Monday's Blog....

At work today, we had our budget presentation to the Finance & Operations Committee. This is the first step to getting next year's budget approved by the whole Board of Trustees. We were prepared, and had high hopes going in that they wouldn't give us too much trouble over a significant increase.  It went SO well!! We were high-fiving after the meeting, and were still smiling at 5:00.  The meeting started a 3:00 and we expected two hours of grueling questioning. We were done in an hour, and they told us to spend a little more money! Wow!!  Now, our work next year is set, and we will really need to make it all work, and we can.  So happy!

Joe has a finance committee meeting at our church tonight, so we had a quick salad with turkey medallions, for our quick dinner. I have been very, very good today - and will be for the rest of the week, since I was a little off the points over the weekend.  Speaking of Joe, he saw his doctor today and learned that the very small nodules on his lungs, found during the CT scan a few weeks ago, just need to be watched. She isn't concerned about them. There is no evidence of tumors or problems with his esophagus, so she gave him a new pill for acid re-flux  Hoping it works for him, because the swallowing problem does make him miserable at times.

My car was covered with dead bugs, after our trip home from Naples, yesterday. I forgot about them, until I got in the car this morning.  The windshield and front bumper were covered with nasty love bugs. They are a little early this year, but were definitely love bugs.  If you wonder what love bugs are:  http://insects.about.com/od/flies/f/What-Are-Florida-Lovebugs.htm  Not bugs at all, but weird little flies.

Anyway, when I got home tonight, I left the car out of the garage and got a sponge and cleaner to get rid of them. They will eat the paint if left on too long.  While I was cleaning them, neighbors on both sides of us got home from work and we all had quite a gab fest, catching up with each other. We also met another neighbor, who we didn't know yet, walking her new dog.  So Sandra (neighbor) and the new puppy, Jasper, are now known to us. Nice. We have a really nice neighborhood and neighbors. It always feels safe and friendly. Blessed.

I had a text from Kathy, tonight, and the bidding war is ongoing, for the house down in Naples.  Kind of exciting!! Their home is beautiful, and worth fighting for - seriously.

That's all I have for tonight! Thanks so much for stopping by.  Peace, love & hugs.