Lawn Care

We had been putting off the mowing chore for almost a week. It was getting close to needing to be cut when we arrived last Monday. The combination of the grass being higher than normal and our being a little bit out of shape made for a tiring and tough job. here's a shot of Josie doing the main job of mowing while I did the trimming with the weed eater:

This year, we used the mower and trimmer from one of our neighbor's and a full-time maintenance worker - Will. That was maybe a 50 foot walk versus a 150 yard walk to pick up and return the tools. We are set to go for another week or so.

Yesterday was our opportunity to work with one of the new front desk employees - Jill. We were a little worried about that experience as a few of the front desk workers had some concerns about her. We went into the experience with an open mind and, except for a few minor occasions, she worked out fine with us. It is a good thing as it looks like the scheduling changes - at least short term until we get a full staff once again - will require our spending a lot of time with her. Our main partner at the front desk - Donna - will be spending more time covering the night shift, or graveyard shift from 11 PM to 7 AM. It will all work out.

We will have a new experience today at the front desk as we are expecting 4 tour buses for the first time. We have 175 rooms, and those buses will take up about 150 rooms. As it is the first time we have so many buses, our Administrative Manager - Jim - will be there to make sure everything goes smoothly with room assignments and bus parking. Tonight should be an interesting shift for us...