National Adoption Day – A Spotlight on Regular Happenings – @ACDHS

Posted by danasheehan on November 22, 2011 in Kids, Pittsburgh, Service |

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, [...]

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Let’s Make Christmas Not Suck For Some Kids – @ACDHS

Posted by danasheehan on November 21, 2011 in Kids, Pittsburgh, Service |

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 [...]

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When Real Life Wrecks Your Plans

Posted by danasheehan on November 5, 2011 in Geek, Pittsburgh, Social Media |

Way back in August I got great news – Cake Wrecks blogger Jen (and her hubby John) were on tour for their new Wreck the Halls book and were making a stop in Pittsburgh! I immediately put it on my calendar and alerted the husband that I would be OUT that evening, so he better [...]

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Some Different Pumpkin Designs

Posted by danasheehan on October 29, 2011 in Crafts, Geek, Pittsburgh |

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 [...]

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The Best Things In Life: Pittsburgh, Blue Pumpkins, Spiders and Family

Posted by danasheehan on October 25, 2011 in Kids, Pittsburgh |

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. [...]

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