Missing London Town

I meant to post these a very long time ago. All compliments of Natali's great film skills. 

 (Our epic trip to Abbey Road, Natali and I have experienced Paul McCartney together, so witnessing this together was epic. 

While Natali was in town we tried hitting up as many art museums as possible.

(Monet at the Tate Modern)

(The sneaky picture Natali took of Sir Paul's portrait at the Portrait Gallery. Shortly after, we were scolded for taking it, oops.)

(Andy Warhol at the Tate Modern)

We took many strolls around London.

(The Globe)

(Camden Town)

(Riding a double decker)

(adventures in good old Egham)

 

  

(Edinburgh, Scotland) 

We had a blast while Natali visited! I want us to all go back!

Bittersweet

We received some very unfortunate news at work today. One of my kids has been placed in foster care after a very long and grueling case with CPS. We are very fortunate that my staff and I were able to get her the help she needed and that everything turned out for the best. But I can't help feeling like crap today. I know that her new living situations are indeed a lot better than where she was at, and she will no longer be in danger. However, it breaks my heart that she is dealing with all this at such a young age. She will no longer be in our program due to her new living arrangements, and it breaks my heart that she won't bring her smile through the door everyday anymore. 


Again, I am very thankful for my staff members that were on the ball throughout this whole situation. Without their watchful eyes, that child would have never received the help that she was seeking. I hope that we all can take this as a learning experience and that you as readers will too. It is very important for everyone, especially those that do work with children, to always be on the lookout for their well being. If at any time you suspect a child is being abused or endangered, do not hesitate to call the necessary authorities.  You never know just how much help you will be bringing to that child. 

Life, According to KaLyn's iPhone

I'm not cool enough to have an iPhone, but my roommate KaLyn is. Here's my life lately according to her iPhone.

(Wing night with the boys, HS gang back together again)

KaLyn and I worked an event together the other night, and we got extremely bored. We may or may not have attracted several mysterious glances as we laughed hysterically over these. 

My good friend Kyson just got home from his mission. We've known each other since 2nd grade and I guess some things just never change. It's probably why we're still friends.

We still manage to act and dance like we're kids...

My Kids

They are the reason I pass out on my bed from exhaustion the moment I get home from work.

The reason I loose sleep planning their days. 

The reason I laugh endlessly at their wild crazy stories.

The reason I sometimes want to pull my hair out one second, and hug them the next. 

But most importantly, the reason why I absolutely love my job. 

We had an awesome day last week dedicated to writing letters to the amazing soldiers in service. They loved writing them letters!

Happy Veterans Day! 

Sneak Peak

We had a hard time getting the kids to calm down after a candy-infested weekend.... 

But here's a sneak peek on a little project we're working on for Veterans Day! 

On Repeat

The amount of literature references these boys make in their lyrics is so amazingly hot. In love.

weekend recap

this is all I can really say about this weekend:

life changing.