Last Day of Work

Yesterday was our last day of working at Hart Ranch.  I worked at the Front Desk for 9 seasons, and Mike worked in Maintenance for 10 seasons.

I am truly going to miss "the Ladies...and Jim"!   We had such a good team this year, and Susan really took the job as Guest Services Manager and ran with it.   She had a tough time; many challenges, but was a great support and leader!

I've worked with so many wonderful people over the years, and have kept in touch with some of them.

I have to say that I'm really ready to "retire".   This is the first year I've been ready to head out, and am sure that I will not miss it next year.

On to new adventures!   We have lots of places and people we want to see, and now that we have the small motorhome, traveling will be awesome!!!

We'll be back at Hart Ranch next year; to relax and see friends.

Misc stuff

Just some odds and ends.   We had our year-end department party. JoAn wrote a great poem for Susan and read it aloud at the party.   It's really sad saying goodbye to everyone this year - sadder than usual because I'm not coming back to work.

The 2019 Front Desk gang - The Ladies and Jim

The poem "The Ladies.....And Jim"

We also took an easy off road trip out of Spearfish to Iron Creek Lake. We had been there once before on the dirt bikes.   Really a pretty area:

And, I had the opportunity to tell Jim LaMar how much he reminds me of Dad, and how on July 13th, the anniversary of Dad's passing, he spoke to me just like Dad did. JoAn took this picture, I love it!!

And this is what happens when your "wine box" springs a leak......

And, some hot air baloons that had launched out of the Strato Bowl