Guest bloggerm, and all-star housekeeper, Lasha shares a fun story from last week’s Adventures in Housekeeping.
It was the last week in August at Vista Verde; the first week of “Adults Only” here at the ranch. For Housekeepers, this generally means that the cabins are not quite as messy, towels don’t have potato chip grease stains on them, and typically, there are just a few less piles of clothes on the floor to maneuver. One of the biggest changes though is that “Willie” the moose doesn’t get hidden in cabins anymore at evening turn-downs. Willie (a very cute stuffed animal) is usually cleverly hidden every night, accompanied with a snack, for the kiddos to find. It’s a fun game for both Housekeepers and the kids.
Willie thought wrong when he assumed he was done hiding every night just because it was an “Adults Only” week. Monday morning came and much to the Housekeepers surprise, Janie and Nigel had left a note asking where Willie was, and wondered why he wasn’t hidden for them to find the night before. Naturally, this started a friendly game of hide and seek. The Housekeepers were all too pleased to come up with even more clever hiding spots for Willie. Tuesday morning came and the Housekeepers arrived to Janie and Nigel’s cabin to find a note saying that it had taken them an hour and a half to find Willie and just when they were about to drain the hot tub and tear down the fire place, they collapsed with exhaustion onto the living room floor only to find him hiding under the sofa cushion with a snack bag of teddy grahams.
The notes exchanged throughout the week were humorous, at times even poetic, and the hiding places were epic. At the end of the week Willie left the Vista Verde to continue his journey in life, with a promise from Janie and Nigel that he would be well taken care of. Needless to say, the Housekeepers were sad to say farewell to their friends but as always looked forward to a new week of adventures in Housekeeping!