02/17/2026
It was a wild Valentines ride here at Cedar Oaks Inn. We started out with a bang, literally, when we had to replace the entire floor at the Garden Bath at the Barracks. What a hot mess, lots of hiccups, but we managed to pull it off 20 minutes before our first guest checked in. We were exhausted, but we still had to move all the potted plants back, cut back most of the dead ones, and pretend like we were functioning members of society. By Friday at 4 pm, we were beat. Thought we were done, but then we got a call for a room on Saturday morning. The only room available was The Bath House, which we had not cut back yet. So we rolled up our sleeves, again, and got to it, making it perfect for our guests. Then we could finally breathe a bit, had a lovely dinner, and cooked a lot of breakfast the next day. We even got to see our adorable grandson, Teddy, and spend time with Allie Slezak Sladek on Monday. Once we got home, Clifford said enough, he was done, went halfway under the blanket, and passed out. Thanks to all our guests this weekend for spending your Valentines here and not judging us for being slightly crazy.