Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Anything from Bismarck today?

Doris is the boss at Clearwater Suites. Let there be no doubt about it. She runs a fine show and takes great pride in the satisfaction of the residents. Mom loves her Clearwater Suites home and Doris just wouldn't allow it to be any other way.

She manages a challenging environment and does so with a smile. One clever way she keeps in touch with everyone? She has assigned herself the task of mail carrier. That way, no matter what the distraction, she must see every resident at least once a day and keep herself informed of their individual situations. A masterful idea and a hallmark of good management.

Here she has Tuesday's mail in hand. "Anything from Bismarck?" Mom jokes. They're drilling for oil on Mom's mineral lease in western North Dakota, and Mom knows that if there is ever to be any news about it, it will be postmarked "Bismarck, ND."

Over here on Abbey Point, we await notification from The Publisher's Clearinghouse.

Nothing on that, either.