Nope, not gonna

JCI's Mid-Year Executive meeting was this weekend so I had to work.  Everything started Friday morning when we had our Audit Committee meeting and I had to present a proposed budget for next year.  Unfortunately, the budget came out with almost a $600,000 deficit which was unacceptable but we presented it that way to prove a point.  JCI has been asking for a dues increase for the past few years because it's getting impossible to provide the services & travel required.  JCI hasn't had a dues increase since 1999 and at that time it only went up $2.00.  Edson even prepared a power point presentation to play at General Assembly a couple of years ago to compare our membership dues with other organizations.  The increase was voted down and the GA passed a deficit budget that year. 
The Finance Committee meeting was held Saturday morning and the outcome:  my task was to find $450,000 to cut from the budget because they couldn't live with showing a deficit of $600,000 but they could live with showing a $150,000 deficit and they would push for a dues increase.  Therefore, the pressure was on.

I was on my way home Saturday evening when I got a text from Jim asking if I wanted him to make dinner.  Since it was already going on 7:00, I replied, "yep, on my way home".  When I got home, nobody was in the kitchen preparing dinner but somebody was in the family room playing an army game on Wii.  When I said , "where's my dinner, I thought you said you were going to make dinner?" somebody said, "nope, not gonna". 
After I changed, I poured myself a big glass of wine and went out on the deck.  The temperature said 89 but it didn't feel too bad so I sat in my favorite chair to drink my wine & unwind.  Somebody came out and said I was crazy because it was so hot out and when I mentioned about my dinner I was told, "nope, not gonna" again.

I ended up making myself a grilled cheese.  I was in a hurry to get down to my scrapbooking because I had a project due Monday morning and Sister Richard Maureen takes no excuse.  As I was walking through the family room somebody told me Wipeout was on the DVR.  I couldn't resist.  I love that show!  I laugh so hard in that show.  I sat down & watched and the rest of my stress was laughed off - well almost the rest of it.
The outcome:  I finished my scrapbooking project and gave the Finance Committee a budget. 

I was supposed to go to Edson's house Sunday evening because he's having the Board, Japanese guests & staff over for barbecue but I decided not to go.  Jim always pushes me to participate in these kinds of things because he says it's PR.  For some reason he's always afraid I'm going to get fired or something.  When I got home Sunday afternoon and he asked if I was going to Edson's, I told him, "nope, not gonna!"