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A Day of Homecomings and Challenges: Family Returns Amids...

 
7th of August 2024

Tue Aug 6 2024, 7:20:23 pm CET Finally the youths are home. They arrived around 16:45 after a long and tedious trip from the airport of Brussels - they missed the bus due to yet more delays and took the train to Antwerp and then the tram to Merksem where they were picked-up by a parent (yes, this time we were not available for once). The cancellation of the flightput the whole group in an additional hotel night in Prague after a little bit of a "drama moment". Completely understandable if it is the first time it happens and also the timing was the worst possible as it is in the critical period of studying for upcoming exams.

Anyhow, I have endured the worst, at least I hope so, workday of the week. I had constantly conference calls today with only sporadic breaks. This while I know what the youths are going through without the possibilities that I can step in and help them. It surely added to my frustration. On top of that, I had some drastic news about organisational changes happening in the company. It could potentially have a direct impact for my team. Let's see what will come in our way...

I think that is the biggest things happening, I am sure I forgot something that I wanted to share. Now I am looking forward to the dinnerthat I started to prepare with the youths and H.

Did you know that today in ... is when ... Randomly picked historical events that occurred on this day. Wed Aug 7 2024, 7:21:08 pm CET Did you know that today in 1890 is when Anna Månsdotter read more about her on Wikipedia., found guilty of the 1889 Yngsjö murder, became the last woman to be executed in Sweden.

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