Part of my job is to work with a group of students in grades 6-12 to plan programs, including summer reading, as well as creating activities for our first ever interactive movie (the first Harry Potter). These kids are fantastic. They are polite, smart, energetic and so much more. After our meeting this week I let two teens into a room to take a look at craft supplies. The adjoining room was dark, yet I could see outlines of people. When I turned on the lights, there were my teens, some parents, food, and gifts. Looking back, I was glad I saw them and was slightly prepared (pregnancy hormones). They really did surprise me.
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| Yummy treats after nearly 20 teens. |
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| Lebanese Honey Cake! YUM! |
With a wonderful parent the driving force behind this event, she asked teens to bring me their favorite book. They were a little heart broken when I said I wanted to take the gifts home to open them. You see, they were all eagerly awaiting to tell me why the book they brought meant so much to them. Seriously, that is so incredibly thoughtful I may never be able to read a single book because the thought alone brings tears to my eyes. I don't know what I will do when each teen tracks me down at work and tells me why that particular title is their favorite. There was not a single title that was duplicated.
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| What my husband found when he came to help me unload my car. |
Is your tissue handy? This one choked up several of our staff members. Do you see the two pictures and the big pink bow on the right hand side? What you cannot see is the detail. That poor topper has seen better days. It is flat, squished, and actually a little wrinkled. I was told that particular bow had a special story behind it that would be explained in the card. It turns out that bow is more than a decade old. A Jolly man carefully put it on the front porch of his home to welcome home his baby girl nearly 13 years ago and now it will be a part of our baby Egg's big homecoming.
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