About Yesterday ~

What worked yesterday doesn't always work today.
Today is the best time to do what you could not do yesterday,
because tomorrow might be too late...

No matter where we are we seem to always be busy.  Somehow even

 busier here in Florida than with the hotels.  Yesterday was a busy, but very good day.  

We managed to take care of business and then we visited our nephew J in Miami.  

We saw his apartment, chatted for a while then walked to one

 of the nearby restaurants.  There we had a good meal and believe it 

or not once again we choose to go to a Latin restaurant.  We sure 

are getting into the hang of Latin food.  For now though I 

think we have had enough Latin food for this trip.

We also had a trip to the warehouse in Miami.  We still do our shipping

 even when in Branson, but now that we are here it's good to go to the

 warehouse, check out the merchandise and make sure all is good.

Last night we took a little time out for ourselves.  We went too a concert.
 The artist was not the best, but we had a great time even so. Together
 with a good friend it was a night of fun, laughter, music and
 yes quite a few drinks for the "boys." Happy times.

Not sure what today holds as yet.  All I know is that we are having
a good time, but I am so ready to go home.  Again last night Arvid
spoke to Chris our maintenance man at Almost Home and
said to him, "can't wait to get home and relax."

I know Arvid does not look forward to the cold, but I also
know we both look forward to being home and seeing little Sniff.

To all a very good day.  As mentioned before another beautiful day awaits
 us here in the Sunshine State, best part soon it will be time to go home.

If you go anywhere, even Paradise, you will miss your home.
It's not the home that I love, it's the life that is lived there...

~Nadiya~

It's Snowing~

A man travels the world over in search of

 what he needs, and returns home to find it...

This was taken by Tiffany from Almost Home Lodge.  Yes,

our hotel looks like a winter wonderland.  Unfortunately, we are 

"stuck" here at home.  No snow tires means we can't get out of the driveway, 

nor can we get up the hills that would take us to the hotel.

The front of our house looks all white and pretty.  I have been 

out for a long time trying to get pictures and build a snowman.

  Arvid of course is tucked indoors watching TV with Sniff.

It is still snowing right now.  Arvid and Sniff are cozied up watching TV. 

 Well Arvid is and Sniff is just snoozing away.  He is so happy to see

 us back home, and we are happy to see him and be together again. 

 Sniff is all over us and I love it.  Missed him so much!

It's just the perfect day to stay in under warm covers and relax.

Happy Sunday to all.  There is no place like home, and we are home.

Home is wherever you leave everything that you love and never question 

that it will be there when you return.  Home is not a place, it's a feeling...

~Nadiya~

It's COLD ~

Cold cozy nights, warm blankets, and hot chocolate.
Kindness is like snow, it beautifies everything it covers...

We have been waking up to below freezing temperatures.    Wednesday morning 

it was so cold we decided to stay home.  Yes, we now have the option of not 

going in if we don’t feel like it.  I am not used to it, whereas Arvid is.  

For me it is strange, but I’m sure liking it.  It’s good to know that the

hotel is being run just as good. Tiffany and Chris are truly exceptional.  

Will have to get use to having free time again.  Loving it so far.

Yesterday Arvid and I even took time to go shopping for some winter clothes.

  Something I would never have done during the work week. We had a leisure 

lunch and then just took the rest of the afternoon off.  At first I was guilty, 

but that did not last long.  Getting used to this can be fun.

It is so cold no one comes out of their rooms unless absolutely necessary. 

That is they just come to the office to pay or to chat.  Almost Home runs
smoothly.  I love it.  I still continue to go to work early in the mornings.  

Just can’t seem to get out of that routine.  I like it.  I Get to chat with
everyone and still make sure everything is running smoothly.
As far as I am concerned, as long as we own Almost Home,
I will definitely be a presence there as will Arvid.  

Yesterday I trimmed a few of the kitties claws.  Yup, I’m the designated nail trimmer 

for the kitties.  I love it because I get to play with them a little as well.  Always fun.

Next week I plan to take some of the tenants out for burgers and milkshakes.

I did get a gift card from them after all.  Have to make sure it’s put to good use.  

Sniff is doing good.  He suddenly likes being under cover as he sleeps 

between our legs as we watch TV.  He never liked being covered before.  Maybe 

he’s cold. Brutus loved being covered.  He could stay that way for hours.

I miss Brutus so very much. Especially now that we will be going to
 Florida. I am experiencing way too many emotions and a lot of
it is freaking me out.  Florida is synonymous to Brutus and Shadow.
  Sniff did not live there too long. Not as yet anyway.

Another cold day awaits us, but fortunately not as cold as yesterday nor
as cold as it will be during the weekend.  Lots of possibilities await us. To all
a happy Friday and a good start of the weekend.  Soon it will be 2018.

And suddenly you just know it's time to start
something new and trust the magic of new beginnings...

~Nadiya~

Good Day For Happiness ~

Start your day with the right smile...

As I stepped out the front door to "check" the temperature, it looked

 bleak and I thought it was going to be much colder than it actually was. 

 Fortunately, I was mistaken.  Bleakness did not mean cold.  It was just 

crisp and fresh.  I do like the cold weather so much more than the heat.

Arvid has the heat turned up to 75 degrees (24C).  I'm hot and he is still cold. 

 Occasionally, I manage to sneak in and turn it down one degree, but he would say, 

"is it cold in here?"  Then check the thermostat and turn it back up.  We do this often.

Sniff is like Arvid he is also cold.  Strange,  both cuddle with blankets.

As always Sundays and saturdays Arvid watches soccer. In between phone
calls on Sundays he's cheering for his team or whichever team scores a goal. 
He says he just loves to see goals so for him it does not matter too much
 who scores as long as it's an awesome goal.  He does have his favorite
 English team.  Liverpool.  Then it does matter who scores.

 Constant battle with him and the TV.  Very difficult to talk to him
or to show him anything while soccer is on.  He is glued to the TV.

I'm ready to back to work tomorrow,  Has been many days if being "idle"
I feel energized and excited to be back in the "game" of running a hotel.

Happy Sunday to everyone.  Wishing you a day filled
with love and friendship.  Wherever you go, no matter what
the weather, always bring your own sunshine.

Happy Sunday.  Count your Rainbows. 
 Not your Thunderstorms...

~Nadiya~