After a Long Weekend

Vacation: a break from work, at the end of which you're ready to get back to the job.
That's the way it's supposed to be, right, but as I crawled out of bed and drove to the office this morning, after a long weekend away, I wasn't quite ready to pick back up the routine.
But it wasn't long before I was feeling productive and satisfied again as I looked at the proof for the November issue (it looks good), handled correspondence, and made a decision about how to promote our app at the International Conference on Missions this November.
The highlight of the day, in many ways, was our birthday celebration with Lookout editor Kelly Carr. According to our tradition, she chose the place for lunch, and all of us enjoyed her choice, Mimi's.

We're having beautiful weather. Evelyn cut the back and side yards this afternoon, and I mowed the front, trimmed, and watered plants after work before supper.
I'm ready (I think!) to tackle a long list of tasks that need to be accomplished this week. After a good day of getting back into the routine, I need to be more productive tomorrow than I was today.

A Welcome Party!

"This is good news, and you need good news."
So said a former Standard Publishing employee when I told him Kelly Carr was coming full time as editor of The Lookout.
I couldn't agree more. That it is good news, I mean. Kelly has been working as interim editor since last fall and doing a fine job. I wanted us to hire her as full-time editor from the get-go, but we needed to iron out her working arrangements in a way that both she and the company could feel good about.
Kelly will do an excellent job with The Lookout, and I couldn't be happier that she's with us.
We had a little "Welcome Kelly" party this morning, with plenty of bagels and a plant for Kelly's office. It's nice to have a party because someone good is coming (instead of leaving).

Kelly Carr (center) was welcomed by Lynn Pratt and Margie Redford at her party this morning.