Guess We're Doing Okay

Returning to work on January 2nd we had to get the "wagons" back which are brought to us with the stacks of registry books for us to digitize.

Sylvia Selle is the wonderful woman who is responsible to keep us supplied by bringing us each a "wagon" of books which we return to her when we have finished the work. 

A "wagon" with two shelves filled with books.

NOTE: Sylvia is great fun and is having so much fun teasing Ed that he is her "Texas Cowboy". For some reason after he came back from getting his first haircut she decided he looked exactly like she imagines a Texas Cowboy looks except he does not have his hat on.

So early on Jan 2nd Sylvia began to bring in the books. We each got a wagon load and began work but then she came with another load to make sure we stay busy. 

I guess we are doing an okay job because she brought us each a larger cart....3 shelves of books for us to complete! 

We were both surprised, but it really does not matter because they all need to get done. We now have enough to do for the next week or so, finishing our two shelve wagons and moving on to the three shelve.

Each of the larger books on the blue wagon is 400-600 entries. It takes a little less than an hour to finish a book over 400 entries. We have been working on them this past week and had our best week yet, submitting 31,594 new images to Frankfurt for audit. 

Except for a small problem with one of the books that I sent to Frankfurt which came back to me for rework. Apparently I had included what they called an "artifact" in an image that needed to be removed.

Now, to me an artifact is a museum term, or and archeological term for very old things...

Apparently I am an artifact...or at least my finger is. (Bottom left on the image I shot below)

I should have caught this before sending it on, but it gave me a good laugh. Maybe I am getting too old to do this kind of work!!

My finger has been removed from this image, but the Lord's hand in this work will never be removed. 

In a conversation I was having with one of my sisters, she asked me if I could feel the hand of the Lord blessing me as I worked. I paused only briefly to respond that yes, I can feel Him bless me in several ways...I can work quickly with my hands, but my hands, which have been treated for arthritis for 20 years while my thumb joints slowly deteriorate, do not hurt any more than normal. I am able to do this work.

Additionally, Ed and I have decided that as long as we are in the rhythm of working the equipment, we don't feel the fatigue that sets in the minute we walk back into our apartment after a 9-11 hour day at the archive.

We are truly blessed in the work because it is His work.