I found another dime this morning, making my finds this weekend equal to 25c! Unusual. I usually find a penny here and there.

I did four loads of laundry this morning -- just finishing up the last load -- so that's $6.

I was mistaken about what I spent on file folders & hangers. They were not $12 a box, but $16 for one box and $22 for the other. I guess I just remembered looking at boxes that cost $12.

I am waiting for my son to call about today's plans, which are still unknown to me. My other son, in Florida, called me this morning, and we had a nice long talk. He and his wife also sent me a card along with a bunch of pictures of my granddaughter.

The card really touched me. Confession here. I sometimes feel like my kids don't really love me, though my more mature self knows that's ridiculous. But I have a lot of competition with their stepparents and in-laws ... and their father, most of whom are more colorful than I am, and all of whom are wealthier and tend to "buy" love, if you know what I mean. So sometimes I feel like the little mouse that nobody notices. Well, the card said, "You know, if there was a contest for "Most Loved Mom," .... You'd win, hands down!" I tell you, I burst out crying; it was just the message I needed to hear! Now if I can just control my paranoia....

The pictures were wonderful, too. My granddaughter is blessed with beauty, that's for sure.

Tomorrow evening there is an meeting for my condo association. I have managed to miss the two previous, so I am really going to try to make this one. Oh, and I have a new neighbor. The condo directly across my "back porch" has been empty since I moved in -- it was for sale at the same time as mine, and I looked at that one, too. (Not nearly as nice.) Well, a young man has moved in. I'm betting he's a renter. I briefly met his parents, who are helping him move in, but haven't met him yet. I am hoping he is quiet, though I suppose he won't affect me as much as the neighbors above and below -- both of whom are noisy at times, but not enough to be a problem.

I used my new handheld vacuum on the couch this morning. It is a Shark, and it seems to be pretty powerful. It is the best cleaning result yet.

I got a call from the person in customer service who took my complaint about the couch's material. She is going to send someone out to ascertain if the material is defective. I'm pretty sure he will say it is not, but it was nice of her to follow up that way. The material is not so much defective as it is unsuitable for upholstery, but I'm sure they won't see it that way!