@ehBeth,
My apologies to Lola. L-O-A Lola...
My coffee is/are brewed. Coffee...ahhh...must have been down a quart. Carry on.
Many of you is/are my friends here. No harm intended. I reverted to a former profession (Tech writer/editor). It'll never happen again. I thought the OP could be someone from another culture or language that is asking.