Blessings in many sizes

Last night I received our regime fee bill from our new regime management company. For those of you who do not live in a condo you may not know there is a 'regime' which you pay monthly into to cover insurance, landscaping, and community areas. It sucks because you don't really have control over it but, I continually have to remind myself that if we weren't paying a regime fee we would be living in a house that had an extra insurance payment tacked onto the mortgage, so it's pretty much the same anyway...plus we don't have to mow the lawn :) Shortly after we moved in the regime fee went up because insurance prices went up (I know this because every one's mortgage also went up). So, we took a hit on the regime fee and then Sandor's hours dropped so he could go back to school, which gave us a sweet double whammy on the budget...thus leading to me needing to buy shampoo and conditioner out of the grocery money.

So, last month we got a letter in the mail saying the management company for the condo was leaving and we were getting a new company. That concerned me a little because the old company seemed to do their job well enough, so I was concerned that the regime fee may go up if we got a different company. However, I was pleasantly surprised when we got our bill in the mail this month and it was 40 dollars cheaper than before! Guess who gets to buy shampoo and conditioner and shower curtains out of a pot of money specifically for such items instead of out of the grocery fund! As they say, blessings come in many sizes, and this one while it may seem small is pretty awesome!