Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Life in general...

So much has happened since the last time I posted that I'm not sure where to start. I started this post on March 25, as the date says, but I actually finished it April 3. So when I say "last Friday", that means the Friday before March 3...

The publishing gig is progressing slowly, but it is progressing. I've got the print account set up with LSI now, so that part is a reality. I finally got the layout software that I need purchased, and expect it in the mail shortly. I've been working on possible covers for re-releasing my first book, Complications, under the Sisley Creek Press imprint. Here's the one I like the best so far:



I guess I'll decide for sure once I get the ISBN numbers, and the cover template from LSI. I hope to have Complications in print somewhere in the vicinity of the first of June...

My Ag Issues team didn't make the finals at the state FFA convention, but there's always next year. I'll only be losing one senior, so I should have a team next year...

Spring is springing. Last Friday we took 160 cows and their calves to the homestead. Had a good time blitzing through the bushes on the four-wheeler to get to the lead several times. It was a pretty nice day weahter-wise, too. We've got gobs of calves on the ground, and Cheryl's down to just about 20 ewes that haven't lambed yet...

The next day, I went to Nampa and got my shotgun from Cheryl's cousin, who picked it up from the gunsmith who did the work on it to get it ready for this summer's cowboy shooting. Speaking of which, I started a one year cowboy action and other fun stuff calendar on my website. It probably would be a good idea to do some more work on it...

Sunday was really interesting. Interestingly pretty damn cold! The north wind was howling all day, and put the power out down in the valley several times in the afternoon. We finally cancelled church that night, because I was afraid that the building would be so cold nobody could stand it...

I got in three sessions on the trainer this week! I'm up to somewhere in the vicinity of 640 miles since January 1, and I've managed to lose TEN POUNDS!!! I hope to be in some semblance of decent condition when the weather finally settles down so I can get out and do some riding on the road...

I've sold a few of book 2 so far. I've even got a couple of brief reviews to quote from, too. And I may be able to get both of my books on the shelves in another bookstore. I'm waiting for the manager of the bookstore I discovered in La Grande to get back from wherever she's been and to e-mail me about the possibility...



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