Pins and Needles

We have been sitting on pins and needles waiting to hear from one of the Regional Managers on a possible transfer. I got so anxious yesterday afternoon that I sent another email to our own RD asking if he had any update for us. He answered that we should be patient, that he is working on it. The other problem from our standpoint is that with each day that passes that we get closer to the busy season starting on Memorial weekend, most of the really good workamping jobs will be taken. We have heard from a couple of places that sound really good, but we are in no position right now to entertain a commitment to them. One was on the water at the Fidalgo Bay Resort in Anacortes, WA, where they are looking for Resort Managers. Another was in Mesa, AZ where they are looking for campground Hosts. There is no shortage of opportunities in the workamping world - at present, but this is where the real money is for now.

It was a typical day except for a Memorial Service that was held by one of our departing residents in memory of his wife.

Pat Maloney (on the right, facing the audience), his son and his wife's sister and her son, conducted a celebration of life at 2 PM for Pat's wife Marga who died suddenly a week ago. You may remember that story where she was in the hospital for an internal infection and she died from a fatal reaction to an anesthetic. Pat is going to move today to another community in CO that is closer to the rest of the family. Sad story.

We also had a group entertaining during a happy hour program we had scheduled at 3 PM. Their music "stunk" according to most residents and from what we could hear. Sometimes that happens when we contract with a different group to perform for us. Win some, lose some.

It's the final day for our work week today - yeah! It will be very busy with a couple of special events we have scheduled and a couple tours with new prospects that are scheduled. We just take it one day at a time and look forward to our days off, starting at 7 AM tomorrow...