Working 9 to 5…




























We’ve setttled in nicely here in Polson.  Work has been going great, busy and the days fly by.  We are getting things ready for busy season.  Other work campers are trickling in and we should have a solid schedule soon.  So far it’s been, 9-5, 9-6 and 11-7 shifts.  I’ve also worked 1/2 days on our days off to make firewood.  It’s quite a workout, I forgot what it’s like to chop a face cord of wood.  

I was able to sneak into a blood drive last weekend put on by a local business.  It had been quite a while since I donated.  On Mother’s Day we were going to take a hike with the pups but didn’t realize we needed a tribal land access permit.  The hike was scrapped and we ended up driving around Flathead Lake.  The east side of the lake is beautiful and dotted with orchards.  We drove through heavy snow north of Big Fork.  We did a little shopping in Kalispell and then came back home.  

Yesterday I split and bundled 56 bundles of firewood while Katy ran some errands and grocery shopped.  We then took the kids for a quick walk before taking a bike ride.  I’m pretty sure it had been two months since we had the bikes out.  We pedaled down to Ronan and back.  It turned out to be 33 miles and we hadn’t thought things through.  At mile 22 I was pretty shot.  We left late in the afternoon and only took a bottle of water with us.  Big mistake.  I should’ve had some sort of snack on board for that mileage as we haven’t pedaled that far since September and we are above 3,000’.  

We made it back a little after 5pm and I was glad to be done.  I’ll have to do this ride at least once a week to get ready for Going to the Sun road.  We had dinner at The Shoe again.  We hadn’t been out in two weeks, quite the accomplishment for us.  They had a bottle of Elmer T Lee bourbon and I inquired about a shot of it.  Turns out the bottle is $1,100 due to its rarity these days.  $50 a shot is too spendy for me.  

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