Chance to win a pair of Sseko Sandles!

Have you heard of Ssekos? These are some sandals I've been interested in for a while. They're made from a pretty basic rubber sole, but the straps are anything but basic. They come in many many colors and designs. And once you've chosen a strap, you still have the fun of designing a new pair of sandals every time you wear them!! The straps are made to be worn many different ways. Any way you can twist or wrap them around your foot. They are also made by a great organization!

Sseko's leather sandals are handmade by women in Uganda who recently graduated from secondary school and aspire to go on to attend university. By working with Sseko, these young ladies are able to earn money for their tuition and receive an education that is not often a possibility for a young girl growing up in worn-torn and male-dominated countries.

Employment with Sseko not only means these ladies will be able to make their dreams of becoming a teacher, a social worker, or even a surgeon, a reality, but it also enables these young women to be able to help their families in many ways including to pay for their younger siblings school fees. Sseko also provides programs for the personal development of the women who work there, like health seminars, personal finance plans and typing lessons. This company truly cares for and empowers the women who work there.

I love companies/organizations like Sseko that are providing jobs for people and helping them to earn their way, to earn their university degree and further themselves. With this sort of empowerment also comes dignity and pride and strength that is a beautiful result of the journey these women are on.

You can purchase a pair of Ssekos online or you can join the raffle on Heather's blog.

William and the Monster Trucks

This is the face of a boy excited to see a bunch of Monster Trucks.

We passed by (and turned around to visit) the home base of Grave Digger. (Sorry Grandmas, but we usually do call it by a different name at home.) And Callie was only smiling because I told her she either had to smile or get out of the picture.

It was fun to see the trucks. He especially liked the orange one. (Making the Grandmas happy)

And this is the face of a boy RIDING in a Monster Truck!!

It was fun! ...for all of us. : )

While we were there he asked, "Can we go see Monster Jam for real sometime, not watch it on tv, but go there for real and see it for real?" .....And it will be even so exciting Sunday when he finds out we are going to Monster Jam!! for REAL!