Archives for 2010

At breakfast, while Hubby had already gone to start coaching, I delivered a two-minute plug about our upcoming Plenary workshop in the room next door at 10:00. After breakfast we moved over there (we had blocked off the hour from coaching so that Hubby could attend), and we had excellent attendance. It started out about 2/3 full, then by 10 minutes after we began, the room was packed. It was very well received, lots of notes taken, enough time for a few good questions before we ended. Naturally, shortly afterward, just about every open coaching slot was taken, right through Sunday night). Spent the rest of the day coaching, tag teaming lunch again, very busy and very well-received, with lots of compliments from some pretty important women. Too tired to go out for dinner (we worked until 8:00), so we had Chinese take-out brought in, watched a Mel Gibson movie, then went to bed as early as we could.

 Started out with the breakfast plenary, then headed back to our coaching room. We managed to attract quite a few women in for some coaching, primarily due to the nice bio in the Conference Program, and it wasn’t long before the word started spreading. Had to tag team lunch, as our slots were starting to fill in fast. Decided to change from one hour sessions to half-hour sessions in order to accommodate more people. Were busy all day, right up to 8:00. We had a break at 6:00, and met with our old friend Leslie Sanchez, who will be speaking tomorrow at lunch. Decided to split a burger from room service so we could rest the remainder of the evening.

Spent the day facilitating our Advanced Workshop, which is normally two days but was abbreviated for logistical reasons. Celebrated with chocolate covered strawberries and sparkling wine that we received as a gift basket on Sunday.

Spent the day facilitating Day Two of our Training Camp.

Spent the day facilitating Day One of our Training Camp.

Sunday, November 14, 2010 – Runaround and Moving Day
Didn’t sleep very well despite the nice bed, primarily because we kept hearing noises all night, sounded like bumper cars to me. Hubby finally figured out it was the elevator across the hall, and it was busy most of the night. Worse, he woke up feeling very ill (it always happens after going to a store where there are coughing kids), so he stayed at the hotel while I ran around getting things we needed for the workshops and some cold remedies for him, as well as groceries, as we managed to get a small refrigerator brought to the room. Got back after several hours, repacked and moved to another room, though when I checked it out, I discovered it, too, was directly across from the elevator, so I insisted we be moved again. They finally found us a room on a higher floor (always a good thing) and away from the elevator. This room, too, had a jacuzzi, and the furniture wasn’t quite as worn as the previous room, though it wasn’t a suite. Bed wasn’t as big, but was comfortable. Once we got everything ready for the workshop tomorrow, I decided to partake of the jacuzzi to help me recover from all the activity which had made me ache. Hubby spent the day in bed taking cold remedies, and was slowly feeling better. Went to bed early, knowing we had to get up early as well.

Dropped off the van at the GMC dealer so that they can get some work done while we’re going, but they didn’t have anyone who could take us to the airport, so we had to call a cab. Flew through DFW to Orlando, where we will be until a week from Monday, with three jobs to do while we’re there. Arrived at the hotel, the Royal Plaza in Disney World, where we discovered an error had been made in the reservation, and they weren’t expecting us until tomorrow. Worse, they were fully booked up. After a long time, they finally managed to put us in a suite which had a very comfortable, HUGE king bed, but the furniture in the sitting room looked original from the 70’s, with most of the padding worn out so that you could feel the metal framework underneath. The bathroom was huge as well, with a jacuzzi tub, but too tired to use it tonight. Got to bed late, with plans to sleep late as well.

Spent the day doing laundry and packing for our trip. This one’s going to be a bit longer than usual, so packing efficiently was a must! Showed Diane all the ropes for feeding the dogs, who will have the rare privilege of being able to stay in their own beds (or rather, our bed) while we’re gone, she’s just going to let them out and feed them regularly. Going to miss them, but we’ve got to keep everyone fed, including us!

Wished we had found Red Canyon sooner, but c’est la vie! Today we headed up to the city to get the animals and vehicles settled in at their new digs. We had a relatively leisurely trip, arriving just as 4:00 as agreed. Our host Diane was there to meet us, and it didn’t take long to get everything and everyone where they were supposed to be. It was cooler than we expected in the evening, so we arranged to plug into electricity so we could keep the little space heaters on rather than run the furnace and burn propane the whole time. Otherwise an uneventful day.