Required Training

When people ask us what we do all winter, they're imagining that we are bored and there's nothing to do because there aren't many visitors around! We actually catch up on our required training, whether it's supervisor training (discipline, evaluations, etc), defensive driving, information security, or sexual harassment training. We also have monthly safety trainings to complete and turn in.

Today, I'm catching up on training that I got behind on. I finished information security, and have moved on to sexual harassment, but first: lunch!

Last week I started working on our year-end deposit and reconciliation, where we have to account for every ticket and permit sold, and make sure all the numbers match. If they don't match, that means going back through the deposits to find out why. Once that is finished, our region manager comes out for an inventory, and everything gets turned in to the accountants, who really make sure everything is accounted for and everything matches. Sometimes they come back with a smiley face on them...sometimes they come back with things crossed out and corrected in red pen.

Jack likes to watch us work, and tries to "help." Sometimes he gets encouraged to go outside for a little while! I'm bad at taking selfies, but Jack likes being in pictures, so I try.

 

I was off the last two days and forgot to post--I am trying  to post daily! We spent a lot of time cooking and cleaning, preparing for the coming week. I'll be off again tomorrow and Tuesday because my cat is getting her tooth taken out and needs pain killers. 

This morning I already made it to work on time, even with snow-covered roads, sold one annual pass, passed my information security training, checked restrooms, garbage, and fee tubes at the north boat ramp and Little Washoe. Someone was flying a drone around Little Washoe; he had built it himself and it was fun to watch for a minute.

After lunch, I'll finish up my trainings, keep working on planning interpretive programs, clean the campground restrooms & shower, and check out the south parts of the park. Usually I do all that on Monday or Tuesday, but since I won't be here, I need to make sure the park is clean!

People have been cross country skiing around our boat ramp!