Yesterday morning, we went to Patton Brothers and picked up our car, all fixed up. We only had to pay the $250 deductible, as we expected. When we returned the rental car, however, she asked, "do you want to put the balance on your Discover Card?" "There shouldn't be any balance," I said. "State Farm is paying for it." We went round and round, but State Farm only pays $16 a day and we had to pay the difference. Not a huge problem, but neither Budget nor State Farm ever said that to me or Ray. They said we had rental car coverage, they had negotiated with Budget for a special rate, it was all set...we could have gotten along without the rental car, but since we had the coverage. I especially hate that we paid for it to sit in our garage all weekend. Not to mention, $45 worth of gas. If I were renting a car myself, I would ask for a smaller one. Ah, I hate being naive. Sigh. Not what I wanted to spend my money on ($170).

I called Meredith to say I was running late. When I got there at 8:30, she told me about our grant. The one I had to drive over there because she was sick that first week. The one neither of us really felt was our best work by far. $25000! So that was kind of fun. And we talked a little about IHN. Doug G. called her up and harangued her after she turned down the job as their director, telling her she was making a mistake and she should rethink her decision and open her heart and mind. Or some such. Very inappropriate and just assuring her she had made the right choice. Then she spent most of the day over at Job TREC and took her sick cat to the vet. I spent most of the day looking at minutes from board meetings for the last 10 years. And 2 1/2 hours listening to a meeting in Atlanta--attending by phone. I hung up at 3:30 to leave. Kerri was sick--a virus I hope not to get.

As I was leaving, I had two phone calls--one from the newspaper, so I am quoted this morning, about losing some funding this year. And I hope Meredith is okay with it. Another about bringing some people to see our garden. I said he needed to look at it first, because there is nothing to see. So he is supposed to be there at 8 this morning--and I will be at racquetball, and she won't know anything about it.

Made spaghetti with zucchini for potluck. Went to choir. Decided to help in RE this weekend instead of singing. Watched Olympics--downhill skiing. Three women crashed. I remember skiing and racing (a little--not the Olympics). It's one of the few sports I can identify with and I cringe at every turn.