Category Archives: Personal

I am grateful for (in no order in particular)… two beautiful healthy daughters– an engaging, laughing, sleeping through the night, lashes down to her nose baby– a smart, curious, creative, entertaining, independent, opinionated, stubborn, empathetic, loving little girl the freedom to find work that is meaningful and the time to be with my family while […]

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CM’s not making the best case for getting a puppy or a cat…so far we’ve been through a half a dozen fish and she’s already pushing off the responsibility for the plant her Ninang (tagalog for godmother) gave her onto me after only a few days. Luckily it’s a cactus so it can survive a […]

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CM comes up with some mind boggling questions. I would be relieved if she would just ask why the sky is blue. Instead it’s “how do clouds make lightning”, “what are magnets made of”, “what makes the earth spin”. And then there are the truly unanswerable ones… Like, “Who made God?” To which she came […]

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Yesterday we attended a rally where we saw Senator Obama speak. He reminded us why this election is important, why we support him and that the race is not over, nor the outcome known, until the ballots are counted. Afterward, T watched the girls so I could volunteer for a couple of hours. This morning, […]

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