~ Wednesday ~

Life doesn't require that we be the best.  Only that we try our best...

These amazing sunsets will never cease to astonish me.

Everyday from Almost Home I stay back in the evenings just to

capture them.  It's just way too pretty to pass up. 

 I also occasionally make a few stops on the way home to snap a few more
pictures from different locations.  Who can resist when the sky looks like this?

In North Carolina my parents had J, Kimsy and Max (not pictured)
visiting for Thanksgiving.  All the grand kids love spending time with grandma
and grandpa.  In Vermont Reshma was home for a few days as well during
Thanksgiving.  In Tampa, Florida Nina and David had Danielle home for a little.

In Branson it was Arvid and I and the tenants.  Overall everyone had
a great time wherever they were.  Rima and family spent it together in California
 with new friends.  This time of the year I miss being around my family.

This will be our second Christmas here in Branson.  A working Christmas.
Arvid dislikes all holidays.  I love Christmas, but I have gotten used to "down playing"
in the last few years, unless of course I am with my family.  Then it is a celebration of love,
 laughter, fun and life combined together.  Yes, during Christmas I miss my family.

As Wednesday begins, Sniff and I have been up for quite some time already.
Soon our work day begins.  Wishing all a good day and happy times always.

We don't call it homesick.  We call it missing home.
There's not a sickness involved.  It's a state of mind...

~Nadiya~

And So Begins A New Week ~

It's Monday.  Time to sparkle and shine...

Monday morning.  Neither of us wanted to get out of bed.  Again.

Work calls.  Things to do.  Places to go.  Hello new week.

Today I have have set up an appointment with our security system ant work.  

I need to get a little more familiar with how everything works at my place.

  Hopefully the day will be quiet and without much commotion

 happening, but then most of the times that is the case.

When there is two of us to manage the hotels everything works great, 

but when it's just one of us there is of course always something that happens. 

 Stress build up and lots of hectic moments.  Leaving Arvid on his own was not 

so good.  Hopefully it will not be many of these times we are "alone" 

to manage the hotels.  Works so much better with two.

Wishing everyone a productive week ahead.  We are ready.  Rested and 

I believe prepared for whatever the day may hold.  In this scenario of 

having two hotels it makes me a little unhappy for Sniff.  Brutus had all our 

attention and in so many ways he still has it.  With us being gone for so many hours

 during the day, Sniff is always alone.  Not happy about that.  One day we will be

 back home in Florida, and Sniff Sniff will not lack attention from us.

Happy Monday to all.

It's Monday.  Prefect time to 
reboot  your mind and have a fresh start...

~Nadiya~