A letter I have been waiting for came in the mail today. I waited to open it ‘til Todd got home, a sort of celebratory thing, you know?
He looked through the mail when he walked in and said, “Library of Congress.”
I said, “Yeah, kind of feels like I’m a real writer,” as I was putting away the groceries he’d picked up after he took me to get my car from the car shop, after he finished work. My car now has snow tires. He’s such a good husband. And helpful.
When I was ready for the little celebratory moment, the letter wasn’t on the kitchen table where I had left it. And it wasn’t on the desk where I thought he might have placed it to protect it from water rings.
“Honey!” I yelled upstairs as he was changing his clothes. “Where’s my letter?”
“What letter?”
“The letter from the government!”
“I didn’t see it.”
“Yes, you did. “
Silence
“It must be in the recycling.”
“What?! Didn’t you hear me? You said, ‘a letter from the government.’ I said, ‘yeah, I’m a real writer.’”
More silence.
“Check the recycling.”
“The recycling! Did you take it out?” Tomorrow is recycling day.
“No.”
Well, thank goodness for that.
And that’s the story of receiving the Certificate issued under the seal of the Copyright Office in accordance with title 17, United States Code, attesting that registration has been made for the work identified below.
Title of work: Not According to Plan
Year of completion: 2022
They say we’re supposed to celebrate the small things as writer’s.
Thanks for sharing it with me. And thanks to one great writing coach, Laurie Scheer, who kept me writing forward. Cheers!
And today in my mail I received a beautiful book titled Conversations With Dad: Stories of Love, Family and Architecture. Can’t wait to snuggle down and read after the holidays. Congrats on yet another!
Congratulations!
Cool! Congratulations!
Congratulations Deb. A token of a lot of hard work coming to fruition. You have Todd to keep you on your toes as well. Yes, celebrate every step completed.
Thanks, Gary. You too! ❤️
Oh Kelly, I wish we could have coffee! ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks, Larry. It sure is not fun traveling this journey alone. ❤️
Thank you, Tim. I appreciate that.
That sounds about how things go at our house, too, Deb. *sigh*
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Congratulations, Deb, on your copyright of your new book! 💃🏻🥂🎉
Congratulations, Deb! A significant achievement, well done! ❤️
Many congratulations to you and very well done! xx
Congratulations for your accomplishment!
Congratulations yahoo!!
Thanks, John!
Aww, thank you, Stephanie. ❤️
Thank you emm! ❤️
Appreciate that Bruce.❤️
I appreciate you both so much! ❤️❤️
You know Annie? I was thinking about you while this was going on. 😄💛
You are so right about that, Gary. Todd keeps me on my toes! 😃❤️
Thank you so much, Tim!
Thanks, Larry. I’m getting there. It’s so much better enjoying each step and not worrying about where God is leading. Maybe that was the lesson I needed to learn through all this. 🤓
You’re welcome! ❤️❤️
Congrats, Deb! I’ve copyrighted a few songs I wrote. It’s exciting to hold that certificate in your hand. BTW, I found you via our mutual friend Gary Fultz. He and I team up—his photos with my micro poetry. God Bless.
David, and that’s how I found you—through Gary Fultz! Your work, both individually and together, is exquisite! And inspiring. I’m honored you found your way to me. Blessings back!
Deb
Excellent work 👍👍👍
Thank you so much, Dard.