Isn't it suppose to be snowing??

Although, today was February 2nd, it was 54 degrees and sunny out. Can you believe that? It was so nice out and we spent the whole day on the beach planting beach grass. Like I stated in the last blog, we really have not done any new service projects. I did, however, start a new job. I finally decided to get a part-time job, so that I can save money for when I move back to Rochester. I will be working right next door at the Cape Cod Senior Living Community. This is an assisted living home for elderly people who do not need the extensive services that a nursing home provides, but do require some extra assistance. I am working in the dining room serving people meals. It is great. The best commute ever; all I have to do is walk across my yard. LOL I only work there one day a week. I do an eight hour shift every Sunday.
Ready for work

Making oyster cages

On Martin Luther King Day, we completed a huge community service project. We painted rooms at homeless shelter. We also planted plants and made curtains and benches. Well actually, I did not do any of these things. As AmeriCorps members, we simply ran the event and managed volunteers from the community. We had about 150 volunteers. It was nice to see so many people come out and help us out.

This coming weekend some of my housemates and I will be going to Rhode Island to hang out. One of the girls' in my house has an aunt that owns a beach house there. I am excited to go. It should be a lot of fun. And it will be nice to have a little different change in scenery. Hmm, what else have I been up to. A few of us went on a hike this past weekend. The trails were covered in ice, so it was more like a skating in the woods instead of hiking. LOL.

Maria and I on our ice hike
Ashleigh and Maria on the ice hike

The other excited thing that has happened in our house is that we discovered a flying squirrel living in our basement. Phil and I tried to catch him using a bucket and a blanket, but that did not work. He was way too fast, so we got a have-a-hart trap. After the squirrel out smarted us a few times (he would somehow eat all the food in the cage but not get caught), I finally caught him and released him down the road a couple miles. My little friend, the flying squirrel