Lets Play Catch Up

Hi everyone,



Not to much to report here as this seems like any other Wednesday. I'm blogging during my lunch break and planning on heading to our men's slowpitch game tonight with Casper. They have dubbed him their team mascot, woot woot. We have the big East Texas Shootout Co-Ed Tourny this weekend that should be really fun. I'm excited to be out in the sun all day playing.

And now with the assistance of my camera chord I can blab about all the things I've told you I would!

I drive by this car every day on my way to work and I finally had to stop and take pictures with the flowers in bloom. It was perfect timing too becaus the next day they had mowed the grass. Don't you love when things like that happen?




I finally got food stamps!As most of you know a big part of the AmeriCorps program is subjecting yourself to a intentional life of poverty for a year. Thus government assistance is a must for pretty much everyone that participates. I had been receiving them in Wyoming but it has taken 2 months for me to start receiving them in Texas. It was like Christmas morning shopping for groceries last week. Before stocking my shelves I thought a before and after shot was appropriate...




Here is a picture I took when I was at Tyler State Park this past weekend. Beautiful!



***I get to see my best friends in the whole world in exactly 9 days. We have all been counting down the days until we reunite to celebrate our girl Mal getting hitched. It should be an incedible time.



Ok, I need ya'lls help. I have mentioned that I am in charge of creating and implementing a job skills training program. The first step I'm taking since we are incredibly low in fundage is a clothes closet for interview and businss attire. People will be able to come in and we can hopefully give them a suit and help them with their resume, interviewing skills, etc. I'm also trying to network with local businesses to see if any salons will collaborate with us to give people free hair cuts, colors, etc. I'm contacting organizations in town right now with the plan to put on a clothes drive sometime in May. I think it is something small, low cost that we can supply people with that can actually make a real difference.

The thing I need your help with is a catchy name for it. There is an international program that does this type of this just for women called Dress for Success. I thought of Career Closet? I thought that wasn't too bad. If you guys have any suggestions let me know. Any other ideas you can think of as well that would low cost, helpful program initiatives don't hesitate to let me know. I'd love all the help I can get!

Oh, and Happy Birthday to my brother-in-law JOsh!

Have a good one everybody!