National Mentor Month

I was very happy to hear that this month has been named National Mentor Month by President Obama. I have been anxiously awaiting my first meeting with my mentee as I had met her a couple weeks ago at her school. I finally was able to take my mentee out for the first time a couple weekends ago, and I had a really great time!

Kelly and I met downtown and picked our girls up at their home. The girls have 6 women in their home, ranging from 2-16 plus their mother. When we knocked on the door all the little ones poked their head out of the second story window to say hello. The family is so cute! The 2 year old kept yelling "Hi! Hello! Hi!"

We had first agreed to go ice skating on the square but it was about 2 below zero out and Kelly and I convinced the girls that it would be more fun to go to the levee, lol. We ended up taking our girls to Johnny Rockets for burgers and shakes, then we saw The Alvin and the Chipmunks movie. I had a great time getting to know her. She seems to have a good head on her shoulders. Either that or she's good at acting, lol. We convinced the girls that we had a GPS tracker on them so we knew where they at all times. My mentee Deacesa was very curious as to where on their bodies they were implanted.

I was very relieved to find that her favorite singers include Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, etc. She's never kissed a boy, but she has however, had boyfriends in the past. I can't remember if I liked boys at 12 yet or not. I think I waited until highschool to really worry about what boys were doing. We're taking them out again this Sunday to either the museum or rollerskating. Their choice. I have a feeling it will be skating although I'm going to try and convince her to do the museum. I don't want her to get the idea that everytime her and I hang out it's going to be fun and games. I want her to learn and grown through the things we do. I want her to know that I'm here to guide her and not just take her to the movies or rollerskating.

I only hope that she gets as much out of this as I am :o)