Dear Friends,
 As expected the year has passed quickly and we are once again presented with the task of putting a good face on (or at least offering a plausible explanation for) our activities of the past year.
Marilyn has given up the glamour of Head-Domestic-Goddess of Delta Lodge to teach High School Math, part-time. Her exit has required me to take on her many administrative tasks as well as the incredible burden of my own. I can wearily report that after super-human effort I have successfully “answered the call”. The terrible cost is that I am now nothing more than an ink-stained wretch. I have no time for proper skin care and my afternoon nap time has been cut in half. I await an early grave.
The boys, Andrew (11) and Zach (7) are doing well. Recently both boys were jumping on the bed (so very against house rules). Zach pushed Andrew’s head into the wall, breaking the dry wall. Both suspects were brought to court. Andrew’s defense was that Zach pushed him, ergo he was innocent - a solid, if not inspired, defense. Zach immediately pointed out that it was, in fact, Andrew’s head (as previously admitted) that did the damage. This awe-inspiring defense clicked my “pause” button as the term “law school” screamed through my mind.
We upgraded electrical and LP lines running to cabins #1-4. Not something obvious, but something that had to be done. Old and dead trees were removed and will be recycled into firewood or lumber. Otherwise, we replaced flooring and fixed roofs and took care of the things which we were not able to put off, as required.
We have a new Lodge Dog in Training – Jake. Misty can now play run-and-chase whenever she wants. In fact, often when she doesn’t want... Jake and Zach, being of similar temperament, tend to keep things stirred up around the house. Marilyn frequently calls for order but inadvertently reverses the names of those two offenders.
We are thinking of you during this Christmas season,
Andy, Marilyn, Andrew and Zach
Misty and Jake |
