Volunteering Again

Hello, The two hours went by very fast at the place close to our house. I must be getting used to it. The first job was to clean the plastic above the serving tables and then clean the front door. Afterward, I bagged chicken. That was followed by bagging cookies. Monday is apparently a big donation day. It is good to know that businesses are passing on items that they cannot sell, but are still good for human consumption. It seems to be a real help would be a way to lift people out of their circumstances. Just how to do that is a problem. One of the people who works there was talking to someone and since I was right there, I could hear too. She commented that her kids got sleds for Christmas. She hoped we had at least one more good snow so they could use the sleds. The day that it was good for sledding, she could not go because she works two jobs. Someone made a comment about just working for money that is not really needed, but she said, “I am trying to pay the bills.” I wonder how much time she can spend with her children with the need to work two jobs. She also added, “I would just like a weekend free.” Later a retired teacher, who had not heard this conversation was talking about the lack of parenting and how difficult some of the children are. I wonder how difficult life is for some of these children. Paula