It is raining when I wake up this morning. yay! I have watered the garden some by hand this week, but this will be much better. I close the windows in the bedroom, which have been open overnight for sleeping. In cold, rainy weather it is important to keep all the heat in and dampness out. If we were going to be home all day, we might start a fire--or put the heat on. But it's still warm enough in here for now. Who knows if it will clear by tonight? I do not look forward to walking the dogs in the cold, dark, rain, but it is not really light before 7:30 and I must leave here about then to get to work by 8.

Yesterday I did a couple things Meredith asked for, like trying to print out the child care costs in a certain format for a grant she is applying for. QuickBooks is not always easy to use.

I went to lunch early (11:15) to meet with a UGA student doing a paper on UUFA for an anthropology of religion class. It's always interesting to try to answer questions about one's religion. I do not envy her, trying to write it, as UU doesn't always fit neatly into the questions asked--what is the creed? etc. I had a good roast beef sandwich at Big City Bread meanwhile.

At 3, I drove to UUFA to talk about the directory. Chip forgot the meeting, but came when I called. We didn't resolve much, but it looks like a bit of work for me. Surprise!

Then I went home to feed the dogs and chickens and myself. When I opened the door to the coop, they did not come out. I don't know if it was too late in the day for them or they know something I don't about the dangers of being out in the yard, but I didn't make them come out.

I took one of the basic soup batches and followed the directions for minestrone, adding half a cup of beans and half a cup of pasta, a little Parmesan and basil. I ate the whole thing. It was okay; I have other minestrone recipes I like better. I felt pretty full for a while, but was ready for a hit of ice cream a few hours later.

Ray had a meeting that went until 5, so he wandered downtown and got something to eat before meeting me at the Morton for rehearsal. It seems like this play is not as far along, in terms of being ready to open, as others I have been in. I believe the choreographer quit, and there seem to be some cast members missing as well. But we are enjoying it.