It's been a couple of weeks

It's been a couple of weeks since I've written, not that I haven't thought about it, or thought about you as I do everyday through-out the day but life has been busy. My mother's here now which has been really good - to be honest I wasn't sure what it would be like but she's been a peaceful and calming presence and I've really appreciated her being here. She's also been fantastic with all the plants - in doors and out - you'd be really happy with all that she's done from cutting away all the dead and yellow leaves, fertilising (it was so funny when she suggested it - hadn't even occurred to me), transplanting plants that had overgrown their pots as well as putting new plants into empty pots or replacing those that weren't doing so well. It's all looking much better although there's still heaps to do - the whole south side needs a good once over and a really good prune. Plus the hibiscus are in desparate need of a cut back and I'd still like to give the front of the place a bit of a facelift as well. One thing at a time...

We've also had a lot of guests in over the last few weeks so I've been checking in people, making sure that all is okay, and of course having the occasional chats. Everyone has given really positive feedback both during their stays and when they are leaving - I've been trying to ensure that I chat with everyone on the day of their departure and say thank-you. We've had another nice Trip Advisor review - not exactly sure from who this time around and am hoping we'll have another one as one of the ones that left yesterday said they were users of Trip Advisor (found us there actually) and would definitely give us one, so we'll see.

I had three rooms to clean yesterday... lots of work! Didn't quite finish Unit 4 as I didn't get started until early afternoon. Mom and I went and played golf with Rhonda yesterday - 3 holes. It was kinda fun, and frustrating... not sure if it's the sport for me but I suppose it's worth considering, so many people seem to play. Anyway, it made for a long day on my feet yesterday - good exercise - and just didn't quite finish all the cleaning. Although in between things Ethan replaced the starter on the large flourescent bulb in Unit 3's bathroom - you would have been proud of him (I was) firstly figuring out what the problem was and then secondly finding where the new starters were (after I had looked and hadn't found them). Unfortunately, after that I still had to get on him for doing the 'bare minimum' and being more focused on Facebook and xBox then taking care of things that needed to be taken care of - very frustrating! I totally understand how you would get so frustrated and angry with him... and I do too, although I probably don't raise my voice quite as loud as you did. I don't know if it's just 'normal teenage boy' attitude or something deeper, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it's just age and that he'll get more 'with it' as he matures - Nahele has... I also got distracted from cleaning when Ethan was trying to fix the fence (from taking the turn into the extra carpark too quickly and swiping the end board - did a bit of damage to the board and about a $1000 worth to the car that he now has to pay for). Anyway, we were trying to find a hand saw as neither one of us were too keen on trying to use one of your electric saws and couldn't find it - I know you have one, but where??? I'll try looking in the boxes under the shed bench today and see if I have any luck, otherwise Ethan will go over to Hin's to see if he has a saw or we'll wait until James comes around.