Approved

What I thought was the annual HOA meeting last night turned out to only be an annual budget meeting due to stipulations in our by laws we did not realize. It was not well attended but the good news was we approved using a property management company to assist in HOA duties in 2026. Ironically I had another issue yesterday after work with one of the individuals that was the reason we started considering a property management company in the first place. Their role will be to make sure everything is done by the book while ensuring that if there is a problem household in the neighborhood they will be the initial point of contact and will hopefully shut down some of the ridiculous behavior the board has had to deal with in 2025. I repeatedly have had to subdue my desires to respond strongly to what has happened this year. I would have a field day picking it apart, yet I won’t. Letting someone scream incomprehensibly into a vacuum sometimes is the best response there is. It took awhile for me to learn that.

Last night I finally finished my tallest 3D print ever, a Christmas lamp. If I didn’t tell you it was 3D printed you probably would not know, the model is that good. I put it in the small covered area by my front door as I did with my Spidey pumpkin. It’s a nice addition to my Xmas decorations.

This weekend has no big to do’s on it. I am about 75% done with my Christmas shopping list, I hope by this time next week I am in the 90 percentile range. I do need to do my annual Christmas card ritual as well sometime soon since the USPS is slower than a snail nowadays.