PSSA

Finished providing accommodations to some hardworking students and feeling exhausted. This high stakes testing is crazy. These poor kids. They try so hard and struggle so much. It just doesn't seem fair. 

Today was the last day and the one little girl was so genuine. She said she was going to miss me and "You are so nice, I like you." I have been hanging around high schoolers so much, I thought she was being sarcastic or trying to suck up to me!! How sad is that. 

I look forward to seeing what these students accomplish in the years to come. That is the one nice thing about my job. I get to see my students go through the middle to high school years and be successful.

Good Luck to them all, now and in the future!

Thankful

My brother Chris took Jack on vacation with him. Some male bonding time - seems so trite of a statement. I missed that young man but was greatful that I have such a wonderful brother that enjoys spending time with such great kid. They are so much alike and I love that they are more than uncle and nephew...they are friends.

NYC October 2011

Here are some photos of our trip to NYC in October. 

Chris and Jack

My brother Matt with....Wonder Woman???   only in NYC....SOOOOO freakin' funny!

My cousin Jeannie is awesome and we had such a good times with her, her husband and kids.

Annie and James joined us for the day. And so did Krissy! First we had lunch at Otto's. One of Mario Battalia's restaurants!

Kate, Annie & Stacey (with Hilliard and Sam in the background)

One of the booths

My sister Annie & Kate

I WANT CHEESE!

views from around the Park

Jack's favorite thing in NYC, besides Midtown Comics

Washington Square Park

It was street performers!

The whole gang outside

Tie those shoes for a walk down Broadway

Stacey carrying Sam

The 99% are down there!!

It's safe to enter now ?

Oh....that Washington

What's going on there??

Annie and James

We visited Washington Square Park and saw some street performers

Police monitoring the 99%

The girls: Annie, Kate & Stacey

Hilliard with a Sam on top!

A street fair on Broadway

Let's get matching bags!

getting a feather in her hair

 and then shopped in Chinatown

 Jeannie, the turtles will be fine!

These turtles....no disease in these turtles!

One excited 7 year old!

CHINATOWN!!!!

House of Vegetarian...love it!

why....how....but I got talked into buying.....

turtles

What a great day!

A Visit to Dylan's Candy Bar

Whenever we visit NYC we try to visit new places. Our visit in October included a trip to 

The sign was made of candy

What else do you do when you are the daughter of the famous designer, 

Ralph Lauren but open a candy store in Manhattan.

It was pretty cool. The upstairs had a bakery and place to have a birthday party and downstairs was CANDY!

Kate! with a b-day party going on in the background

Which one?!?!?!?!?!

Cupcake shaped booths. There were adorable in red, green, yellow and blue.

Still deciding.....

and deciding...

and thinking (enough pictures Mom)

we decided...

The winner was a chocolate cupcake with a reseese's cup in there and cake crumbs all over the icing. The table is gumballs covered with plexiglass. 

These are the lights on the ceiling

The cool staircase