Started out as a "calm before the storm" kind of week as we get closer to all the doin's in September. After wrangling with a podcast potential who apparently thought I had an office and staff and oodles of time, I finally sent a message that I am busy until after Labor Day (which I am). Volunteering is great, but it has its limits. Time to do some lake time and finish up projects for the anniversary party and wedding.
Well-laid plans and all that, when a podcast committee member took my woes of no responses to heart and quickly sent me a filled out questionnaire anticipating a quick turn-around. Ahh, ahh -ok we can do this with a quick rehearsal and possible recording on Friday salvaging time planned to spend at the lake. After deciding to do one more "for the gipper" I suddenly got the questions back from another interviewee who needed to get it done before September 1. Double ahh, ahh. If you send me a bio and speak with me Friday on the questions, possibly Monday (today) figuring no way-Wrong. Scramble, scramble.
Hit the lake on Monday night anyway for some downtime and hosted some good friends on Tuesday for lunch and longgg boat ride. One of our friends and I snoozed through the tour while Burt continued the lecture for the other passenger. Although we invited them for an overnight they had to decline. Good thing as Wednesday noonish the whole power grid crashed into the lake apparently. Estimate time of restoration - Friday at 6:30 pm?? Plus my cell phone would not work. Apparently the cell towers shut down in a show of solidarity with the power grid. Well good time to read all my New Yorker mags--uh oh - 2 'frigerators and 2 freezers full of meat, etc. and Joseph's worm supply.
Dragged the generator out which I am estimating weighs the amount of a small elephant but it does actually run the whole house except the AC. It was only predicted to be about 90 and more storms. With gas stations within scrambling distance closed due to power outage, we had to devise a schedule of on-off timing to preserve gas for the generator without destroying the food supply. Back-up plan for gas was whatever was in the boat and then start siphoning off the car. Good news-after the 3 day estimate of power outage it did actually come on at about 10 that night-crisis averted. We now have an written emergency generator plan as certain circuits need to be turned off so we don't blow ourselves up. The lake folk are used to this as we heard the sweet sound of generators filling the air.
This weekend was filled with helping the younger folk move what we could into their new digs. Bad news-most of their stored stuff cannot be delivered until this week and their new ordered stuff may be weeks if not months. Sunday, mad trip to Muskegon to check out sister's storage units resulting in filling up a van and truck with furniture. This sis went from a giant 4-5 bedroom house to a condo, so the pickins' were pretty good as conversely the kids were filling a 4-5 bedroom house. Recycling at its best!
After recording one poddie Friday and another one today, I am talked out...no really. Picking up Grandpa's golfing buddy tonight for the week and probably next week too before school starts. Darn I wish I wasn't such a procrastinator...oh well things percolating in my head will get done, just a matter of organization right?
Finally a picture of our latest satisfied customers-- Dave and Sue
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An awesome day at the lake!! Great company + great food + wonderful lake tour = A FUN, RELAXING DAY AT THE LAKE HOUSE:-)
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