Surprises

Yesterday was a day of surprises for me. First I had to prepare my info for Mark to get my income taxes prepared. I will definitely be surprised if I don;t have to cough up a bunch extra, but I was surprised when I added up my charitable giving; it was higher than it's ever been which makes me happy that I could do what I did.

Secondly, we went on a boat ride with Carl and Margaret and for the most part I really enjoyed it. I didn't care about getting so close to the gulf and I didn't like going full speed but I was not as uncomfortable as I thought i would be.

And then the discussion around the dinner table surprised me, We got into a political discussion and Carl and Margaret and I pretty much share the same thoughts. Rich and Patty are about 180 degrees from us and our debate got a little heated at times but everyone was disagreeing agreeably and all parted friends, I think, Of course, no one changed antibody's mind but we are one of the few places in the world where we can talk freely and disagree with our government and each other and not be afraid to do so.
And we were disagreeing passionately!

Today we go to the Hess' for lunch and dominoes; these are friends who will agree with Rich and Patty so since I will be so outnumbered ]'ll keep quiet if we get into politics!