February 1st, 2011

Happy February!!!!!
Well, I am rapidly getting everything that was supposed to be in Quickbooks last year, into Quickbooks this year. Yeah!!
And I've downloaded everything into the website that Jeffers puts out, except for Jeffers themselves. Well....that's a ton of work.
Meanwhile, we had a decent January. I'm looking forward to a comparable February, Anthornis, and whatever we can cook up to pull people in. We're putting out a new postcard this month.

January 22, 2011

Well, yesterday was our 1st anniversary for Heitz Handbells and Music. Neither of us realized it until most of the way through the morning. We ordered take out pizza and enjoyed talking with the customers and friends who came in. It was a great day and we both have a feeling of great accomplishment. The look of the store has been pretty stable for 1 month. We have been online for almost 2 months now. I've been screwing things up with the pictures a bit and am waiting for our website designer to fix my mistakes.
Norm is double checking all the entries and I continue to enter music. I'm working through the Jeffers' companies: I've finished Red River, Ring Out, Ringing Word, Ring Praise. I'm now on Fred Bock, Composer's Press, Busy Ringers, Robert Groth, and Your Songs. When I'm done with that I'll start on Jeffers. It's a lot of work, but the feeling of accomplishment so far is great.
Alanna asked us if we wanted to do the Reading Session for Anthornis. So we're working on that. And I've asked permission to display at BellFest and we've signed up to display at the Lansing Festival in March.
Norm continues to "enjoy" editing my mistakes, talking to customers, taking orders, creating descriptions, etc.

December 31, 2010

It's the last day of this year. I had a wonderful 2 hour talk with our CPA.. Lots of work to do for him.
New Years' Resolution. Get more into Quickbooks!!
Due to a friends suggestion, I downloaded Gimp as a photoshop program.
I have been working very hard getting more on the site.
Norm has been working very hard on descriptions.

Happy New Year!!!!

December 22, 2010

Yeow!!!!! I either have to write more or quit this. I can't seem to remember the stupid password. Anyway. Issues: Heitz Handbells wants Microsoft Publisher and/or Photoshop Elements for Christmas. HH wants to know if people know we exist. HH wants people to really use the website!!
Sigh. Can you tell it's Christmas??? I (Carol) always get depressed at Christmas.
So. I have finished adding all the ensemble music we have and yesterday finished adding all of Red River Publishing's music on a spreadsheet. All I have to do now is put the data on the website's spreadsheets. Next entry: worship aids and education.
Then!!! I need to make sure Quickbooks is set up correctly. Actually I'm working on that, reading Quickbooks for Smarties and talking to a person to help me get it all together.

November 22, 2010

Day One of "We're Live!"
Other than being extremely hyper-excited, I am very excited. I can't believe it. Well, there's tons of work to do yet..lots of music to enter. BUT I just can't stop looking at our site. Sigh.... Isn't it pretty????

Help Wanted

MESSIAH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH is looking for a Director of Chancel and Handbell Choirs at the Traditional service. "Applicants should have a passion for music and direction, a proven track record of excellent leadership, team-building, and recruiting skills. Interested applicants should send resume, references, and philosophy of ministry to
jobs2@messiahchurchmn.org".

Messiah United Methodist Church
17805 County Rd 6
Plymouth, MN 55447
763- 473-6968

November 6, 2010

Wow is this a fast year. We are continuing to work on the web site. It is currently being tweaked with new photos and rearrangements and better headlines. We will open before all the music is ready and inputted. But that's life. We are so close though.
I'd like to know how much money people have before they start a business because I feel like a money pit. Maybe we need investors, I don't know.
What I do know is that we are slowly crawling out of the pit we started in and people have been very responsive. We are truly blessed with great friends and support. I really don't care about my own salary, but I'd like to see enough money coming in that the bills are paid.
We are looking forward to the Director's Seminar next July and I hope also to attend the STEP solo/ensemble workshop next July. Every festival we can afford to be present at will be a step in the right direction.
Well, anyway, I don't always say write because I don't always feel I have something to write that is positive and up. It is definitely a hard walk to restart this business.
Prayers and good thoughts toward our getting an SBA loan please.