We had another cool and windy day yesterday. It only got to 64 with a low of 37, but the winds remained at a steady 20-25 MPH with a peak gust of 26. Once again though, the day dawned bright, sunny and calm and remained that way until about noon.
Our day was pretty slow again but we did get the RV sites totally filled for the weekend. We took some of the office stuff that we cleaned out of the Surprise location into the lodge for them to use. Bob had a lot of heavier stock paper that he used for brochures for real estate sales that we had no room to store. We still have more stuff that they will ultimately get.
The restaurant is beginning to see a good increase in traffic and they are featuring some nice entrees. Yesterday was a special 14 oz. New York Strip Steak Dinner with baked potato, fresh vegetables and a salad for $18.95. They are also serving a buffet breakfast each morning on the weekends for $8.50. It provides a good option for the seasonal RVers that stay the whole summer and don't want to travel a long distance to eat out.
Today is the AM shift again and we will try to get some pictures of the lodge interior for tomorrow's post. The morning shift really suites us better since we still have a good portion of the day for ourselves when we get off work. Josie did some baking yesterday after work - Banana nut bread and a yellow cake. I suspect that some of that will make it into the lodge for the staff to enjoy.
Later...
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Slow Day and Winds
Yesterday was a very slow day for us at the lodge. We did a few reservations, had some folks check in and basically spent much of the time accepting deliveries for the weekend. We had a keg of Bud Light delivered, a freezer full of ice bags and ice blocks delivered and several bottles of hard stuff for the bar in the banquet room. The restaurant will be open for the rest of the weekend so we will be getting some traffic from that side.
The biggest story yesterday was the wind. There were steady wind speeds in the 25-30 MPH range with a highest gust of 33 MPH. This area is located fairly close to the edge of the Mogollon Rim which creates different air currents and more winds naturally. It is a beautiful area because of the Rim but you can almost always expect different weather patterns as a result of it. Anyway, we haven't had any rain yet in June which is nice. The temperature range yesterday was 69 (high) and 46 (low).
We went into Payson after work yesterday to pick up a prescription at the WalMart Supercenter and also to deposit our paychecks. There is no direct deposit here so we can expect to have at least one trip to either Payson or Flagstaff every two weeks to make the deposit. That's OK though since we will need to go into town to replenish food supplies.
Our shift begins at 7 this morning and ends at 2 PM. We don't expect an overwhelming flow of traffic but the resort is about 80% booked for this weekend.
Later...
The biggest story yesterday was the wind. There were steady wind speeds in the 25-30 MPH range with a highest gust of 33 MPH. This area is located fairly close to the edge of the Mogollon Rim which creates different air currents and more winds naturally. It is a beautiful area because of the Rim but you can almost always expect different weather patterns as a result of it. Anyway, we haven't had any rain yet in June which is nice. The temperature range yesterday was 69 (high) and 46 (low).
We went into Payson after work yesterday to pick up a prescription at the WalMart Supercenter and also to deposit our paychecks. There is no direct deposit here so we can expect to have at least one trip to either Payson or Flagstaff every two weeks to make the deposit. That's OK though since we will need to go into town to replenish food supplies.
Our shift begins at 7 this morning and ends at 2 PM. We don't expect an overwhelming flow of traffic but the resort is about 80% booked for this weekend.
Later...
Friday, June 5, 2009
Finally Finished in Surprise
Josie went to the Arrowhead hospital in the AM to see her former coworker that had complications during a surgical procedure the day before. Evidently, her blood pressure dropped drastically and they had to place her in intensive care as a precaution. She is doing fine now.
Yesterday also saw us complete the shed project in Surprise. We spent the better part of the day shredding documents, taking files to storage and dropping off a couple things at the Goodwill drop in Surprise. We did, however, bring the shredder back with us since we still have a lot of documents to shred back home. One thing most people can always count on when they live in a house - they hoard just about everything that's in writing that contains some kind of personal information. Here's a shot of Josie doing the last of the dreaded chore:
Yesterday also saw us complete the shed project in Surprise. We spent the better part of the day shredding documents, taking files to storage and dropping off a couple things at the Goodwill drop in Surprise. We did, however, bring the shredder back with us since we still have a lot of documents to shred back home. One thing most people can always count on when they live in a house - they hoard just about everything that's in writing that contains some kind of personal information. Here's a shot of Josie doing the last of the dreaded chore:
We took advantage of being near some needed personal services as Josie went and had her nails done at her favorite nail shop and Bob had a haircut at Mario's in Surprise. That should hold us for awhile.
We left Surprise about 3 PM and decided to stop somewhere for dinner on the way home to Happy Jack. One place that we've always wanted to stop but never had the time was the Rock Springs Cafe located in Black Canyon City north of Phoenix. They are famous for their pies and we each had a slice after our dinner - hmmm, good! Here's what the place looks like:
The outside is deceiving. It appears to be a modern little restaurant but once inside it is very western and rather large. There's a saloon on one side and the restaurant on the other, separated by a gift shop in the middle. It's well worth the stop.
The last two days in Happy Jack were very nice. The high both days was 77 and the low was 39 and the rain gauge shows zero precipitation. It is starting to warm up a bit but it will never get as hot as Phoenix.
It's back to work this AM and we work the 8 to 1 shift today...
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Good News is no Bad News
We arrived at the Clinic about 9:30 yesterday to do the paperwork and pay the copay for Josie's procedure. She went in about 10:30 and Bob didn't get a call to come in to her recovery room until noon. people that arrived after Josie were already leaving so there was some concern about what was happening with Josie. It turns out, and Bob should have remembered, that they were actually performing two procedures on Josie - the Colonoscopy and an Endoscopy. Josie has been taking medication for Barrett's esophagus for several years. Both procedures were done with just minor discoveries, none of which were bad. The doctor took a couple specimens for biopsies and we will know the results in a couple days.
Josie was pretty groggy and very hungry. We went to a Village Inn for some food and then stopped at the grocery store for some food for the room and went and checked in. Not a very exciting day.
Today we will finish the job at the shed and do some miscellaneous stuff. Josie has a friend and former coworker that had an operation yesterday and had some complications so she wants to see her at the hospital. Also, she needs to check with her former employer about COBRA details.
Other than that, we are hopeful to get back to Happy Jack at a decent hour.
Until then...
Josie was pretty groggy and very hungry. We went to a Village Inn for some food and then stopped at the grocery store for some food for the room and went and checked in. Not a very exciting day.
Today we will finish the job at the shed and do some miscellaneous stuff. Josie has a friend and former coworker that had an operation yesterday and had some complications so she wants to see her at the hospital. Also, she needs to check with her former employer about COBRA details.
Other than that, we are hopeful to get back to Happy Jack at a decent hour.
Until then...
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Mass Reservations and Drive to Surprise
It was like somebody threw a switch and said "OK, you can start making your reservations now". We had a morning shift that was almost non stop phone calls by people making reservations for everything - cabins, RV sites, storage spaces and tent sites. The thing that made it unusual for us was that a lot of the reservations were by one person wanting multiple sites. With our system, Campground Manager, you have to make each site reservation separately. That makes for a longer process to complete the whole reservation. Our Resort is very nearly full for the season now. It was an otherwise normal day except for all the volume of reservations.
We were off duty by 2:15 and got ready to leave for Surprise and were on the road by 3 PM. Josie took one of her medications while on the trip to Surprise and made it easily to the hotel. Bob went to the local Safeway store to get a pot pie to do in the microwave in the room for his dinner while Josie prepared her Colonoscopy cocktail for her dinner. She needs to be at the clinic by 9:30 this morning for her 10:30 procedure. She'll be glad to get some real food afterward. We booked an extra night at the hotel this time because we really need to finish our project at the old space while we're here.
Till tomorrow...
We were off duty by 2:15 and got ready to leave for Surprise and were on the road by 3 PM. Josie took one of her medications while on the trip to Surprise and made it easily to the hotel. Bob went to the local Safeway store to get a pot pie to do in the microwave in the room for his dinner while Josie prepared her Colonoscopy cocktail for her dinner. She needs to be at the clinic by 9:30 this morning for her 10:30 procedure. She'll be glad to get some real food afterward. We booked an extra night at the hotel this time because we really need to finish our project at the old space while we're here.
Till tomorrow...
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Miscellaneous day
It was a normal work day yesterday morning. We had several reservations, several check ins - both storage and RV sites - and sold lots of "stuff" in the store. It was one day where we didn't have to do any odd ball things like assisting with housekeeping duties or bathroom cleaning. We are always happy about that.
The afternoon was kind of laid back with Josie planting her tomato plants and turning over the "garden". Here is a shot of the finished garden that also contains a couple other plants that were already there from previous camp hosts:
The afternoon was kind of laid back with Josie planting her tomato plants and turning over the "garden". Here is a shot of the finished garden that also contains a couple other plants that were already there from previous camp hosts:
The two tomato plants are to the left in the picture. We'll (hopefully) update this picture showing lots of tomatoes on two big, bushy plants.
The rest of the day was spent trying to organize the trailer with some of the things we brought back from our last trip to the shed in Surprise. We still have a ways to go before everything is finally put in its proper place but we are making progress. It's not fun work. We'll try to finish the job on this trip. We both will be glad to get it all done.
Today is another AM shift - from 8 to 2 after which we will depart for Surprise to prepare for Josie's Colonoscopy scheduled for tomorrow AM. She will not eat any solids at all today. Let's hope we can get to the hotel without any "incidents".
Later...
Monday, June 1, 2009
Is the Monsoon here?
It seems like the monsoon season is here early this year. Every day is about the same, weather wise. The days dawn bright and sunny without a cloud in the sky. The clouds start rolling in about noon and by 3 or 4 in the afternoon we get a short storm that dumps a little rain and cools things off about 10 - 15 degrees. Yesterday was just like that - 70 (high) and 35 (low) with .02" of rain in the afternoon. There is definitely more precipitation in this area vs the Phoenix area. We had 2.20" of rain since we arrived in mid May.
We had the afternoon shift yesterday - 1 to 6. After a late breakfast and leisurely morning we went to work and were greeted with our usual Sunday afternoon dumping crowd. The main business on Sunday is the dump, water tank filling and propane. It's a predictable pattern. We stumbled through our closing at the end of the day. This was the first time that we were alone at the closing and it was a bit confusing for awhile. We figured out the reports that needed to be produced and we finally reconciled the cash and credit cards, closed out, and got home about 7 Pm.
Today is an early shift as is tomorrow when Josie needs to begin taking her medicine in preparation for her Colonoscopy that is scheduled for Wednesday AM. Anyone who has had this procedure knows you need to be near the "john" when you start the medicine and it is about a two hour drive to Surprise. We'll see...
We had the afternoon shift yesterday - 1 to 6. After a late breakfast and leisurely morning we went to work and were greeted with our usual Sunday afternoon dumping crowd. The main business on Sunday is the dump, water tank filling and propane. It's a predictable pattern. We stumbled through our closing at the end of the day. This was the first time that we were alone at the closing and it was a bit confusing for awhile. We figured out the reports that needed to be produced and we finally reconciled the cash and credit cards, closed out, and got home about 7 Pm.
Today is an early shift as is tomorrow when Josie needs to begin taking her medicine in preparation for her Colonoscopy that is scheduled for Wednesday AM. Anyone who has had this procedure knows you need to be near the "john" when you start the medicine and it is about a two hour drive to Surprise. We'll see...
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