A near-death experience? Oh, hell no. Just one of those times when you're thinking "Just kill me now."
Yeah, another HOA board meeting last night. It was supposed to be my last one. The management company rep asked if I'd open the annual meeting the first week of March. The meeting where the newly elected board members take over.
So, how was the meeting last night? Thanks for asking... same shit, different day. Two more significant items got tabled until the next meeting (the annual meeting). One was due to vendors not getting us bids in time. The other due to the same board member that drove 3 of us away.
There was a greatly watered down version of a Meet the Candidates during the time scheduled for the board meeting. A half hour that ran long. Candidates saying they want to work together and get the community more involved (yes, some of the same people that were particularly nasty on Facebook, but have deleted those posts). Then we still had to wade through the rest of the meeting.
And the beat goes on.
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How About Something Happy and Sweet?
I had music with my local guys today (Allan and friends). A good time. Even more fun: when I got home, Joan wasn't in the living room... when I walked back to the bedroom, she gave me a finger up to the lips (Shhhhhhh) and a big smile. When I opened the door a bit wider: Murphy and Stella were laying on the bed with her! Another first! And everybody looking sweet.
Joan had taken these photos earlier...
Joan couldn't get up to get a different angle, but I could see how sweet the kitties were being and how happy Joan was. Me, too. I am looking forward to a time when both of them can be in the bedroom with us overnight.
Oh, there is still All Star Cat Wrestling happening - I took these a couple hours later...
Stella has grown a bunch since we first brought her home, but she is dwarfed by Murphy. As you can see in that image directly above, she isn't intimidated by his size. It is the first time that Stella got the "high ground." Mostly, the wrestling is playful, but we do have to intervene on occasion when it gets rough.
2 comments:
As expected. No good deed goes unpunished. If you make something "idiot proof" - along comes a better idiot. They may take over the board and everyone will be worse off. But it won't be your responsibility (even if HOA stuff remains your problem as a resident).
Yep. I did the best I could with all the roadblocks tossed in the way of actually getting things done. I truly wish the next board success... it would be a shame for the community if things go south.
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