It's nice and cool this morning--below 50. Still raining a little. I drove across the Greenway yesterday and it is severely flooded, trees standing in the brown swirling water. The last time I saw floods like that along the river, there were houses there. This is a lot better.

It was great for sleeping. I woke up at about 6 from a dream that Amelia and I were visiting Barack Obama and his two daughters, ages about 1 and 5. No idea where Michelle was. This was more like a summer cottage than the White House and he had given us a large wooden key, which I tried in the door and it worked.

People are rallying to help the homeless--with bags of candy, because what child doesn't need candy? (sarcasm alert) The generous young man who has been volunteering and will be our new VISTA volunteer starting in November (I guess the paperwork takes awhile?) made a display board for us. I didn't really have time to look it over. It looks like mostly text, but I did get him to add one black and white photo from the web.

I drove Ray home to make his famous potluck dish and then we rushed back, picked up the flyers that had been copied for us and went to the Shelter Board of Directors meeting, which was held at the new Athens First bank building. The security guard was very reluctant to let us in--there was supposed to be a bank employee with us if we were meeting there. The Directors helped me fold the brochures and Courtney took the display board and pens. The meeting started late and I left after about 15 minutes to go to the Fellowship.

Potluck, nominating committee, choir. I was actually falling asleep in choir, which hasn't happened to me in years. Nice to have Ray drive me home, dozing, and then straight to bed.

Vanessa called on the cell phone about 5:30. They were in Atlanta at the Doubletree Hotel, where they had arrived early for a 7:00 Tufts event. They fly to Seattle in a few hours.