Book signing at Indywood Retirement Home

I did a book signing at our local Indywood Retirement Home today. Some of my former teachers live there now, and it was good to visit with them. I also ran into the owner of the helicopter company that I used to do programming for. The company is still using my program! The owner and his wife were visiting at Indywood, and I enjoyed talking with them. Great thing about Greenwood - you don't have to go far to find a friend!

Great first book signing

My first book signing at Turnrow in Greenwood last night was a huge success! There were 100-150 people in attendance (it's hard to estimate a crowd). It definitely was a packed house, and I did hear that I created a traffic jam in downtown Greenwood!

I gave a few comments, and my cousin Emmy did a reading from my book that everyone enjoyed immensely. I had a wonderful time seeing everyone who turned out for the event. Sonny did his part in working the crowd! Of course, he had to have a potty break before the reading.

Sonny had earned his keep, though, because he kept Emmy from getting a speeding ticket. When the officer stopped her, she explained that she had to drive her cousin to her book signing. The officer said, "Oh, is that the lady with the dog?" Emmy replied, "It sure is!" and the officer said, "Well, just slow it down." It pays to know a celebrity dog!

Front page news story

I thought you might enjoy today's newspaper article about the book. The website is http://www.gwcommonwealth.com/. The article is under Top Stories. It made the front page!

Finally!

The books were delivered at 3 pm Thursday, and I must say they are beautiful - everything I had hoped for. Five cartons have already been delivered or shipped to bookstores. The book can be ordered from my website, too, so spread the word!

One tiny step of independence

I can now use a cell phone - by myself! I have an iPhone strapped to my chair. The phone has a touch screen and a speaker. I can make and receive calls - all by myself. Maybe it doesn't sound like much, but I crave every little bit of independence I can get. Pretty neat, huh!

Close call

I received the tracking number for the books yesterday. When I called the main trucking company, they said, "The local trucking company will call and set up an appointment for Friday delivery." Oh, no! So I called the local trucking company and begged, pleaded for delivery today. Soooo ... the books will be delivered this afternoon! Yes!

YouTube Video

Please view my YouTube video at www.youtube.com/maxineharper. It was produced by my friend Ginny Neal, owner of Vine Web Design.