Advance warning. . .

Is always appreciated, and the electric company sent out fliers earlier this week that said: Electricity will be cut from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on July 28.

This is for the whole area, not just us.

It was a bonus to get the warning ahead of time, so we can tell the guests.

Perhaps the shutdown won't last as long as advertised. That would be nice as there are five tree houses checking out that day and five tree houses coming in. That translates into a lot of laundry that may not get done until the late afternoon hours of the day.

Hence, no e-mail, no phone, etc., for a good long time on Sunday. At least it's not NFL time.