. . . just how clean YOUR hotel room is? Ever consider leaving a tip – or not leaving a tip – for the housekeeping staff?

Hubbymoose and I have just returned frome a three day trip to the big city (Anchorage) which means we had a two night stay. I used an online price seeker and got a room somewhere we’d never stayed before. One of my coworkers had stayed there, and she is pretty finicky about her rooms, so I figured we were safe.

We were assigned a corner room on the 14th floor – which, by the way, is actually the 13th floor of the building! Hubbymoose and I are not superstitious so this didn’t bother us, but we did get a giggle out of it – going into the elevator and seeing the numbers . . . 10, 11, 12, (Beuler? Beuler?) 14. Weird.

But, the view was nice!

That is the Anchorage skyline from the 13th/14th floor of our hotel. Yeah, the picture is a bit darkish – it was taken around 1:30 a.m.

And, this picture was taken around the same time looking out of the other corner window – Mt. Susitna, aka Sleeping Lady at sunset. (we have LOOOOOOONG days in Alaska summer.) Lovely, huh?

Now, this next picture I am going to hide behind the cut – it’s clean and all that, but some of you might be squeaminsh. Don’t say I didn’t warn you . . .

(more…)

. . . you sorta know when to pick your battles.

For instance . . .

a) I have a certain way I like the towels folded – they fit into the linen closet better when folded that way. They are easier to grab on the way into the shower when folded that way. I’m used to them being folded that way (because I’ve folded them that way for years).

b) I have a certain way I like to do dishes – glassware first, then silverware, then dishes, bowls, and lastly the pots and pans. I learned that from my own mother who taught me to work your way down to the greasy items – making sure that you don’t leave grease on your glasses.

But then hubby became the stay at home partner while I work full time. He “helps out” around the house (the air quotes are his, btw). And, now I am having to come to terms with my “NEEDS” (air quotes are mine) and my “WANTS”. (again mine)

To help me out – hubby now does most of the laundry – I say most because I’ve asked him not to do my washable work clothes. (so far that has worked and nothing has been shrunk – or lost – or stained in the act.)

back to my lettering system:
a) I now find myself biting my tongue when reaching for a towel – it is not folded the way I fold it and it is in the closet differently than I would have placed it there. BUT . . . it is there and clean and waiting for me when I am ready for my shower each morning. (and I didn’t have to do the laundry)

b) Okay, on the dishes . . . well, I just have to overlook some of my own queasiness – and hubby HAS gotten better at getting them clean. I do dishes a couple of times a week – and he does them the rest of the time. And, so far neither of us has died from germs and I have not found too many greasy dishes in the cupboard.

Picking my battles . . .

Hubby mowed the lawn yesterday – wanna see?

See anything interesting? No? Look closer, please . . .

😉

But . . . hey!!! I don’t have to cut the grass. Hubbymoose is doing a FINE job of it.

Thanks, sweetie!

. . . for redheaded babies . . . awwwwwwwwww

What’s in YOUR backyard?

We have three gorgeous granddaughters – ages 14, 10, and 8. Each one of them could host such a license plate as this one. When we have one of them to ourselves, both Paw-Paw and I serve Her Majesty’s every wish.

For the most part. We are, after all, the grandparents – and grandbabies’ wishes count for oh, so much more, than their mothers’ wishes. Yes, yes, I jest – mostly. We try very hard not to spoil any of the 7 grands. And, THAT is very hard, as I’m sure you know if you have grands yourselves.

During our weekly shopping trips we take one grand at a time. It is their day. They get to choose lunch location AND they get to pick out something special while shopping.

Miss Kinzie chose the Princesses shopping center – some sort of cash register thingy that talks to you. It was on sale so she got something a bit beyond her price range.

She almost let her mama see it when we got her home.

😉

Youngest grandson, Isaiah, teasing Paw-Paw’s hair at a recent birthday party. Yes, that is a pool you see in the background. The grand-younguns are swimmers and LOVE to go to the “fun” pool for birthdays. This picture was taken after the swimming and before the birthday-ing.

Paw-Paw is sometimes the “coolest” toy around.
😉

And, now it would seem that the coolest toy is “bored” and is stealing me away from the computer to go and (in his words) “find something to get into.”

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm – not sure what that means or where it will take us, but I’ll check in later and let you know.

While I’m gone, check out Fish Lips & Bird Teeth Studio, won’t you?