Saturday August 27th ~

 Courage doesn't always roar.. Sometimes it's the quiet voice at
 the end of the day whispering, "I will try again tomorrow."

I seem to be saying this way to often, but where did August go? 

 How did it go by so fast?  The last few days are on us, and just

 like that, we have already been in Branson for nine months.

My calendar for September is already filling up with things to do.

  Among those things is to have a haircut.  This time I scheduled in

 advance because the last time everyone was booked.  same as 

with doctors and the dentist.  I have no clue what is going on.

Today I plan to go for a little visit to AH. We have been busy 

so I have not been there last week.  Arvid seems to go

 more often these days than I do.  Strange but true.

Not much planned.  The day is filled with soccer for Arvid. 

 I have no idea if he even has a so called break from soccer today.  

Good time to get out a little and do something on my own.

To all a good day.  Whatever you do make it your masterpiece.

People are like books: some deceive you with

 their cover and others surprise you with their content....

~Nadiya~

Wednesday June 8th ~

 The 3 C's of life: Choices, Chances,

 Changes.  You must make a choice to take 

a  chance or your life will never change...

These last two days were long.  That’s because

 we’re done with the remodeling of the rooms.  It’s

 back to not much to do.  Most would say this is good, 

but somehow for Arvid and I it sure feels weird.  

We feel guilty because we have free time 🤷🏻‍♀️

I have also been trying to stay indoors a lot. 

Not going and touching the grass or pulling weeds. 

 I have been bitten enough to know better. These 

little chiggers have made my arm look totally

 bizarre. They are covered with bites 😳

We finally managed to convince a family to move 

out.  In the process we got rid of a dog, 3 cats, 3

 adults and 2 kids. All in the same room. 

 When we took back Almost Home,

 we sure found the unexpected, but slowly

 we have made changes for the better.

The week is halfway done already.  Hopefully today

 will be a little busier so that the day passes by fast.

 Almost Home is usually very quiet except for the phone

 that never stops ringing, and that includes my cell phone. 

 Either it's ringing or tenants are texting me all the time.

  I have had texts at 2am, 3am etc.  I have

 had to put my phone on silent because it disturbs Arvid.

  The texts can usually wait until morning because they

 are never critical, just someone who works the late shift

 had a question.  Others have been because of the time 

difference.  That's what it's like to have a hotel.  You are 

needed 24-7, and just for nonsense most of the times.

Overall, I can't complain.  We have not had any 

disturbances at night.  We have had undisturbed

 sleep otherwise.  I hope I didn't jinx it 😂

To all a good day and as they say 99% of the

 battle is getting yourself in the right state of mind.

The days that break you are the days that make you...

~Nadiya~