Saturday, June 29, 2019

June 28 - Resort Adventures

June 28, 2019
Day 179 - 186 Days to go
Base Camp Coffee of the Day: Lost in the Dark (Colombian Dark French Roast)

The day started with six vacancies for the weekend between Rainbow Haven Resort and Cross Timbers Cabins. By 7pm, we had filled them all except one. Plus all of the one and two day gaps in the week of July 4th got filled up. This Summer is looking to be the busiest one since we got here. The ONE single downside to that is the steps to my office. I laugh (on the inside) when a guest climbs my steps declares "That's enough of that". On the inside, I'm thinking, "The first 20 of the trips today for me was enough, by later today, 80 trips will REALLY be enough!"

I'm JUST WHINING!

By the way, Yes, that is a hole in the steps and yes, I am aware of it. I suppose I will probably fix it this year sometime, BUT IT HAS A STORY! It's not unsafe. Even though it makes people nervous. It's a reminder of the time Craig tried to burn the deck down. If you are a long time guest of Rainbow Haven, you'll remember Craig. He was the former owner before us. Craig agreed to work here for a year after we bought the place from him. One of his favorite pass-times in the cool weather months was to sit by a fire up on the deck. Yes...… On the deck. It was mostly safe. He had a Chimenea with a metal base that kept sparks and cinders from catching things on fire. One day a wind picked up and blew some embers around the deck and onto the steps. There are now a half dozen or so holes around that smoldered until discovered and then put out. He and I laughed about it a lot and used it as the back-story to quite a few social media and video encounters between he and I. Without Craig, it just doesn't seem to get the same comical mileage as it did with him. So, I suppose it's time to fix the step. 

The Last Resort Project:
I haven't seen the guys around for a couple days so they may be hiding from me. They did enough work last week so I'm giving them some space this weekend.

“What ifs” are the doorways into new adventures. “Why nots” are the doorknobs. We turn knobs and tug at doors until we find the one that opens for us. The Maker will leave that one unlocked and when we get to the other side, the light will be on and He’ll be waiting with all the resources and help we need to fulfill His best desires for us.”
Kevin E. Beasley

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June 27 - Resort Adventures - Callahan's 1st Birthday

June 27, 2019
Day 178 - 187 Days to go
Base Camp Coffee of the Day: Lost on the Lake ( Colombia/Sumatra blend)


Today is a big day at the Resorts. One year ago our grandson Callahan was born. He got an initiation in to the family in proper resort fashion. Born just a little premature, he was small so we had to make sure he was a keeper! We used a fishing measuring device to determine he was long enough to be a Taneycomo Brown Trout keeper. Of course he was a keeper long before he was even born, but we have fun here so by the time he was just a few days old, we had a variety of pictures that that demonstrated our fun (to the dismay of his grandma) Fortunately, I had Callahan's mom on my side. 

I tell people that he was either born into the best family, or the worst one (If you don't like pictures and stories) But if you've been following his first year in the tribe, I think you'll see that he's got a pretty good gig going on here!


Callahan has become the "Poster Child" of the Resorts. He's the face of our coffee ads, various comical postings and meme's and the general life at the resorts. As he is growing up and trading his "Baby Looks" for his "Little Boy" looks, we are also graduating him into new rolls around the resorts. Things like "Captain Callahan" with pictures of him driving his Aunt Adreane's big 40 foot trawler. (I'll post that pic one of these days, In order to hold the top of the wheel, he had to stand on the bottom of the wheel)

Callahan has been a big reason why things are just SO FUN around here and we intend to make sure that he experiences as much f the magic as possible while he grows up in the middle of "The Resort Adventure"

The Last Resort Project:
I drove by there on the way to Cross Timbers a couple times and saw Barbecue Smoke coming from a grill. I guess that's something! LOL

“Adventure, opportunity and reward extend beyond our field of vision, and are made known to us only when we test our wings.”
Gina Greenlee

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(What Else Could It Be on Callahan's Birthday..... His all time favorite thing at the resorts)

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