Mateo’s New Suit
My son Mateo recently discovered my old Mamalita blog and told me he loved reading about himself when he was a little boy. So I decided to cut and paste entries into a file and put together a little book for him and Olivia–the baby book I never kept except for my years of blog […]
Olivia’s visit
Olivia visited this weekend. Took the train from Merced to Emeryville, where Tim picked her up. The weather was gloriously sunny and she spent Saturday in San Francisco with a friend, eating takeout from Maya Fusion, walking through Golden Gate Park, listening to drummers from Brazil and wandering through the Cal Academy of Science. For […]
Missing the world
Yesterday Olivia said, “I miss the world.” And I said, “Honey, I do, too.” So this afternoon, masked and armed with hand sanitizer, we drove over the bridge to Golden Gate Park–Olivia, Tim, and I–and met two friends from our circumscribed pod, Susan H. and her daughter, M. We ambled through the Botanical Gardens–Where I’d […]
In conversation with Woven Together
On Tuesday, September 22 (tomorrow!) at 8 PM Eastern time, I’ll be in conversation with Woven Together, discussing my family’s experience with international adoption. Registration link on Eventbrite is here. Admission is by donation; any amount is fine. Woven Together serves all sides of the adoption triad, with a mission that includes education. I appreciate […]