I am running late this morning, slept in. I was awake at 5 and didn't realize I had gone back to sleep until Ray was getting up.

Monday a man came by the shelter from the water department to alert us that our meter reading was way up and we probably had an underground leak. I was pretty worried about it. Yesterday I had Taylor look around the outside for puddles (or frozen water) or soggy places. Nothing. Then he started checking the rooms and found a toilet running. When the Mom came home, I said, please let us know when there is a problem like this. and she said I didn't notice...I don't know if she is being defensive or what. Taylor went to the hardware store and got some waterproof glue and fixed it. Yay! It was a great relief. He is sort of the handyman intern and I feel a little guilty about it, but he has saved us so much trouble and money, it's great. There's still a lot that needs doing that is beyond his level, light fixtures and moldy ceilings.

It was the day to do payroll, but I couldn't start until afternoon, because Kerri was teaching. Then I had to wait for someone from the board to come and sign the time sheets. I had a backlog of things from the last month to sign. She was later than she thought she'd be.

Meanwhile I was worried about the grant due a week from tomorrow. It is for capacity-building and can't be used for direct services. So my plan to hire a job coach was nixed. And I hadn't been getting any help from the board. I finally talked to two board members today and they told me they are offering the job of director to a young woman who I will meet in a little over an hour. She has no experience with homelessness or running an organization, but she is supposedly smart, personable and hard-working. I am excited.

I had a nominating committee meeting at the Fellowship. It went well. Then dinner and choir and home.