Tetu Island Blog

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE!

We hope that all of you are finding the time to spend quality time with your families and friends! It seems that it is always such a busy time of year between the shopping, baking and decorating!

Our Minnesota weather up until the last couple weeks has been warm and beautiful! We have enough snow on the ground for the holidays and if it were up to me, I say, "enough!"

Just returned from a visit to Florida to spend Thanksgiving with our oldest son and Ed's sister and family. The weather was awesome and it's always fun to see our family. It's been 5 years since we left Florida and moved back to Minnesota but it seemed like we never left when we were down there!

Ed and I will be attending a few sportshows beginning early January. We're hoping that we will be able to help fill our reservation book for the upcoming season. We still have plenty of openings, so we are hoping to hear from many of you soon!

I feel a little more organized this holiday season than the past-Shopping is finished, decor was up before we left for Florida so we wouldn't have to do it when we got home and I am already beginning our second round of the holiday baking this weekend! We're staying home alone this year for Christmas and getting together with our children the week after Christmas so I feel I have that "extra time" this year! It's great! Ed and I are feeling especially "blessed" this year, as we know in this economy, we are some of the lucky ones. We LOVE our business of owning Tetu Island Lodge, we have wonderful and loyal guests and a staff second to none! We are determined to continue to strive to bring all of you the BEST we can give to each and every one of you when it comes to fulfilling your expectations.

Daughter Kate is in the process of moving into a townhouse so we have been busy helping her. Scott is still selling real estate and managing to keep his head above water! Our son J.B. is in the hospitality business, so now is his busy time in Southwest Florida. My mom is doing great in Kansas City and Ed's mother in Iowa is also doing well, so we have many things to be thankful for this year!

I'm thrilled with the outcome of our new Tetu Brochure, and if any of you would like another copy or if you know of anyone who would like one, just e mail me! We love to spread the word about us and appreciate all of your referrals that you provide to us.

Thanks to all of you who follow all of our Tetu News and web site!

Ed and I hope all of you have a wonderful holiday season!

Kathi