This summer Jenna decided she would do some volunteer
work at various places so that she could earn job recommendations for whenever
the time should come for seeking actual employment. Last year she had worked on stage at the
theatre, but she hadn’t expected she would get paid for it. The tips that were left were split among the
cast members for their first show. That
was an unexpected bonus. Jenna truly
enjoys acting and was happy just to do that.
On June 24 she had put in her time at the library –
taking over my role as story lady. Last
week we went and picked blueberries – though not a lot. We plan to return next week.
It is three miles to get downtown from our house. It is another five miles to the blueberry
farm. I remember the farm had opened to the public the year that we moved
in. There had been a request for assistance
with blueberry picking. I thought the
amount would perhaps be appealing to the youth as a summer job. Evelyn said that is hard to find assistance. As Jenna and I were driving home, inspiration
hit me – perhaps she could volunteer to help pick blueberries.
This morning I drove her out to the patch where she
assisted with picking berries for about three hours. Evelyn fed her and I came and picked her up,
but will be returning her tonight after the temperatures have cooled down (the
weather is no longer the wonderment I mentioned in my last post). Evelyn is paying Jenna 50 cents a pound. An added bonus and possibly even gas
money. Evelyn also feeds her - which, in Jenna's case - seems more valuable than money.
When we lived in West Valley, Jenna’s school was 2 miles
away on straight roads. It usually took
us 20 minutes to get from our house to the school in Salt Lake Traffic. It takes the same amount of time to get to
the blueberry patch on windy roads and no to very little traffic. Jaime is thrilled with her new summer job.
cool!
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