Well Grounded

It is Saturday afternoon and we have been grounded, again. McKee received about 6" of snow, but in Mt. Vernon I heard they got about 10". In Kentucky terms, that is staggering! So, our day has consisted of teaming up with Kristen and attacking the laundry/storage room and giving it a deep cleaning. It took us about 3-4 hours and we accomplished much. The room looks awesome, you can actually walk around in the room and I just hope people don't go looking for all the stuff we through out! I am sure what we tossed was so old and forgotten that no one will notice. I think that there are many things left behind by former volunteers and they have totally forgotten what was all there.

This week we spent alot of time going to the Workfest homes with Robyn, our manager. She needs to see all the jobs and approve the plans that have been set for them. All is good and we have the go ahead for almost all the jobs. Angie is still working on the grant writing, but that should get taken care of next week. This has been a huge learning experience for me and I have appreciated all of it.

We were expecting a new volunteer today, but she has been detoured to another volunteer house due to not being able to get down Sand Lick Road. She should be able to get here tomorrow, God willing and the creeks don't rise. We are all excited to meet her and begin a new friendship with another CAP volunteer. Her name is Bridget and she is from the New York area, but I think I already told you that last week.

My big question of the week is: what is the difference between a holler, lick, branch and a fork? I am asking people around here and getting some mixed answers. A holler dead ends in the middle of nowhere. A branch usually leaves the road and then curves it's way back to the same road. I am not sure about the lick and the fork. I was on a holler that was called May Fork, so I think we have some explaining to do. If anyone wants to add their opinion I am all ears.

My other thought of the week, why do I feel that I am more patient with my current housemates than I am with family members and some friends? I have said before that I feel I am a better person here than I am at home. Why is that? Do I look at this time as short lived so I need to let things not bother me? So I keep myself on my best behavior because I want to make sure that I treat people with kindness? Is this not how we should approach life in general? We don't know when our time here will end, so shouldn't we always strive to treat people with kindness and respect? I hope that when I return home I can keep this same sense of not letting the small things get to me. And, hopefully will treat people the same way that I would like to be treated. Or as Angie would say, I do people the way I want them to do me.

I think that is the way we should all be. Til we meet again,
God Bless