This week was a bit odd. I spent the first part of the week
racing to get my book editing done by the deadlines. It all needed to be done
by Tuesday Dec. 20th. Deborah was absolutely masterful at
copyediting! She picks up on all the details I think are too picky… but are
really essential for an excellent book. Is this a better word? What is the
title of this person you quoted? This section switches from I to you
to we too often. Can it be more consistent?
Do you want Google or google? E-mail or email? % or percent? And then she makes
it consistent through the book. I love it!
My financial guy with all the reports— 36 pages, 12 pages
and 16 pages- was really in a hurry for his stuff. So I sent a draft and gave
him the option of having it copyedited. But he was happy with checking it
himself. And I think by that time, Deborah was, too. The business man with the
millennial book had some fascinating and informative material about what makes
millennials click and how best to work with them. He details his thorough
hiring process to make sure they fit with the company culture and have the
intrinsic abilities (likes talking to people if he’s hiring for a sales
manager, or loves details if he wants an accountant). He hires primarily on
these core values and company culture… then trains them to fit the job. And he
has an over-the-top way of welcoming them their first day and making them feel
valued and important. I hope his book gets the success it deserves.
After focusing on that for so many days, I felt I was less
productive— at least writing wise— the rest of the week. I went back and
cleaned out my inbox and sent responses and follow-ups to things I had
neglected.
Wednesday Tom and I drove to Koshkonong, MO to a salvage
store there looking for doors and a tub for our new renovation. They had lots
of doors… just none our size. We found cabinets that would work when Deb
decides to renovate the kitchen in her little house. And we found a tasty
little café in Thayer to have lunch on the way home.
Tom spent a good part of the week demolishing one tub
surround and pushing out a wall in the other small bath. I went out one
afternoon and removed up to three layers of contact paper from all the
cupboards in the kitchen and baths and took off door and drawer pull in preparation
for painting them. 52 knobs!
I have become interested in cryptocurrency like bitcoin and
other. And I have been doing some research and learning about block-chain and
how it can help speed up transactions between banks, between stock traders, and
other things like gaming. It’s secure, un-hackable, and eliminates the middle
man such as the central banking system or stock exchange. I’m hoping my small
bits (very small gambles) of money will blossom into fruitful investments. And
if not, it’s been interesting.
We had planned on Deborah coming to visit this week and
maybe staying through Christmas. But Ian got scheduled to work Friday, Saturday
and early Monday morning… so it didn’t make sense for them to travel. And, in
all honesty, I think her copyediting set back her time table a little bit as
well. So suddenly, we were faced with a quiet Christmas.
We invited three neighbors over for Christmas Eve dinner. I
made Turkey and fixings plus an apple and a pecan pie. We had a festive and
enjoyable time. Sunday we had a leisurely breakfast and opened a few presents
before going off to church.
We had a very nice Christmas program with some lovely
musical numbers. I really appreciated that each part of the Christmas story
came back to us and how we receive and accept the Savior in our lives. There
was a lovely song about “No Room” that talked about no room in the inn and do
we have room in our hearts for the Savior. And we got to voice our conviction
that “God is not dead nor doth he sleep. The wrong shall fail the right
prevail. With peace on earth, good will to men.”
We came home and had Christmas Eve dinner revisited and then
opened presents. A nice collection of loot. I wrote some letters, took a nap,
and then we went to visit some widows. They enjoyed our visit. Had some nice
chats with siblings and kids. After munching on some peppermint bark, I had the
strength to type this letter. Tuesday the calm will break as Miranda comes to
visit. Then Jonathan’s family… then Andy’s family… Fun times ahead and we love
it.
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