Work Week #3

Short work weeks are always nice. I said that as a teacher and I'll say that as a volunteer. :)

This week I worked in the office in the morning, as usual. This is the only regularly scheduled part of my day right now. I enjoy it. I like the people I work with here and the things I get to do - which are limited right now, but will hopefully entail more as the year goes on. Basically, I just give Rhonda, the office manager, a chance to get out to run all the errands that need done each day. In the afternoons, I figure it out day by day....

• On Tuesday, I drove to Rainbow's End, Monte Vista. It is a smaller town about 20 miles west of Alamosa. I think the town has a cute, old-fashioned look. The store there is smaller, but nice. I hear they get donations from South Fork, a town even farther west; apparently, South Fork is a richer community, so the quality of donations is better. It is also more tempting to buy things, especially with the buy 1 get 1 free sale they have!
• On Wednesday, I was putting tiny little price stickers on items for the Hunt Avenue Boutique - a off-shoot of the thrift store with nicer things. I worked with Bill, who is the assistant manager. He is an older man who looks like a grump, but he is really fun and has a great sense of humor.
• On Thursday, I went to work at Rainbows End (Alamosa). When I arrived, Sue (the manager) sent me with a Spanish speaking customer to Re-Threads to find some clothes. I opened up the building for one man and when I looked up after finding the form for him, I saw a line of people out the door. So, again for about 2 hours, I worked at Re-Threads. It was 2 hours of Spanish language practice; it was fun! There are a lot of migrant farm workers here at the shelter right now. Many of them came to Re-Threads to get some clothes. They are pleasant and patient. The rest of the afternoon, I was running the cashier at Rainbow's End, Alamosa. It was a good day.

Jeremy's work... I know some, but not nearly as much as he could tell you. He has been working to get the website up and running for the Rio Grande River Restoration Foundation (or something close to that - it is such a long name, I usually mess up some part of it). He went to Monte Vista to meet with the EPA lady, Lori. He talked to the biologist there for awhile to learn how to collect samples. Then, yesterday he went to Wolf Creek and collected a variety of bugs - he could tell you what kind; I don't really remember the names. If I had been thinking, I could have taken pictures of the bugs in the viles he was keeping them in - just so you could enjoy them as well.

Well, this is a lot of reading and so few pictures (well, no pictures). We are headed to Rocky Mountain Mennonite Camp to work (and hike) this weekend. I will post pictures and info on Sunday night or Monday. Until then, have a great weekend!