Look at that group! It must be trouble! No seriously, that's my family. Dad retired last week, and they had his retirement party yesterday. This is the first picture of the whole family since Rick and I got married, and that will be 16 years ago this may! Seated left to right is Rick, me, Mom & Dad. Standing left to right is my sister-in-law, Nicole, and my brother, Stephen (he looks serious because he's a CPA). We're really happy for Dad. If anybody deserves a good retirement, it's him. He's worked since he was 12 years old, and has spent at least my entire lifetime building his business. He's the perfect example of self discipline. I tell you, those three guys in that picture are the hardest working, most dedicated, and most self-disciplined people I know. They inspire people, no doubt. It's why I'm plugging on with my dream of being an independent author even with a full time job - because I've seen that good things happen when you work hard and don't give up!
On the other hand, I also feel for the employees left behind. It's tough when the boss leaves. Things always change. I've been to a lot of retirement parties, but it was so obvious that those guys were sad to see him go. I could tell they were genuine in their praise and well wishes, and that they miss him. But they're in good hands. Great hands, really, because Dad's partner is every bit the hard worker and has the dedication to keep it going well. They're a great group and I know they'll do well.
On the other hand, I also feel for the employees left behind. It's tough when the boss leaves. Things always change. I've been to a lot of retirement parties, but it was so obvious that those guys were sad to see him go. I could tell they were genuine in their praise and well wishes, and that they miss him. But they're in good hands. Great hands, really, because Dad's partner is every bit the hard worker and has the dedication to keep it going well. They're a great group and I know they'll do well.
In other news, my writing exploded this week. No, my laptop didn't spontaneously combust! I mean, the inspiration and ideas blew up and I accomplished a lot - probably more this week than in the previous month! My story for the Writer's Co-op Anthology, Nonstop to Nowhere, is finally in a form that I'm happy with, and I did some great revisions on it this week. I plan to have it ready for professional editing by April, but I want to do some more work on that between now and then. In other words, I'm not done tinkering with it yet! For now, take a look at this great promotional cover they released recently! I'm excited about this project and will keep you updated on the progress.
My other writing project, the sequel to Move titled Rearview Mirror, really took off this week. I wrote 4 chapters, and planned out the rest of the plot. God willing, if creeks don't rise, with luck, knock on wood, I hope to have the rough draft done by the end of March. It's finally taking off and moving in a direction I like. I've been a little frustrated with this one, because it's only been coming to me in bits and pieces since I started it on New Year's Day, but thank the Lord, I finally had the breakthrough to see the bigger picture and get it together this week! So far, so good. I'm running with it while I can. And, of course, I'll keep you posted.
My other writing project, the sequel to Move titled Rearview Mirror, really took off this week. I wrote 4 chapters, and planned out the rest of the plot. God willing, if creeks don't rise, with luck, knock on wood, I hope to have the rough draft done by the end of March. It's finally taking off and moving in a direction I like. I've been a little frustrated with this one, because it's only been coming to me in bits and pieces since I started it on New Year's Day, but thank the Lord, I finally had the breakthrough to see the bigger picture and get it together this week! So far, so good. I'm running with it while I can. And, of course, I'll keep you posted.
If you've been on Facebook, then you probably noticed that this picture of Zack and Chloe was the profile picture at the Feathered Friends page. They're the birds of the week and are entered in a monthly contest for Parrots magazine. I'm so proud of my little winners! I put them on the steering wheel of my parents golf cart so they'd stand close enough together for me to take it. In reality, these guys have "personal space" issues - as in, they usually stay at least 2 inches apart. They do chatter back and forth a lot. Who can explain it! But I am happy they won that. It was a good pick-me-up after losing their baby brother last week. They've done good, except they've been a lot more clingy lately. But then again, we cling to them too, so it's kind of a "chicken or the egg" situation.
So that's it - the miscellaneous fun stuff that was my week. Maybe not as interesting and photogenic as my Misc Fun Stuff board on Pintrest but meh, that's life for you. Maybe this silly video from days gone by will make it all more interesting.
That's all today. I hope you have a great rest of the weekend and an excellent start to the new week.
Bye!
So that's it - the miscellaneous fun stuff that was my week. Maybe not as interesting and photogenic as my Misc Fun Stuff board on Pintrest but meh, that's life for you. Maybe this silly video from days gone by will make it all more interesting.
That's all today. I hope you have a great rest of the weekend and an excellent start to the new week.
Bye!
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