Week 35

This week I have been searching for furniture for the girl's home. Monday morning, we went and found a gas stove and freezer/fridge that will work well for the girl's home. (we are waiting to purchase them until they can be moved into the home though.) In the afternoon, we went on a home visit to one of our boys who had been really worrying that his family was okay. His dad had been beating his mom and little sister. It appeared that the father was no longer coming around the home and now they were just worried about money for food! It seemed like things were doing better than before as the boy had explained. We are going to follow up on the situation. Throughout the rest of the week I did some work for the girl's home, some paperwork for the girl's when they enter the home, rules, code of conduct, etc. On Wednesday, I also went and saw the home. It is looking really good! I am excited to see it this coming week and start being able to move things in! I think this is the week! As long as we get all the furniture we need. I think we could be in the home by the end of the week! But I'm going to take it one day at a time and see how things go! Thursday, I did some more furniture shopping and figuring out which deals are the best to buy. We also had a girl's home meeting in the morning. We had some different opinions on how the home should be staffed and who should be in those positions. So we had a meeting to discuss all of it. At first, it was a bit discouraging hearing what was said. To explain a little bit, I had wanted a house manager, house mother, and volunteer. So, when I leave in June there is more than one person left in the home. I had a house manager all lined up. She is a great worker, would have the home clean and the girl's taken care of and would do a great job at supervising the house mother. But, the office didn't want her in the home. I'm still not quite sure why? In our meeting I had some support from Michelle, the project manager and volunteer. We both fought to have the house manager in the home. I trust her and I wouldn't have felt comfortable with just the house mother. So, we compromised. They wanted to take the house mother from another home and we get to have our house manager! In the end everything worked out well. Friday, I spent all day at an auction run by some lodge near by. They had loads of stuff that we are able to use in the girl's home. We got sheets, blankets, silverware, plates, bowls, a table, love seats, etc. It was a long day but I finally feel like we are making some progress on things we are purchasing for the home! So, things are coming along well.  

( Most recent pictures of the home can be found on facebook)