!
09.11.13 Beautiful plants, cold weather and 19 days left till departure!
After today we have 15 more work days plus 4 more days off = 19 days till our departure! We’ve been busy getting things ready to travel. It’s been 4 months since we pulled in here and Dora has not moved since then. Roy took everything out of his “garage” which is actually the truck… Continue reading 09.11.13 Beautiful plants, cold weather and 19 days left till departure!
09.10.13 Great Saturday! 21 days left till departure!
Saturdays have always been the nicest day of the week for us but the last 3 months of Saturdays have been anything but nice. Finally today is our first Saturday without a Meet and Greet and only four cabins to clean and two to just strip bedding. We got started at 8:30 this morning instead… Continue reading 09.10.13 Great Saturday! 21 days left till departure!
09.04.13 Itasca State Park where the Mississippi River begins – 24 days left till departure!
The Mississippi River ends where it pours all its water out the mouth into the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana. We’ve been there and now we can say we’ve also been to where the Mississippi River begins in Minnesota. We drove around 3 hours to Itasca State Park and enjoyed the beautiful scenery within the… Continue reading 09.04.13 Itasca State Park where the Mississippi River begins – 24 days left till departure!
09.04.13 The hikers at Echo Bay Trail – 25 days left till departure!
Roy and I are not hikers. I enjoy reading, doing puzzles, cooking and making crafts and never thought of hiking as something I would add to that list. We tried it out today by hiking a 1.5 mile trail that goes by Echo Bay and found we enjoyed ourselves. We did enjoy taking break from the walking while… Continue reading 09.04.13 The hikers at Echo Bay Trail – 25 days left till departure!
08.31.13 Beginning of the resort close down – 26 days left till departure!
Our new, less cabins occupied and semi close down the resort schedule is out and------- For the first time that I can remember I will be working on Sunday afternoon and I worked on Labor Day. We still get Sunday mornings off so we can attend church and we will have Tuesdays and Wednesdays off. The… Continue reading 08.31.13 Beginning of the resort close down – 26 days left till departure!
08.26.13 Today is the DISLIKE RV day :(
I've written many many blogs about how much we love this RV life and we love living in the RV. I'm sure people have wondered "Don't they ever dislike it?" Well today is the day I dislike it. Everything about an RV is different than a house and especially our little tiny Splendide washer/dryer that… Continue reading 08.26.13 Today is the DISLIKE RV day :(
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