Catching Up...

.....Greetings All!

.....After months of just keeping my head above water I can finally say that I'm starting to make progress at catching up with everything on which I'm behind. In the past week I've managed to:

.....* Get van loads of Mom's stuff into the storage unit.
.....* Complete and submit the bid for Kingdom Arts and Sciences Championship for 2008.
.....* Complete and send out an agenda for the Western Regional Pelican's meeting (never mind that attendance will be light :-)).
.....* Catch up on the financial reports for The Crier (including completed Doomsday reports on the 2nd and 3rd quarters. I was severely behind on the 2nd quarter, but now I'm all caught up. HUZZAH!).
.....* Catch up on all my personal outstanding official correspondance (bills primarily).
.....* Request a pay-off amount for the mortgage (we have the amount and the instructions on how to do it sitting on my desk now).
.....* Submitted a 3rd quarter Seneschal's report to Countess Daedin.

.....I'm starting to feel quite electrified. I'm sure that part of that is due to the Beloved Tamm. She is seriously getting excited about her lecture and the research that is part of it. That excitement if very infectious (in a very good way :-)).

.....Coming up on the agenda is:

.....* Clear the workbench and get caught up on orders for Ingasbo.
.....* Call Inga Calle
.....* Get all the framework completed for Brighid's Pelican ceremony. I have copious notes and have sent out some e-mailage. But need to get it all organized so that it all falls in lock-step between now and Twelfth Night.
.....* Get caught up on the Seneschal's files and hanging miscellaneous actions there.
.....* Get Lobelia winterized and her refrigerator serviced.
.....* Sit down with Mistress Gwen and hammer out the details for the Baronial Bardic Championship.

.....Not too bad actually.

.....Oooooo, on the trip to the lecture this weekend, the Beloved Tamm and I are going to stop in at Powell's in Portland. We will get to spend several hours buried in books. I am actually SALIVATING at the thought!!!! :-)

.....Talk to you all later.

.....ONLY THREE DAYS UNTIL THE BELOVED TAMM'S BIRTHDAY!!!! Her favorite color right now is a burnt orange. Starbucks gift cards are always greeted with severe glee as well. :-)

.....Aaron / Arontius.