Tuesday 9/18

Erin's Work Notes...
Today at La Puente office we did almost nothing because there was a guy working on our server. So no deposits could be posted, which meant no thank you notes for me.
Jeremy came over to the shelter for lunch today. We had road kill... yes, road kill. More specifically, we had elk steak that was donated to the shelter from the Department of Wildlife, which means that it is road kill. I will say that it was pretty tasty served in strips with a gravy over rice. I had never eaten elk before and enjoyed the opportunity.
I went to work at Re-threads today since there wasn't anything going on in the office. It is good to practice my poor Spanish-speaking skills and see people smile. One woman came in today that had just lost everything to a house fire. Many others came in who farm "papas" (potatoes). There were also a number of adorable kids. Even though I don't always like hanging up clothes, I do enjoy the interaction with people.

Jeremy's work notes....
There are a lot of spur of the moment opportunities at Jeremy's work. Today Mike let him know that there was a conference call 10 minutes before it happened. Then, he called Lori (in South Fork) to confirm there outing tomorrow to do some surveying; she said she had other plans for a boat ride - necessary part of the job when looking at the Rio Grande. So, Jeremy thought he wasn't supposed to go, but then Mike said it may be good for him to go. If I were Jeremy, I would've wanted to scream at all the criss-crossed lines. Fortunately, Jeremy rolls with things much better than I do and is handling this all pretty well.

Free Stuff...
I did a favor for Guy who manages the food bank today - filled a truck up with gas. The food bank people are sometimes called the "Food Bank Mafia" because they trade favors with people (and maybe not in the most admirable ways - although never violence!). So, in exchange for filling up the truck, Guy gave me 2 (FREE) tickets to the Pagosa Hot Springs!!!! Yea! I didn't ask where/how he got them; I will just enjoy the free date with my husband.
We also received 2 (FREE) tickets for the train from Alamosa to La Veta which is supposed to be the big tourist thing around here. We will probably go in the next week or so to see the fall colors. We got these tickets from Rhonda, who got them from Guy for doing a favor, and she didn't want them.
Finally, Lance (the executive director of La Puente) was schmoozing with people with money at Rural Philanthorpy Days. (This is a three day event held every 4 years.) In the process, he was given FREE tickets for the show at the Creede Theatre. It is a comedy called Leading Ladies - similar to the movie, Some Like it Hot. I have never seen that movie, but it is supposed to be good, I think?? So, tomorrow (Wednesday) the whole house is invited to go to Creede for the show along with other La Puente volunteers. I am pretty excited to 1) go to a show because I don't do that very often, 2) visit another part of the state, and 3) have FREE tickets! Maybe there are perks to being a volunteer :)