Howard, Amelia

Hi everyone! The past few weeks have been a crazy blur.  My services are all going well! I've had a few more funny moments at the elementary school. One little girl asked me how old I was, so I told her I'm 20. She gasped, "You're too old for McDonalds!" XD  Personally, it's not my favorite fast food place, but I do like their breakfast food. I don't feel too old for it yet. XD When I went to the Bird Refuge last week, I got to sort through the contents of some storage bins. One was all about bats, and it had a couple little skeletons inside of it! I can't believe how small and fragile they are! I got a picture of one. The other crate was full of models of different animal tracks and scat. XD The model tracks were made of a really greasy, nasty-feeling rubber, so I didn't like touching them. I had to rebag and label some that were old and faded. And the scat models were jars full of candy. XD Everything from milk duds to represent deer poo and melt...

Hi everyone! :D (I wasn't sure what to title this email. XD) Not a ton of updates for this week, but I'm trying to get back in the habit of writing  weekly  emails instead of monthly emails. XDD I had a pretty good week! Enjoyed serving at the elementary school and going to the temple. I got to read a lot of scriptures because my new temple rotation now includes a lot of hallway waits.  The weather was really bad at the Bird Refuge again. Only two people came in asking about Tundra and Trumpeter swan sightings. There are some swans flying in, but the rain and wind caused them all to hide. I did get to talk to another volunteer, though! We geeked out about Alcatraz vs the Evil Librarians (a hilarious book series by Brandon Sanderson). Turns out we've read a lot of similar book series! She reminded me  so  much of myself as a kid! Loves to read, writes her own stories, has a broad vocabulary. XD  I also got to attend the weekly meeting with my district! We ha...

Hi everyone! I know it's been a while since I've done a weekly again.  The past few weeks have been crazy but awesome. I've really enjoyed my services, and I've had some great chances to spend time with family. :)  1- Willard Elementary 2- Bird Refuge 3- Temple 4- Camping Trip! (Longest part, just a heads-up!) 5- Halloween 1- Willard Elementary has been really fun and fulfilling. I've helped out in the classroom a bit more because there were substitutes for a while, and yesterday there wasn't time to take kids out for counting and number recognition. Benton's been teaching the kids in the classroom that my name is 'Melia', so I hear that quite often now. XD Some of them still call me Sister Howard, though, and the rest usually call me 'Miss Teacher' despite me telling them I'm not a teacher, just a volunteer. XD  I'm learning a  bit  more Spanish, but most of the kiddos still know way more than I do. I honestly love sitting behind the...