Well, the Pinnacle Awards are in the mail. And we were really pushing it to finish up all the submissions and get them off. No, we most certainly DID NOT make the noon deadline. But that's okay. We'd set a noon deadline to force ourselves to get things done so there would be plenty of time for the final preparations and packing up -- then getting ( Read more... )

Marilyn and I just got home from the office (from work). Yes, we DID work more than an 11-hour day, for those keeping track. As I said at Facebook, welcome to the world of HARD WORK. If you can't stand the fire, get the hell out of the kitchen, please ( Read more... )

Our staff meeting today was mainly about Pinnacle Award submissions -- and we're all on a major DEADLINE to get these ready to mail on Friday!!! We still have a LOT to get done. And just about everybody in the office is working on them ( Read more... )

Marilyn and I were at the office by 10:00 a.m. and finished up around 10:00 p.m. (with no breaks except to walk out for food). After a 12-hour day, we got a lot accomplished on the Grand Pinnacle submission today. It's not done (by a long shot), but it's got a good base, anyway. This week we'll wrap it all up ( Read more... )

I'm tired of being sick. Really, really tired of being sick ( Read more... )

Well, I'm worse today. I've almost entirely lost my voice now. This laryngitis is driving me crazy ( Read more... )

With a great deal of determination (!!!), I've managed to get an awful lot done this week ( Read more... )

We WON!!!

Let me repeat that message, because it's a pretty IMPORTANT one for both Marilyn and me: We WON!!!

To be specific, today the festival won the Grand Pinnacle Award at IFEA (in Dallas, Texas). It's only the second time in our history that we've won this coveted award, which makes us the Best Festival in the World for 2011Marilyn did most ( Read more... )

I spent the morning working from here at home. But in the afternoon, sister Sue kindly drove me down to the office (just before noon, actually) to work ( Read more... )

What a relief to actually sleep in until almost 9:00 a.m. this morning -- especially after so many days without decent sleep. Sleep is clearly an underrated joy. No doubt about it ( Read more... )