May

Hi friends,

Sorry it has been a while since I last posted- I have been silly busy and frankly a little emotionally exhausted lately. I'll write more later, but for now, here are some highlights from the past few weeks.

A quick visit to Evanston- I had a rough week at work (a kid hit me) and it had been a while since I'd seen Chelsea so I went up to hang out for a little bit.

Little baby Chicago

People paint pretty stuff on the rocks by the lake :)

Columbine- one of my favorite flowers!

BUILD Annual Dinner- It's a huge fundraiser/celebration for Build. This year it was at Soldier Field in the United Club, the fancy level. Tickets were.... well over my earnings for the month, but that made it a great fundraiser! The pep squad performed and 3 high schoolers gave speeches sharing their stories. There was also tons of artwork, photography, and jewelry created by our youth that attendees could buy. I helped at the event by ringing people up when they purchased stuff made by our young people.

This is Mike! I work with him at Spencer- he's the coolest.

Dot used to work at Build but still volunteers to help with Brand Build which is the jewelry-making program in Build.

Me and Billy!

I took these pictures last week to give you an idea of what some of my days look like. There's no such thing really as a typical day for me (which I love) but here's a glimpse of my work life lately.

Linda and I went to the Oak Lawn building to order a rain barrel for a garden.

Looking at compost prices!

And of course looking at the pretty flowers!

This is where we had lunch- we drive by all the time and I wanted to try it mostly because the sign is such a landmark for me.

I had breakfast for lunch, as usual.

 

 

I rode the L home

Went to the fitness center

My daffodils bloomed! I enjoyed them for a while until someone cut them off and stole them :(

Then I came back to the church and did a little bit of work!

And at the school:

Our 6th graders are making "Assemblage" Sculptures (inspired by artist Louise Nevelson) out of old scrap materials.

I tidy up the room, this is what it looks like on a GOOD day.

Well friends, that's all I have for now but I will be back soon with more info! In the meantime, prayers and encouragement are definitely needed!