National Adoption Day – A Spotlight on Regular Happenings – @ACDHS
As I mentioned yesterday, I worked for the Allegheny County Department of Human Services before my current position. Working in a humans services arena, even if my job wasn’t the caseworker type, taught me more than I could have ever imagined. One of those was about adoption in the Pittsburgh area. Every year the nation, [...]
Let’s Make Christmas Not Suck For Some Kids – @ACDHS
Before I moved into my current position at Shady Side Academy, I worked for Allegheny County for nine years in the Department of Human Services. My main responsibilities were their website and social media, but part of what I really liked about that job was working on hands-on projects. One of the project I loved [...]
Some Different Pumpkin Designs
After having luck with our non-traditional pumpkin designs this year, I decided to see what other fun things I could find. I might have to pick up a pumpkin or ten and try some of these out. Steve Jobs by www.pinkraygun.com A great way to honor Steve Jobs is by carving his likeness into a [...]
The Best Things In Life: Pittsburgh, Blue Pumpkins, Spiders and Family
Do your kids ever do something and you think to yourself “I’m raising them right?” My daughter brought this home from school this week. My son likes to draw planes and things exploding, but Sassafras is all about the family, so I was tickled when she brought this home and showed me each of us. [...]