Laundry Day....

Every day is laundry day around here, with 230 or so rooms, and 300 or so beds, but yesterday we really hit the jackpot! All of our 46 special VIP guests have gone now, & the participants rooms got a complete change, so you can see how it acumulated! And I thought I did a lot of laundry at home! Every sheet, pillowcase, placemat & tablecloth is ironed, folded in a certain way, & put on shelves. The guy resting on the bin of towels is Richard, & we would be lost without him--he is the Maitre'd of Housekeeping, does all the laundry(all we do is bring down the dirty stuff as we do rooms), & then we work at folding the clean stuff, and putting it away. But many hands make light work, and slowly we are getting through it. You can see the group of us hard at work in the accompanying photos! Three couples left today, so had yesterday off, and two new couples have just arrived, with 3 more coming this week, and we need all the help we have here.

It is hard to believe that it is December tomorrow, the Salvation Army Kettle Bell Ringers are out at the malls & grocery stores, but it just doesn't feel right! We will arrive home in 3 weeks tomorrow, the Lord willing, so our time is quickly coming to an end. We must get a little more sightseeing done befor then.

Our meals have been exceptionally good while all the guests were here, but I notice a real shortage of vegetables and fruit. When I see the prices in the grocery stores, I can understand why!

The weather here has been nice, rather humid, but it is cooling off, the pool also cooling, unfortunately. By the way, nearly all our work is done in areas without air conditioning, especially the laundry! Each room has its' own unit, but it is to be off when we leave the room, and if it is on in a room we are cleaning, we turn it off.
So many of the participants tell us over & over, how amazed they are when they see us do what we do, and how much they appreciate it, which makes our day!

Amy is back on American soil now, as of Sunday AM, she & Katrina are having a good visit in New York City for a few days, and tomorrow, Katrina will return to Kingston, and Amy will go to visit her boyfriend in Indiana, befor going west again.
The Canadian Post Office has a stamp with a nativity scene, but you must ask for it, for your Christmas cards, etc. Sales this year will determine if it will be done again next year,so please spread the word to your churches, and friends.

This is all for now, I pray that you and yours are well & safe--Blessings to you!