Blueberry pancakes for breakfast, short walk, then getting ready for church. Ray was not ready when I wanted to leave and I threatened to go without him. But the idea of taking two cars, one of them a  truck, to the overcrowded parking lot at UUFA deterred me, and we were only about 5 minutes late, missing some of the warmup time. I feel an obligation to the director and the other members to be on time and participate fully, to the best of my ability.

The service was about Compassion, led by David Jarrett. Alison is in Romania with Heather Kleiner and others. I am jealous. One of the things David asked us to do was bless each other. This was a new and powerful experience for me and most of us. When we say, "drive safely" or "have a nice day," those are akin to blessing each other, but not very meaningful. When you touch someone and look in their eyes and state your wishes for them clearly and strongly, it is very significant.

After the service was the fourth Sunday lunch. We forgot to take our cookies when we left, if there were any. The food was good and I tried to be moderate in my consumption. There was meatloaf and macaroni and cheese and Ray had several helpings.

Then he napped while I did some work on the computer, including looking at a budget for our living expenses if I do not work. We can do it! I am excited. I would rather work, but it is good to know that we do not need to go into more debt if I do not. There are several categories that are flexible, like travel. If we spend less than budgeted, we can reduce our debt and be ready when we have to buy a new car.

At four, we had our last cha-cha class at Dance FX. We have both enjoyed it; in fact, Ray would like to continue the dance lessons. I think there are other ways I would rather spend my money, like going to France. Just saying.

We stopped at Yoforia, the frozen yogurt place near the dance studio. It is tasty and relatively healthy, with lots of fresh fruit. A good reward after our exertions. Another way we could save money is by not going there!

At home, I made some eggplant curry but no rice. It was tasty, but I found myself still hungry and would have done better to make the rice.

TV and bed. Finished up the Birth of Venus book, which was due yesterday, so I can return it to the library today. Very enjoyable, except for the ending.

Now I am hungry and tired from not enough sleep and not eating right. Hope to get back on track.