My week in brief...

Set Back...
My neighbor the high school student who was going to build our community website is unable to do so. Not so long ago, I met with her web design teacher in hope that her whole class would build our website as she had suggested. The teacher had informed me that since every student has their big project, this would be hers, to which she agreed. But I received an email from her saying that there must have been some miscommunication because she was under the impression that her teacher would build it and she would help him. She is a smart young lady and even though she is unable to build the website, I am thrilled that she is still involved in building our community and available to help.

More Money...
Two of my neighbors knocked on my door to give me their donation to our troops and that got me thinking of involving the whole town, as a few of my neighbors had previously suggested.
I asked our local CVS manager if we could set up our table in front of the store to collect more money for our troops. He agreed to it and we set up our table with our army stuff. We promised not to solicit but only tell people what we were doing if they approached our table. This Saturday was very breezy, we almost lost a picture. (you'll see what I mean when I post a replica of our set-up) The response was divided there as well; some were for the war and some were against it. Many people came by and gave their money but asked if we were legitimate. I told them that we were being sponsored by Lifetime TV and SC Johnson, A Family Company, to build a community where we live and raising money for our troops was one activity we were doing as a community. At the end of the day, one of the managers, Bob, signed off on the entire collection. He helped us count the money and  accounted that we had altogether collected $262.81.

Connecting...
I emailed and called my neighbors in my database to keep them abreast of upcoming events, what is happening with Hey Neighbor, Let's Build A Community. I got a few calls and emails back with people's interests and suggestions on what to do as a community. My favorite was one who wants our community to visit the elderly. I am working on that and I'll keep you updated.

Family...
My daughter continues to inspire me. We recently went to the pediatrician for her annual check up and she is excellent health but also growing up rapidly. She is five feet one inch tall. I told her that my heels are just going to have to get taller, to which she teasingly replied, "In that case mom, we going to have to get you stilts." I can't help but marvel at the woman she is becoming. Where have the years gone?