Goodbye to May!

On Wednesday we celebrated National Flip Flop Day by playing games, completing brain work, decorating cookies, and creating this beach scene.  We're looking forward to warmer weather, soon!

We heard a few of our friends asking this week, "Where did May go?"  Sometimes we just can't believe how quickly it seems time passes.  May, the month, may be in our rear view mirror now, but we can look back and say we filled it with a lot of great memories!  Things slowed down a bit for us this last week of May (no birthday parties...sigh!), but we still enjoyed time with our master gardener friends, volunteered at GCOC (Grove Christian Outreach Center) and arranged flowers for CSL (Commonwealth Senior Living), and worked at PSP (Pet Supplies Plus)!  We also enjoyed a movie morning and had a blast celebrating Flip Flop Day.  It was a good week!

Tuesday, May 27

It was yet another day when we were hoping the rain would hold off so we could have our session with the master gardeners.  We've had a lot of rainy Tuesdays this spring!  Luckily, the weather cooperated, and the first thing we did with the MGs was a tree walk, led by Rick.

Rick is very knowledgeable about trees and we always enjoy his tree walks.  Today, we learned that the beech tree trunk resembles an elephant's leg, the Japanese maple will turn a deep red in fall, and there is a tree called a button bush that has button-like pods which will soon open to reveal pretty white flowers.  We also learned that the long-leaf pine takes about 15 years to produce a pine cone, and we were reminded that the Powhatans used birch trees to make canoes.  Thanks for all of the interesting tree facts, Rick!  We appreciate your enthusiasm when teaching us about them!

After our tree walk, we split into groups to plant more herbs, fruits, and veggies.  Jay's group planted corn, beans, and squash together in the trellis bed.  Jay told us that these three plants help each other grow.  Beans take in nitrogen, and convert it into a form that helps the corn grow, and the corn in return provides a stalk on which the beans can climb as they grow.  The squash helps both of the other plants when its large leaves provide shade around the base of the corn stalk, helping to conserve water loss.  It's a neat relationship!

Over in the bed that we grew potatoes in last year, Rick's group planted watermelons and cantaloupes!  We are crossing our fingers that they will produce juicy fruit for us later this summer!

Karen's group planted okra in the low bed and Italian parsley and basil in the higher one.  Nan said she will cook us a batch of fried okra if it grows well, and Karen said we can use the extra basil (in addition to the basil in our herb bed at the center) to make pesto.  Both sound very tasty!

Karen shared cut hydrangeas from her yard.  She told us one of them was planted near the end of her driveway by Steve over 30 years ago, and it has grown so big that she sometimes has trouble seeing when backing out of the driveway when it's in bloom.  Be careful, Karen!  Karen also gave us a batch of her famous homemade zucchini bread, which we enjoyed when we returned to the center.  Thank you so much, Karen!  It was sooo delicious, as always, and a very special treat!

Speaking of hydrangeas, Beka's memorial oakleaf hydrangea, planted by the master gardeners, is blooming beautifully.  💞

Thank you, Carolyn, for creating another beautiful journal update about today's session.  The MGs are lucky to have your talents in documenting the wonderful work you all do with the Arc of Abilities!

After our session with the master gardeners ended, we decided to have lunch on the patio at Freedom Park.  It was cloudy, and Liz told us her weather app said it would rain in 20 minutes.  We went for it...and just as we were finishing up (more like 24 minutes), it started to sprinkle.  We gathered everyone up (and the zucchini bread), and headed back to AFCC!

During Choice Time, Gayle planted the marigolds we started from seeds given to us by the MGs.  We cleaned out the bulb pot that was so beautiful in early spring, and hope the marigolds will grow well in it over the summer.

After Choice Time (and zucchini bread!), we listened to a few chapters in The Wild Robot Escapes, and ended the day with a game on the website Baamboozle.  It was a game where we answered questions about likes and dislikes, but there were some power-ups and zingers in there, so the score kept changing!  In the end, the boys won today's round, thanks to a late-game zinger where they got to steal some points from the girls!  Congrats, fellas!

Here's a bonus for everyone!  Our Annmarie is a star!!  Her sister Sheila is in a country band, and at their gig on Memorial Day they invited Annmarie to sing "America the Beautiful."  The heartwarming applause and cheers after her friends watched this were the best!  Annmarie, we LOVE this!  You did a wonderful job and we are so proud of you!!

Wednesday, May 28

It was yet another rainy morning, but our Rec van carpool group stopped at the Arc office to pick up the flowers from Trader Joe's.  After our dance warm up, we spent the first part of the morning arranging the flowers for CSL and volunteering at GCOC.

Sam cut away the wrappings on the bunches of cut flowers while Annmarie, Abraham, Kate, and Emma removed excess leaves from the stems.  Michelle added water to the 12 Mason jars we use for vases.

Patrick and Thomas showed the pretty arrangements they made.  Gail, Bryan, and Devin are learning to cut the stems shorter, and Alexis and Emma enjoy experimenting with different colors in the arrangements.

Devin, Liz, Xavier, Bryan, Erik, Laura, Kevin, and Kate handled the packing of the USDA food delivery at Grove, working with just Ursula and Thom since Peggy and Joel were traveling.  

Thank you, Ursula, for the blueberry treat!  It was yummy!

Allison, Emma, and Gail turned Nutter Butter cookies into flip flop cookies as today was National Flip Flop Day and we had a celebration planned!

First, we watched a video about an environmentally-friendly company in Kenya that gathers thousands of discarded flip flops from beaches to upcycle them into carved art.  Pretty cool!

Next, we did some brain work that involved thinking of as many examples as we could to finish ideas such as "Sharp as ____" or "Slow as ____."  The cards were designed with a flip flop theme, but the creative ideas were all ours!

We decorated a table to look like waves at the ocean, with lots of flip flops in the sand.  One time last year we bought ice cream cones, but ended up using bowls instead.  We never got rid of the cones, and they are too old to eat now, so we crushed them to make the sand.  Before eating the cookies, some of our guys went surfing!

After lunch it was time for Flip Flop Olympics!  We divided into 3 teams and were ready for the games to begin.

We got great movement as we hustled back and forth during a series of relays to gather matching flip flops, return matching ones, and toss (or flip with our feet) them through the rings.  After six rounds of playing, we had shared a lot of cheers and laughs!

Congratulations to Team Orange today for winning the Flip Flop Olympics with 28 points!  Team Red ended with 26 and Team Blue had 24, so our games were quite competitive!

After almost an hour of Flip Flop Olympics, we still had time for more brain work!  We split into groups to search for 10 differences between two flip flop pictures, and then played an online memory match game.  We were kind of "toast" by the time we got to the memory game, but we persevered and completed it in about 6 1/2 minutes!  Yikes!  Time to go home!!

Thursday, May 29

We enjoyed a movie morning and a laid back rest of the day, too! 

Bryan and Carol took advantage of the sunny morning to assemble and hang our new bird feeders.

Before the movie, Bryan and Gail set up the concession stand and got the popcorn ready for everyone!

We had trouble with streaming the movie we wanted to watch on Netflix, so we had to resort to a good ole DVD.  We found Cop Dog in our stash, and it was pretty good!

We took a nice walk outside after the movie, and also checked on the herb garden.  Due to the technical difficulties earlier, and also pausing the movie when the school principal stopped by for a visit, we were running behind and didn't have time for Paper Clip Day and Tap Dance Day.  We may get to them in the next week or so.

After lunch and Choice Time, we continued reading our book, The Wild Robot Escapes.  We are on chapter 69, and there are 90 chapters in the book!  However, each chapter is only 2-4 pages long!  When Lisa finished reading, Sam picked up the book and pretended to read more, because Lisa had stopped at a suspenseful part!

Near the end of the day, we welcomed a new Arc family for a visit.  They are interested in the day program, but we currently have a waitlist.  We showed Sean and his mom, Gita, around, and invited Sean to spend a couple of days with us next week.  If he still seems interested in our program, he can join the waitlist.  We didn't get a picture of him today, but we will next week when he visits.

Before it was time to go, we got this picture!  Our friend Drew is missed by everyone this week as he enjoys time with family at Emerald Isle.  Looks like beach life suits him, though!  We'll see you soon, Drew!

Friday, May 30

This morning we appreciated our "early birds" (as always) because we had a few things to get done before officially starting our day.  Gail surveyed everyone to see who wanted cheese on their burgers, and Laura checked the day's attendance, as she always does.  Annmarie agreed they were both doing a great job!  Sam glued the labels to our calendar squares, which is his specialty job when we update the calendar.  Sam had to leave shortly (along with Gail) to report to work at PSP!

We didn't get a video before the PSP Crew left, but we know they would have joined in for the rest of the dance warm up time!

Once we finished dancing, there were two tasks to accomplish:  Set up the June calendar, and prepare lunch for our celebration of National Hamburger Day, which was Wednesday!

Devin removed MAY related words and pictures from the walls.  Thomas and Emma removed MAY calendar squares and reset the numbers for JUNE.  Abraham inserted the new calendar squares detailing all the activities we have planned for June.  Laura was very proud of the JUNE letters she colored, and how we surrounded them with extra flip flop pictures we colored on Wednesday.

Alexis and Patrick (and Liz, before heading to PSP) used the computers to find pictures to match our June events.  Here, they are pointing to a couple of activities they are looking forward to, like eating lunch at Sal's one day, and going fishing with Mike!

Time to get lunch ready. We were really excited about having burgers!

Emma whipped up a simple recipe for cake mix cookies, Annmarie made a concoction of raspberry lemonade, and Devin and Thomas were our burger grill masters!

Over at Pet Supplies Plus, there was plenty of work going on, as well!  A huge delivery had come in, and we had a lot of product to stock on the shelves.  Bryan, Gail, and Xavier worked together on one end of the fish aisle, while Kevin and Liz teamed up at the other end.  Later, Xavier and Gail hung toys for cats, and Sam and Erik worked with Scott on stocking food for them!

Before leaving, the PSP Crew chose pet toys (featuring SpongeBob SquarePants) to showcase for our blog readers.  Can you spot Roxanne and manager Thomas in the photo, too?!

Look at this van load of completed work we took to Eaton after we finished at PSP!  

We enjoy having Eaton work to do at our center during the week.  Thanks for keeping us busy, Rosemary and Ethan!

Lunch was almost ready when the PSP Crew returned.  It smelled like a burger joint in the room!  Everyone raved about our celebration of National Hamburger Day (or for some, cheeseburger).  They were very tasty, along with juicy watermelon and a bag of chips.  Many thanks to Xavier's family (Leah and Steve) for leaving us the extra chips after his birthday last week.  😋

After lunch, Choice Time, and read-aloud (we're up to chapter 76), we joined Jaime for a Little Mermaid yoga session, followed by a Peace Out segment that definitely relaxed us as it was 14 minutes long!   (In the first photo, we were doing mermaid pose.)

After a good yoga stretch, we're ready for the weekend!

Quickly, it seems, we've come to the end of another week, and for us, another month.  When we return on Tuesday, it will be June!  Here's a look at our plans for next week:

Tuesday:  It's June, and we'll welcome it with bowling and pizza for lunch!  Today we are being joined by Laura's parents, who are sponsoring lunch, and we'll get to meet her grandmother, too!  Thanks Tom and Lisa, for treating us today!  The forecast looks great for having lunch at the park, and sticking around for a walk, too!

Wednesday:  This morning we will work on flowers for CSL and we'll volunteer at GCOC, so please wear Arc shirts.  We'll also make birthday cards for a Krafty friend of ours 😍, and we have a surprise visitor scheduled to come after lunch?!?!?!  Lunch on your own.  JRES Cafeteria is offering Asian Chicken with Rice, BBQ Flatbread, or Manager's Choice.  NOTE:  The last day for ordering lunch from the cafeteria will be next Wednesday, June 11.

Thursday:  Today we are joining Mike at the Watermen's Museum for our traditional free fishing day experience!  June 6-8 are Free Fishing Days in Virginia, but Mike gets a head start with us each year.  We'll fish on the pier and have crafts and education on the pavilion.  It looks like the weather will be sunny, warm, and muggy, so wear your sunscreen and bring your hats.  (We have sunscreen, too.)  We'll follow it up with a picnic lunch by the river if it's not too hot, so please bring a bagged lunch.  Thanks, Mike!  It's going to be a fun day!

Friday:  This morning we will work at Eaton.  Please wear Eaton shirts and bring a bagged lunch.  It's National Donut Day, so we'll celebrate with a donut and juice before we go to Eaton (so don't eat a big breakfast)!  If the weather cooperates, we'll have lunch at the park and enjoy a walk and a game of bocce.

A few updates...

 #1:  The Arc office and the Arc of Abilities day program will be closed in observance of the Juneteenth Holiday on Thursday, June 19.

 #2:  The Arc of Abilities will be closed the week of July 1- 4 for Summer Break.  We will reopen on Tuesday, July 8.

 #3:  The WOTM Golf Tournament is coming on August 2nd at Williamsburg National Golf Club.  Please consider supporting us with a Hole Sponsorship ($50), or more!  The course always looks great with all our friends' pictures on the hole sponsor signs!  We also need AoA members to volunteer that morning.  Touch base with Lisa about these opportunities!  (Checks can be made payable to WOTM 1755.)  THANK YOU!!

Have a great weekend,

Lisa, Carol, Nan, and the AoA Gang

Happy Birthday, Xavier!

What a great week!  We met new friends, enjoyed time with "old" friends, celebrated birthdays for Xavier and Tracy, and worked at Eaton.  We are lucky to have so many varied, unique, and always fun opportunities.  Check out our awesome week!

Tuesday, May 20

Since we are quite busy, we have learned the value of planning ahead so as not to have too much on our plates at one time.  So this morning, Gail and Erik browned chopped onions and ground beef that we will use to make Thursday's lunch.

Pam was able to arrange for us to get flowers from Trader Joe's today instead of tomorrow, which was helpful because on the 3rd Wednesday of each month, the therapy dogs visit, and we would not have had time in the morning to do the flower arrangements for CSL.  (No GCOC on the 3rd Wednesday.)  Also helpful is that on the 3rd Tuesday (today) we usually visit with Christina at the Art Museums after lunch, so we have our mornings free!  There were fewer flowers than usual this week, but the arrangements still looked pretty.  Thanks, Pam, for tweaking the pick up day so we would be able to relax with our therapy dog friends tomorrow morning. 😘  

 

Speaking of Pam, when she brought us the flowers, she also brought a new friend!!  We were thrilled to meet The Arc's new Programs and Vocational Training Assistant, Kasey!  Some of our guys met Kasey last week at Arc's evening events.  We all like her already!  She spent the day with us, and got to know everyone a little better.  Welcome to The Arc, Kasey!

This afternoon was spent at The Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg with Christina, who told us we were going to learn about celebrities from the 18th century!  She asked us who our favorite celebrities were, and we mostly named singers, actors, and athletes.  Christina said those types of celebrities were around in the 1700s (maybe not so many athletes), and she added that politicians and members of royalty were also popular "celebrities."

One of the newer galleries at the museums is "Celebrity in Print." Christina told interesting stories about people who were considered celebrities in the 1700s, including George Washington and Benedict Arnold (things didn't end well for Benedict), and members of the British Royalty. Christina explained that King William III and Queen Mary II are the namesakes of the College of William and Mary, and that King William also put the "William in Williamsburg!"  She told us about another "celebrity" who was made famous in the tabloids of the time!  Her name was Eliza and the story goes that she said she was kidnapped, but the alleged kidnappers said she ran away with them voluntarily, so they sued her for slander and when found guilty, she was banished from England to Connecticut! 

We recommend a visit the the art museums to check out this gallery if you want to learn more of the celebrity stories, which are too many for us to include in the blog.  They are really interesting and it's fun to think that even back then, folks who were well known would have their pictures made on things like plates and silverware that were sold as keepsakes.  Prints would also be made of their likeness, and people would display them, kind of like we do with celebrity posters today.  

Our project with Christina today was creating a "step by step" drawing of George Washington!  We enjoy when Christina does this type of activity with us because it gives those of us who don't consider ourselves artistic a chance to feel confident, while also allowing others a chance to be creative.

Thank you for an engaging and interesting experience today, Christina!  It was cool to learn that some people who lived in the 18th century were considered what we would call "celebrities" today, even though they didn't have television, radio, or internet to spread their fame.  We wonder what they would think of our 21st century celebrities?!

Wednesday, May 21

Our therapy dog friends visited today, and we appreciate them coming out on a rainy day!  Yesterday was National Dog Rescue Day, so we were inspired to make our theme "Dogs" for today!   Our library volunteer group checked out a nice variety of books about dogs for us to use during our reading rotations.

 Kent, with Leo and Tavish, was reading with Abraham, Devin, and Laura.  Laura was reading a book about Clifford, the big red dog.  Kent was heard saying that even he had heard of Clifford!

Marisol and Tucker joined Nan, Annmarie, Erik, and Michelle.  Tucker learned a thing or two about beagles when Erik read!

Aja got some attention from Kevin, Emma, Kate, and Gail this morning.  We learned she is a toy schnauzer.  So cuddly!

Drew, Liz, and Bryan read with Carol and Darby.  Darby can be spotted between Drew and Liz.  Carol was reading a book Drew picked called Dog Breath, which was quite funny!

Carol S. enjoyed time with Sam, Xavier, Thomas, and Alexis.  They all got a kick out of Lisa tempting Casey with a treat so he would pose for the camera!

After a couple of reading rounds, we wrapped things up with a fun game of Dog Bingo.  Many thanks to our handler friends and the dogs for their continued visits, and especially their friendship.  There were so many great conversations taking place during the reading rotations (sometimes reading isn't the only thing), and we really enjoy the social time with them!

As soon as we said farewell to our dog friends, we shifted into birthday mode to celebrate Xavier!  Leah and Steve arrived to cook for us, so we too to the hallway for a jammin' walk!

Meanwhile, Leah and Steve prepared a lunch of grilled hot dogs, watermelon, carrots and celery, and chips for us.  They came in and got everything set up in no time!  As we were finishing up our jammin' walk, the aroma coming out of the room was sooo good!

Much to our SURPRISE, Steve cooked hand cut French fries for us!  He had a gizmo that cut the potatoes into perfect slices, and he even brought his deep fryer for cooking and sea salt for seasoning.  The fries were very tasty!!  You spoiled us, Steve!

Leah also provided delicious cupcakes so we could sing Xavier into his 30th year!  Xavier, we hope all your wishes come true.  Welcome to your 30's!!  You look so handsome!

Thank you, Leah and Steve, for today's wonderful celebration for Xavier.  We always enjoy your visits, and appreciate the lunch you made for us today.  We look forward to the tradition of dancing with you, too.  But this picture doesn't do justice to the dance party...

What a great time!

Thursday, May 22

This morning we were blessed by a visit from Williamsburg United Methodist Church's Women in Faith group, who were here to volunteer as part of their Hands on Mission project.  We welcomed Grace, shown here with the rocks, and Jeannie and Gayle who were sitting at the table behind her.  Last year when the WUMC group came, we painted kindness rocks to hide around town.  Grace wasn't able to join us because she was traveling in Germany...but she found two kindness rocks while hiking there.  She saved them all year and brought them to us today!  Thank you, Grace!  That's really special to us, and all the more so because you will be moving to Tennessee soon, and we won't see you anymore!

This year we painted rocks again with our WUMC friends, but we were painting them to use in our Father's Day gifts.  We added some other "parts" to the painted rocks to make something special for the dads and other special father figures in our lives, but shhh!!!  It's a surprise!

With the help of Grace, Jeannie, and Gayle, as well as Allison, Nan, Carol, and Lisa, we were able to work in small groups and get plenty of assistance with creating our masterpieces.

Works in progress!

We also assembled the Father's Day card kits Krafty Karen prepared for us.  Karen provides cards and several pieces of decoration that we glue to the cards, and then we write loving messages on the inside.  It was a busy morning and we were so happy to get the Father's Day projects finished!

After a morning of helping us with crafting and creating, Grace, Jeannie, and Gayle joined us in a game of Spring Bingo.  They also brought us some very cool prizes to add to our collection.  Today, we also had new prizes that had been donated by Lexi's cousin, Kelly.  She sent us a nice collection of items she acquired on her recent Disney cruise.  Kate added a few things that she no longer needed, too.  It was one of the best Bingo prize "stores" we've ever had!  

Erik got first dibs because he had the first "BINGO!"

Kate and others had a hard time deciding from among all of the great choices.  We had everything from stuffed Peeps to art kits to socks to candy to giant Disney character pens to fun Disney character socks and so much more!

Abraham was thrilled with his Mickey ears baseball cap!

Thank you so much, Grace, Jeannie, and Gail, for spending Hands On Mission time with us!  You were literally "hands on" today, and we so appreciate your help, and the camaraderie that came with it.  It was heartwarming to see all the friendly conversations taking place, and most of all, the many smiles as our projects came together!  We loved the Bingo prizes!!  Thanks so much for your thoughtfulness and generosity!

Like yesterday, we had a double the fun kind of day again today!  We said good-bye to Grace, Jeannie, and Gayle just as Tracy, her new intern Charlotte, and JaVante were arriving so we could celebrate Tracy's birthday!  We had been prepping all week, so we were ready with a tasty lunch of baked ziti, salad, and toasty garlic bread! 

That's Charlotte, Tracy's summer intern, on the left.  She's a rising senior at James Madison University.  Welcome, Charlotte!  We look forward to getting to know you this summer!

Drew and Tracy go waaaayyyy back and they are good buddies!  He couldn't resist bringing a book of knock-knock jokes for Tracy and we got a lot of laughs out of them!!

Drew even wore his "Knock-Knock" shirt just for Tracy's special day!  Thanks for putting some extra joy into the party, Drew!!

We had delicious ice cream sundaes as we helped Tracy kick off her next year!  Katrina had joined the party by now; that's her on the right end.  We're glad you could make it after being in a training session all morning, Katrina!  

Thanks again to Michelle's mom, Susan, for leaving us ice cream leftovers and sprinkles a couple of weeks ago when we celebrated Michelle's birthday.  We have enjoyed them very much! 😍

Tracy, we hope all your wishes come true!  You are a very important member of our team, and a very special friend.  Happy, Happy Birthday!

Friday, May 23

It was time for another Eaton work day, and this time, we were joined by the Arc's newest staff member, Kasey.  Since she's the Programs and Vocational Training Assistant, it seemed like a good idea to introduce her to one of our vocational experiences. 

Our tasks today were unpacking, sorting, repacking (condensing parts), and applying gaskets to several different parts.  As usual, we worked efficiently and with precision!

 Our Eaton friend, David, is a Marine Corps veteran, and he put up a beautiful Memorial Day Wall and a Missing Man Table in the room where we work.  After we finished our tasks, we took advantage of the opportunity these displays presented to have our Memorial Day lesson.  We reviewed the meaning of this solemn holiday, and added two names to David's wall.  Liz's Uncle Stephen was lost during a plane crash in WWII, and the husband of one of Lisa's friends was killed in an explosion while serving in Iraq during Operation Desert Storm.  During lunch at Waller Mill Park, we walked along their "Memorial Mile" and read about the lives of many fallen heroes.

We had lunch at a shelter at Waller Mill Park, and then took a walk to see their Memorial Mile display which honored military and first responder men and women who lost their lives in the line of service.  It was very interesting, and even included canine officers killed while on duty.  We returned to the shelter for a game of cornhole, and while we were playing, Carol noticed a squirrel had gotten into the trash and retrieved a piece of watermelon rind.  He was having a great snack!

It was a little chilly in the shade at the shelter, so we moved the cornhole game to a sunny spot.

Drew was picked up early, and four of our friends were absent, so by cornhole time, we were down to just 13 players!  Our rounds went quickly today.

Victory signs from today's winning team!

It was 2:00 when we got back to AFCC, so we ended the week with Choice Time...which was more like Chill Time!  We deserved it, though.  Our week was action-packed!  

We're all looking forward to the holiday weekend.  When we return next week, our schedule is set.  Here's what we will be doing:

Tuesday:  We are watching the forecast and hoping it will cooperate for our visit with the master gardeners at Freedom Park.  Rick is planning to take us on a tree walk, which is always fun!  We'll remain at the park for lunch and a walk if it's nice, and then return to the center for Choice Time.  Please bring a bagged lunch.

Wednesday:  Today's plans include making flower arrangements for CSL and volunteering at GCOC, so please wear Arc shirts.  It's also National Flip Flop Day so we'll have fun with our annual Flip Flop Olympics!  (If you can, bring a pair of flip flops or sandals to add to our game activities, but wear your regular sneakers.)  Lunch on your own.  JRES Cafeteria is serving Spaghetti w/ Meat Sauce and Breadstick or "Manager's Choice."

Thursday:  We'll have a Movie Morning today and also celebrate National Paper Clip Day (lol)!  We missed Tap Dance Day over the weekend, so we'll celebrate that, too (always fun with this group).  Lunch on your own.  JRES Cafeteria is offering Domino's Pizza or Meatball Sub (tough choice!).

Friday:  Today we will work at Pet Supplies Plus, so please wear your PSP shirts!  The Cooking Crew will make burgers, chips, and fruit for lunch as we celebrate National Hamburger Day, which was Wednesday.  We'll also update our calendar for June!  We'll end the week with a yoga session with Jaime, so dress to stretch.

Reminder:  The Arc of Abilities will be closed July 1-4 for Summer Break.

We hope everyone has a nice weekend,

Lisa, Carol, Nan, and the AoA Gang