Summer Program....

So a lot of people LOVE summer. Its a time for family vacations, going swimming, playing outside, get tan. All the FUN stuff.

Well I have to admit Summer doesn't really have the same feeling for me. I don't get to go on family vacations, and the FUN stuff is sometimes harder for me. Or it WAS.

Our company provides a summer program to our kids that provides for them all the things kids love, playing at the park, swimming, going to movies and just having fun. It is so great...for them.

However what I have realized is that even though it is stressful and hard and staff quits on you with NO notice it can still be fun. I love going out to the group I am the coordinator over and seeing the kids have such a good time. I love that! I love that we do have people who want to work with these kids because let me tell you it isn't always easy. But they do it and I am so grateful, I know we couldn't do it without them.

So if I had done this post at the begging of summer I am sure it would have had a much darker tone to it. But just as things do my view point changed. I am not focusing on the hard parts of it, but instead how amazing it is for them.

However next week we do the billing....I might be singing a new tune then. :)

Where I come from with blogging,

I think sometimes it is hard for me to blog because I see other blogs and they have fun crazy pictures and adventures and well that isn't really me, or it isn't what I have time to do...and that is absolutely okay, but it makes it hard for me to want to blog because I think there is some sort of a standard you have to live up to and well I am sure not going to live up to it. So I have decided to accept and embrace that fact. No one HAS to read my blog, I am not going to be offended. And frankly it is probably the only journal type thing I do so....here is me blogging, it may not be exciting for you, but maybe I will post more.

My Day!

Today was actually a really great day. I had some hang ups this morning and thought it was going to be a lot worse but it turned out.

It all started when I went down to my car to head to work...when I found that my window had been bashed in. I literally gasped and jumped when I saw it, but it turned out fine. I just had to change my plans a little. After dealing with the police and report my roommate took me to work where I was able to get the company car to well...work. :)

I went and trained a new employee on one of the sweetest little 13 year old girls. She is non verbal and in a wheelchair. Normally I am going to the doctor appointments with her, so to be honest I didn't think she liked me very much since that would be the association, but she reached out to me a few times just hold my hand. It was so sweet. Most of my clients are non verbal, but they sure do have there own ways to let you know they like ya. :)

I have the most amazing job ever. Even when it is hard, stressful and I have nightmares that coworkers are going to kill me. (only one coworker in that dream tried to kill me, I am kind of avoiding him now.) I honestly feel so blessed to have the experiences that I have.

Then I was supposed to meet another one of my employees to train him on another client of mine, this client is 60, and can talk and walk. I waited for the staff for 30min called him twice and sure didn't hear back from him. So at that point I had a choice to make. Totally disappoint my client, or do the shift or at least part of it with him. I was very tired at this point, but I knew it would be disappointing if no one spent time with him, so we went and got something to eat. I know it wasn't much, but I also know he loves getting out and doing things with other people. We chatted about his day, the food, and about his activity on Tuesday (that I need to remember to find staff to take him, he told me). We went to this place where a whole bunch of other seniors were talking, watching sports, drinking coffee or some soda (none of them actually EATING anything). The waitress knew all of them and what they wanted to drink. It totally reminded me of spending time with my grandpa...it was fantastic!

Oh and believe me this is the edited version...I am quite the typer when I get started.

Foster Care...it made me cry

So I saw this video yesterday in an all day training we had. As most of you know I work with mostly kids who live with Professional Parents also known as Foster Care, but with a few differences. However how they feel I am sure is NO different then children in "normal" foster care.

I want to say that this is part of the reason I care so much about what we do at my job. I feel we are lucky to have the Professional parents we have and I feel the kids in our services really do have permanency options. We strive so hard NOT to move the kids from home to home, and also we work so hard to make sure they are striving growing and feeling the love that they need. This video just reinforces what our kids and other kids need. I was so touched by this, that I wanted to share it with everyone. It is heartbreaking, and eye opening.

click here

They have it separated out, but the top 4 are the ones we saw yesterday. I can't think of another job I have ever had that I cry at work, and I consider it an honor to be a part of it.
Tomorrow I might post the other video we saw...but too much in one sitting...it was almost too much for me to watch them both in one day.

Amazing

So I was sent this in an email and it brought tears to my eyes....but maybe it has just been an emotional day. :) No it is fantastic! Just watch and enjoy!

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soon

I promise soon I will post something original...things have been crazy stressful the last few weeks. I think life is going to start calming down. :)

Brenda Needs

So I am a big copy cat....but I have a post so get over the fact it isn't original...thanks Bon!

Brenda needs a makeover

Brenda needs to run

Brenda needs her medication...or I need some medication. ha

Brenda needs a partner...in crime?

Brenda needs your boy advice...or man advice really, cause I don't want a boy. ha

Brenda needs a hug

Brenda needs a little help down

Brenda needs a substitute...in life???

Brenda needs our prayers...prayers are always good.

and last

Brenda needs help immediately with assembling and distributing clocks...huh who knew I needed that.

Well that was fun...but a little difficult.
*to do this you just type in your name needs....and post the top 10 things. Enjoy!