Monday, Jan. 13, 2020 – Slow But Productive Day

Dearest Roy,
Started the day by figuring out the reason the batteries in the Open Range aren’t charging; it’s because when the dealer installed the Prosine inverter for us back when we bought it, they completely took out the DC converter! I never thought they would take it out completely, but after careful analysis (and having to persuade Karl to look for horses, not zebras), we finally realized there was a big power cord that went straight to the circuit box marked “in from converter” and a loose ground wire that are exactly what needs to go into the missing converter. The dealer wanted over $300 for a new one, but I found a surplus one on Ebay for about $125, so I ordered it. Should be here by Friday, so the whole thing should be fixed by Saturday. Meanwhile, the professional cleaner is supposed to come on Thursday, so I should be able to put it on the market by Friday, though I have to do some repairs inside. The chairs weren’t put back all the way in last time it was open, so when I opened it this time some things got moved and crushed, so they’re on my repair list now, too. At least I know what needs to be done now, and hopefully it will all be accomplished by the weekend. I spent the rest of the day on the computer and the phone, trying to solve a bunch of problems as well as get some jobs going. I’m trying to schedule a public workshop around the same time as the private one I have in Las Vegas, and to try to do that LinkedIn advertising and marketing we talked about. I also had a conversation with Ashley, the woman from the convention, just to see if we had a chance at getting the contract for that again, and apparently they’re starting with a whole new crew (reinventing the wheel!), but it might make an opening for me, so I started writing a proposal that I hope to finish up and get to the top woman in charge by the end of the week. Fingers crossed, I could use the work! I spent some more time trying to figure out how to rework our website for the public seminar, and all of the things that go along with it. It will be a long process, but I have to start somewhere! Finally quit in the late afternoon, but couldn’t feed the horses until Jeff and Karl got back from their get together with John, so it was after dark, not surprisingly. Had a nice bowl of soup with those dumplings you love so much, and settled down for the evening. Had my shower now, so I’m off the bed. Good night, my love!