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Is It Spring Yet??

2/25/2013

Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to say hey and hope everyone is doing well. Not too much new around here since my last posting. I just returned from a wonderful vacation to Florida and the Bahamas (by way of cruising). Got to see our veteran RVers Dick and Sue on my travels. Very nice to see them :) But I missed seeing all the other RVers at the annual winter get together in Sartell. Paul said it was a wonderful time and he really enjoyed seeing everyone again. I'll just have to wait....

During my time away, we had some bad luck go our way. Our wonderful dog, Drake, of 9 years had passed away. We are very very sad by this. As of now, no plans for getting another dog. But the kids are working hard on us! (hmm, Katie, hmm)... I am looking forward to seeing my people return here AND their dogs so I can spoil them rotten!! (the dogs that its, LOL).

We are finishing up on some trim work on Cabin #7 and then off to the next project. Time is of the essence now and the list is growing daily! But we are loving every minute of it and are accepting each challenge that is coming our way.

Take care, keep in touch PLEASE!! :)

God's blessing to you today and every day!

Veda

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January 01st, 2013

1/1/2013

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Well it's a new year and Paul and I couldn't be more happier to get on with it! The list has started and now we need to meet the challenge of that list. Since the last posting, we have started on putting in the new flooring in cabin #7. Looks much nicer in there. Hoping to get that finished and start major cleaning and putting in the new curtains and miscellaneous stuff I find on my travels around and about. Then on to cleaning up the other cabins. Plenty to keep me busy that's for sure. Hopes to getting another cabin redone before opener too. Keep your fingers crossed.

Yes, there is finally enough ice on the lake so Paul has been finally able to get out and do some ice fishing. New area for him to learn about. Between you and I, pretty tired of the words 'ice fishing' already and it's only been a week or so! But he is enjoying his new hobby and we are hoping that we can have a set up here for visitors for next winter. As of now, no running water in the cabins makes it hard for people to stay here. Another idea on the 'list'...

Yesterday we had quite a few reservations come in for cabin rental for this summer. Yippee!! I'm so excited to see familiar faces return and getting to meet new faces and add them to our family. People have been so kind and understanding and patient with us, we are overwhelmed with all the kind and encouraging words.

Here's to wishing you a Happy New Year in the year of 2013! We look forward to seeing you and hearing all you've been up to. Check out the availability chart that is updated as of today and spread the word for friends and family to come visit our little piece of heaven up north.

God's peace and blessings to you all.

Love, Veda

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November 27th, 2012

11/27/2012

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Thought I would share a few pictures of some projects we've been working on here at the resort. We knew it was difficult for some of us to get into the lake, so we went and obtained a permit to put in a small beach. I'm sure the kids are going to love it! Also, below you will notice what else we have added to the resort. It's a work in progress, but when it's finished it will be a nice sand volleyball court. Guess we'll have to add volleyball games to our many contests we have throughout the summer too :)

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November, 2012

11/24/2012

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Hello from the great white up north!! Hoping everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving Holiday. We were very thankful to go to my parents on Wednesday night and spend the night with them. We then got up and were able to witness my mom, and our 2 daughters do their first 5K race in Minneapolis, MN on Thanksgiving morning. How great it was to see such accomplishments. They were joined in the walk/run race with my 2nd youngest brother and his girlfriend who are pros at this race deal. I'm hoping to join in the ranks within the year. I have issues with my feet and will be starting physical therapy this week. Really not looking forward to that, but ya know, ya gotta do what ya gotta do :).... Then on Friday we were thankful again to join Paul's family for the day. Had a great time and was able to unwind and really relax and take it all in. Came home to a winter wonderland and now trying to get organized for Christmas. We are excited to be hosting our first Christmas here at the resort with our family(s). Trying to find new ways to decorate in a different home is a bit of a challenge. Downsizing is quite the adjustment, guess I have to downsize the personal items to accommodate for the smaller space. :(.... Good luck! ha!
We have been busy redoing Cabin #7 with new insulation, siding, windows and a wall air conditioner unit. New flooring will be going in soon and then I get to decorate that! Yea, so excited. Thanks to my mom who has been very helpful with helping me pick out things for the cabin.
Hoping to hear from you soon. Miss everyone so much, and looking forward to new guests this next season and add them to the family.
Take care and God Bless you all!
Love, Veda

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September 11th, 2012

9/11/2012

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As I sit here and think back on all that has happened since the last posting, it's no wonder people don't get time to keep up their blogs. I'm hoping not to be 'one of those', but please forgive my absence when I can't get on here to write.
We have 2 nice ladies from Wisconsin here visiting the resort. They are no strangers to Nokay Lake we find out. Their Aunt used to own Nokay Lake Resort on this lake and they are here reminiscing of the good ole days spending their summers on the lake. They are also catching up with relatives that live in Brainerd. How nice for them to get together again and listening to their laughs is all I need to hear.
We had to say good bye to another RV couple for the season. They are on their way back to Arkansas and I really hope this winter goes fast so they can return to us! Missing them dearly already....
The resort has been contemplating on making some upgrades here. As of now, it looks as there will be a new shed going in and some repairs to be done to the cabins. That will be a great start for this winter. Should keep us busy at least. Keep checking back on those changes.
The weather has been a bit breezy the past few days. Tonight has finally turned around to be a beautiful night. Looks like my son A.J. will be coming up this weekend to visit. Always good when one of the kids comes home to visit. For you that don't know us, we have 3 kids, A.J. (24), Katie (19) and Ashlyn (18). A.J. works in the cities in computers and the girls are in college. They like to keep me on my toes :) But I love every minute of it.
I had better get on to other stuff here and settle down for the night.
Take care and God Bless,
Veda

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First New Blog!

9/5/2012

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Hello from Twin Oaks Resort & RV Park. This is the first blog for the resorts web site AND my first blog ever! So I'm hoping this is beneficial and hope to hear feedback from YOU :) (of course any feedback concerning spelling errors are not exactly what I was looking for, ha ha) Hoping this to be a fun place for us to keep in touch in any way or matter.
Where to start??? Paul and I took over the resort as of May 15th, 2012 and it has been so interesting to learn the resort business. It's hard to believe that when we were looking at purchasing this resort, we hadn't meet one occupant from the RV park or seen Nokay Lake without ice on it! What a blessing it has turned out to be knowing each of our RV'ers and waking up to God's beautiful creation every morning. He lead us in the right direction and we are so thankful.
We've had so much fun here this summer with bean bag tournaments, ladder ball (Paul Bunyan style) tournaments, bass fishing tournaments, release to the grease (fishing) tournaments, pot lucks, karaoke, movie nights.... Wow!! And so much more. To the people here that coordinated each event, THANK YOU! We couldn't have done it without you. I just can't thank, Coach, Jerry, Dorothy, Lynn, Angela, Joe, Katie, Ben, Mike, Virgil, Donna, and so many more, enough for all that they have done to help make all the events happen here.
Yesterday was kind of a sad day to start saying good byes to the RV people. I'm not real good at good byes, but who would have thunk that we would get so attached to these kind folks in such a short time. I mentioned to Paul that maybe I should take off from about September 1 to October 15 to avoid the good byes. Of course I just got "the look"... But blessings happen more than we know. And with our many prayers out to each of our visitors and RV people from near and (very) far, they will have safe journeys back to their homes and return safely to us in the spring.
Many changes will be taking place here over the next year or so at the resort. Started with planting trees down on the 'tarmac'. Looking a little bit more homey down there now. For those that don't know what the tarmac is, it's the newest area of the RV park. It needed some sprucing up, we just did it with maples.
Signing off for now. Please feel free to write comments to keep us posted on how you are doing.
Blessings to all,
Veda

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