One of the main reasons I chose Fountain Creek Cabin was a desire to put myself in a home setting as opposed to living out of a suitcase in a hotel. Busy lives, many miles and a daunting economy influence the frequency of family visits, and it was important to me for Sammi to be able to hang out with Nana in a more normal environment. (I was, of course, invited to stay with the kids at their townhouse, but felt it was important that we all had our own space during a long visit.) I also wanted to have a chance to do nana stuff with her - like baking cookies and decorating for Thanksgiving.
The cabin has a great working kitchen - stocked with everything from hot chocolate, coffee and teas to spices, pizza pans and even a crockpot! As fun as it is exploring the local restaurants, there's nothing like a home-cooked meal - and it's certainly more cost effective to eat at home. I'm looking forward to having a hot dinner ready for the kids when they get in from their day.
WiFi Internet access, a printer with paper, two TVs and a CD/mp3/DVD player should more than satisfy my electronic needs, and how great is it that there's a washer and dryer? Certainly cuts down on the packing.
The list of other incidentals includes an umbrella, picnic basket, cooler, shampoo, soap, tape (!), scissors
and a host of paper products.
And for added fun, there's seed for feeding the birds and squirrels, games and puzzles, sand toys for the park across the street and even a Frisbee. Very kid-friendly.
We got a chuckle out of the not unexpected news about bear and other wildlife visits, considering there were recent sightings of a black bear and a wolf right here in the town of Brunswick - only a few miles away from downtown Troy. These guys have joined a growing list of other nocturnal visitors we know of -fox, possum, raccoon, coyotes and even mountain lions are being drawn in to the great food supply they have in the deer herds. I shall be as cautious there as I am here . . .
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