Where Do I Start?

Where do I start? The last few days, the last three or four weeks, have been a roller coaster of not knowing what to expect or when to expect it. 

I finished book three in the Crested Butte series, And Then You Kiss, and it has gone out to beta readers, many of whom I’ve heard back from. There are some storyline edits I’ll be making based on their suggestions, all of which are really good improvements to the book overall. One nice thing is that these readers have read all three books in the series, have a good understanding of the characters, both old and new, and talk about the collective group of characters as though they are friends or family. Having someone say something about so-and-so would do this or that, or not do this or that, as though they know them, is crazy and wonderful. Attempting to finish this book while on hiatus from the Air Force contract started out as a distraction, but ended up being serendipitous in its timing!

I have much to do and learn in terms of navigating the system with the new contract. What I teach and the other things I do are second nature. I’ve either taught or done most of them before. It’s the other stuff that gets tricky, like scheduling classes within the cadets’ academic schedule, figuring how who, what, when, where and why with everything else. It isn’t impossible, and quite honestly, that I’ve worked within this system before makes my learning curve minimal.

In April Doug will head to Florida to help his parents with a move. As soon as I know his official travel schedule, I’ll sit down with our boys and we’ll map out our plan for the time Dad is away, figure out which days and nights we’ll need help with, and move forward on that front as well.

Life is good—even with, or especially because of—its challenges. They say if you need something done, give it to a busy person!