July update

Oh man. I suppose I am bad at updating my blog. Or nothing interesting has happened. I suppose I'll tell you about what I have been up to and you can be the judge.

My message a couple weeks ago went well! We had decent turn outs at both services that I gave it at, despite having iffy weather.

That week was rough in Maine. The Obama family was in town that Friday- Sunday, and tenions and emotions at work were running high. Nobody had patience to deal with each other, and no one wanted to say what was bugging them. Thank goodness that faze is over and we all enjoy each other again. I have no idea what it was that was getting to us, but were glad its gone.

The Obamas came and left with no interaction to us. They ate at Havanna, saw the lighthouse, went up Cadillac Mountain, got ice cream at Mt. Desert Island Ice Cream, and saw Bar Island, but for some odd reason, unknown to us, did NOT come to Jordan Pond. Who comes into the park and doesn't get popovers?!?! Geesh. Let me take a moment to tell you what a popover is. A popover is a pastry made from milk, eggs and flour. It is baked in a convection oven in a muffin pan or popover pan. If made in a muffin pan, it is necessary to skip every other hole so that the pastry can "pop" over. It bakes hollow and is served warm with butter and jam. They are delicious!

Also that week, on July 15th actually, I rang up the second largest order of the year. It was 500+ dollars. The family was a family of 5. I don't quite remember how they did it, but I know the kids had about 175 dollars and the mom had about that, and some how they made up the difference. I think my mom and dad would NOT let me spend 175 dollars in a gift shop that we go to every year when I was under the age of 10. It was quite ridiculous, but it made up 10% (or a little more) of our days sales.

Last Saturday, I took a nice 8 mile hike. In the beating sun. Of course, sun burn and sore muscles came along with it. But it was well worth it. Sun burn is almost gone, just some scratches and bruises remain. But, It was enjoyable (see pictures on facebook if you wish..)

Last Sunday, we had an ACMNP (A Christian Ministry in the National Parks) cookout with our whole team. It involved eating steaks and s'mores with over sized marshmallows.

this past week, my parents were in town.. So between working and spending time with them, nothing else really happened. We ate lots of food, did lots of shopping, and spent some time together. We went mini golfing, attempted to see whales, and i sent them on some "easy" hikes. It was a nice week.

Today, Sunday, we took a raft out on Jordan Pond and laid in the raft for a while and also had brunch at someones house on the Ministry support committee. We have one more service tonight, then off for Christmas dinner in town.. Did i mention its christmas in July today? Pretty uneventful though..

Well, that keeps you up to date for now!

amanda Woodin

Jordan Pond Dorm

PO box 267

Seal Harbor, Maine 04675