Serious rain all day yesterday--3 and a half inches in about 12 hours! It wasn't raining too hard when I started walking the dogs, but picked up when I was a ways from home. Even Cameron didn't really like being out in it. I guess he is not much Labrador Retriever!

Work was a mixed bag. We have a new employee, Nora, which is really fun and will be a big help. Meredith set up Google Groups, so we all share calendars and mail and stuff. I think this is probably going to be great, but I find myself more resistant to change than I would like. I prefer getting my mail in Outlook, not on line. I tried to set up Outlook to check it, but it keeps asking for my password. I know I changed it, but I am pretty sure I know what it is, and the program isn't buying it. It's the beginning of the month; bills are rolling in to be paid and it's time to turn in the reimbursement requests and reports for last month. I want to get started on a newsletter this week, too. And we have no interns! So I was starting to be a little panicked about getting everything done. There are some spaces in our volunteer dinner calendar, since the students are leaving town and student groups do not sign up for the summer. I was starting to contact our volunteers and remind them when they signed up for, and found that their information is not in the database like it should be. I asked Jaron to call the group for last night and sent an email to the one person who I had an email address for. Meredith said she would take over the volunteers for this week and next. It will give her an idea of what the system is like (what system?) and what changes she wants to make. An intern was handling it and not as thoroughly as we would have liked. We have hired someone who will be starting while I am gone. She suggested that I consider working full time, starting next year. I admit I would like having the benefits. And she says I can still take unpaid leave as much as I want, but she thinks I am working a lot and should be properly recompensed. She wants the Shelter to be an attractive place to work.

Tried to get someone to come look at the dishwasher, which should be under warranty. They have apparently had problems with doing the work and then being told it was the installation, not the machine, and the company wouldn't pay them. Before they drive out from Norcross, they want our guarantee to pay them if that's the case...hmm...what do I know? I begged and pleaded and he said he would call the company that makes the machine, with the serial number, and see if they would cover it. Also got a plumber to come look at a toilet that overflows somewhat sporadically. He showed how it is loose and needs a new wax seal. So that's on my list for today, as well as starting the reimbursements.

Ray gave his finals and was ready to go home by 3. It let up enough for the Captain to go out and pick some lettuce for dinner. After supper, he said, "now that you are done with your classes, the pressure is off and you can play cards, right?" And Ray said right....so we played cards, watched Big Bang Theory, and went to bed. I am fighting the tendency to get stressed because I am going away and have a lot to do before then and lots of arrangements still to make--hotel in Toulouse, phone? what to pack...