Today I'm going to get some groceries at Aldi and some supplies from PetSmart. I've made it through the money crunch; now I need to restore my provisions. Hope I don't find empty shelves.

Last night I took the boys to Steak N Shake, and spent $24 out of cash. Variables are at 26%.

I have been hearing from other members of the election team, and we have been making plans for setup, pre-setup, etc. Only one member has not checked in; I hope she shows up on election day. So from that you know that I have decided to go ahead with doing the election work despite my hesitation yesterday. I will just be careful. I'll have hand sanitizer in my purse, and I'll wash my hands every chance I get. And I'll be mindful about passing documents back and forth. For instance, the voters themselves can put their ID's in the reader and scan their completed ballots. I don't have to do it for them, as I have in the past.

I am doing well on the manual. Just have to read up on closing the polls now. Almost done.

This weekend I am going up to Michigan -- not to visit my brother this time, as he is still at his second home in Florida, but to have lunch and catch up with my friend P, whom I haven't seen since Thanksgiving. I'll stay at my brother's house overnight (my nephew is there, holding down the fort) and then I'll have breakfast with P on Sunday morning and head home. On Sunday night after I get home I'll do pre-setup with our election team's technician, so it will be a big day.