Maybe a little anticlimactic, but not terrible.

Walked Elisa part way, came home and bathed and dressed. Tried to pick out something that would look great, be professional, and be warm enough for this really cold day (high 45). Ray drove me in and went home again. Kate is very agreeable. I signed paperwork and then we visited a potential new member, Alison R., who lives alone in Cedar Creek. She has a dog and a renter, a young man who pays $100 for a room upstairs. Her husband was an art professor, and her house is full of paintings and books. She has some back pain and gets shots regularly, but still drives. Mostly, she seems lonely. Her children are in San Francisco, Savannah, and Greenville. We visited wtih her and left an application.

Back at the office, I called all the members (that we hadn't yet heard from) to invite them to a cocktail party next week. I got some more yeses, a few nos, and some answering machines. I studied the Excel spreadsheet and turned it into a database in Access. It took me awhile; there is a lot I don't know about Access, but was quite successful. Ate leftover pot roast for lunch.

Ray and Molli picked me up and we zipped over to the credit union, where I deposited some money and Molli opened an account. Then we picked up Elisa after chorus and drove home. Molli had mostly made dinner--beef stew cooked in the oven. Ray worked on the chicken for her chicken soup (our lunch today). I made some cowboy cookies that Molli and I ate with ice cream while watching Castle. I was not as sleepy as usual.