Happy Valentine's Day!

Wiley and Harley

Wiley is actually laying across Harley in this picture.  This is the morning after Harley went to the groomer's to get all cleaned up for our trip to Detroit this weekend.

Ray's niece, Michelle Riker, is getting married this Saturday.  So, Drew and I are heading to my hometown!  We'll be spending time with my family, Ray's family and Drew will run up to his hometown of Port Huron on Sunday to spend time with his family.  Homecoming week!

I'm looking forward to the change this weekend will give to my routine.  It's been the same for so long, and with the extreme weather there is nothing to do but stay in the house.  (Unless working.)

I'm taking a four day weekend.  This will be so nice!  We'll spend the night at a hotel on Saturday night.  Haven't done that in two years!  It will be nice to be away on a mini-vacation.  A busy one though!

I can't wait to see everyone.  Without the bed and breakfast I haven't seen many people - there's no place for them to stay.  Our place is way too small!

Oh, Happy Valentine's Day! - Jimmy

My "New Book" Has Started!

Harley enjoying the snow - and boy...does he LOVE the snow!

It's February 5 already.  I've been with Booking.com for almost a year now - less than a month to go.  Wow, what a different world I was in a year ago!  Not knowing where I was going to go.  Not knowing what was going to happen with the Kirby House.  Not knowing how I was going to pay bills.  Not knowing if I would have a job.  I was in a big mess. 

My life has a routine now.  A schedule.  It was so hard going from 15 years of my routine to a complete change in my entire life.  Now, after almost a year it's nice to have a routine.  It's quite nice to know what to expect.  To look forward to coming home at night after work and watching "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" with Drew (and all the four legged friends trying to cuddle up).  To look forward to sleeping in and enjoying the time to slowly wake up, again with all the four legged friends trying to cuddle up.  Having my day alone on Sunday's making dinner and cleaning house while Drew is at work.  I love it. 

Now I need to start to take all that extra time I used stressing, adjusting, and just laying around depressed with loads of anxiety and start some hobbies.  I need to start taking pictures again (with my good camera and lenses).  I need to catch up on some books I bought over the last two years I never read.  I need to organize my closet. 

I'm getting organized.  I got a pocket calendar to keep track of dates.  I got an old fashioned phone book to start keeping names, addresses and phone numbers (my computer with all my guest names and numbers crashed). 

Last week Drew bought a deep freezer from Sam's Club.  It was a great deal as it was a display model.  Now I can start cooking in batches again like Ray did so we always have soup, sauces, etc. available.

The day's are getting noticeably longer now (I know they're not actually longer - but it's staying lighter later.) 

My "new book" has started fresh.  There will be references to the past, but chapter 1 has started fresh and new!  - Jimmy