I know, it's taken me almost a year to update this blog, but perhaps 2011 will be the year I do better at this!
I have been VERY active with the Order of the Eastern Star (OES) this year. I am serving as a District Deputy Grand Matron (DDGM) for one section of the St. Louis Metro area. I have eight chapters to serve and my "work" will begin shortly as I visit each chapter and instruct them in our work. I have also traveled around the state visiting with other OES members at receptions and the district schools which have just begun. Our DDGMs are involved in a "Challenge" this year to raise money for Sister Linda and Brother Bill's special charities. I'll post more on those soon. I am taking donations for a porcelain doll sitting on a bench holding a basket; hopefully I will figure out how to post a picture of my "doll" soon!
Our daughter just arrived in Afghanistan for her year of work on the other side of the world! She is a Civil Engineer with the US Army Corps of Engineers and will be working just outside of Kandahar. What an exciting adventure for her!
Let's see if I can really make this update work! All for now.....