I had my whole Phi Mu family over for dinner! It was a lot of fun - we played some Wiiiiiiii!
Little: Stacey Cloum
Little Little: Dinah Bailey
Great Gran Little: Theresa Tuttle
Great Great Gran Little: Rachel Vaughn
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Oct 28: Magic Johnson
We went to hear Magic Johnson speak at The Centre. He was such a great speaker - mostly spoke about how to rejuvinate inner cities in the US. He has the only joint venture with Starbucks (all other stores are 100% company owned) and his stores' average transaction per customer is higher than the total Starbucks average!
It was also really neat to hear him talk about his basketball experiences (including about Larry Bird) and the four greatest shots he ever saw.
It was also really neat to hear him talk about his basketball experiences (including about Larry Bird) and the four greatest shots he ever saw.
Oct 24-25: Knoxville
Kenton and I drove down to Knoxville, TN, (about 5 hours) and met my parents at Penny Sampson's new house. It was a really fun weekend. I got to meet Penny's two grandkids who were SO cute. Penny can see four sets of mountains on a clear day from her sunroom! We also learned how to play a domino game called Mexican Train which was a ball!
Penny's amazing view from her back porch
Kenton and me on the front porch
Penny and the grandkids
Penny's amazing view from her back porch
Kenton and me on the front porch
Penny and the grandkids
Penny's cute house - beautifully decorated, of course
Oct 24: Great Great Gran Little
On October 24 I got a Phi Mu Great Great Gran Little... Rachel Vaughn! She is wonderful! Downside... reminds me how old I am in Phi Mu Land.
Oct 20: Health Clinic Volunteering - FSSA Modernization
I went to this event at the Women's Hospital here in Evansville and found out about an issue facing our community. The Family and Social Services Administration has been completely modernized to its detriment (this is where people apply for Medicaid, food stamps, etc.). Modernized... they put the application system online and through a call center... only problems are that the people who need theses services the most (the elderly, disabled, mentally ill, children) do not have, do not know how to use, cannot get to a computer AND/OR do not have a phone that is not a prepaid phone (uses minutes even for an 800 number).
Effect: local people are not getting the support they need to survive (e.g., 120 newborns whose moms' were on Medicaid are not getting insurance and hence no well baby treatment after birth)
On Oct. 20, Kenton and I were trained to have appointments at this clinic for those with no or inadequate insurance each Monday from 5pm-7pm to help people fill out these applications. THEY ARE NOT EASY. It is amazing that the state government has done this without thinking through the ramifications. They expect someone with a severe mental illness, barely able to get out of bed in the morning, to be able to fill out this application on their own. Don't get me wrong, I believe in Capitalism and that people who are able should pull themselves up. BUT, I do not believe that we should abandon those who CANNOT pull themselves up.
So we've been volunteering each Monday and when we don't have appointments, we have been doing clerical things at the clinic. It has been very rewarding and eye-opening. Once you talk to someone who had a job, is recently disabled, lost their job, doesn't have insurance, has less than $500 in a savings account, and over $300,000 in medical bills, you feel blessed.
Effect: local people are not getting the support they need to survive (e.g., 120 newborns whose moms' were on Medicaid are not getting insurance and hence no well baby treatment after birth)
On Oct. 20, Kenton and I were trained to have appointments at this clinic for those with no or inadequate insurance each Monday from 5pm-7pm to help people fill out these applications. THEY ARE NOT EASY. It is amazing that the state government has done this without thinking through the ramifications. They expect someone with a severe mental illness, barely able to get out of bed in the morning, to be able to fill out this application on their own. Don't get me wrong, I believe in Capitalism and that people who are able should pull themselves up. BUT, I do not believe that we should abandon those who CANNOT pull themselves up.
So we've been volunteering each Monday and when we don't have appointments, we have been doing clerical things at the clinic. It has been very rewarding and eye-opening. Once you talk to someone who had a job, is recently disabled, lost their job, doesn't have insurance, has less than $500 in a savings account, and over $300,000 in medical bills, you feel blessed.
Oct 18: All day crop!
I went to an all day scrapbooking crop on October 18 from 1pm-10pm. It was quite fun. I am making a really great group of friends through these events.
One day I will be a Scrapbooking Queen and have my own 5,000 square foot store and online retail custom scrapbook and supply store!!!!!!!
One day I will be a Scrapbooking Queen and have my own 5,000 square foot store and online retail custom scrapbook and supply store!!!!!!!
Oct 17: President's Club Dinner
Katie (Nichols) Carr is prodding me to update this so I will do a few short entries during my Engineering class tonight. :)
On October 17 we went to the President's Club dinner which is the University of Evansville's leadership giving group (like the Keel Club for the United Way). It's so fun because we get to dress up and see everyone from the school.
That afternoon I went to a trustees' spouses meeting about the Department of Education which was... you guessed it, educational. We learned about what Education students go through and learn during their time at UE. Very cool. There was one man, Dick Eykamp whose wife is a trustee. I thought it was neat that he came to the session knowing that he would be the only guy.
On October 17 we went to the President's Club dinner which is the University of Evansville's leadership giving group (like the Keel Club for the United Way). It's so fun because we get to dress up and see everyone from the school.
That afternoon I went to a trustees' spouses meeting about the Department of Education which was... you guessed it, educational. We learned about what Education students go through and learn during their time at UE. Very cool. There was one man, Dick Eykamp whose wife is a trustee. I thought it was neat that he came to the session knowing that he would be the only guy.
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