Monthly Archives: October 2007

My first week back at work was really great. People are so incredible and have been so happy about having me return. (They will forget how much they missed me when I start beating the bee hive with a big bat.) Not much has changed. The same problems still exist but I'm hoping to take

Today was a day I was dreading -- first day back to work. But honestly, it went extremely smoothly. I chalk it up to good preparation and having a very solid family. Larry and I spent Saturday with friends at the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival (see photos on the Flickr feed) and then had

Nothin' to worry about. Today went smoothly and Walker seemed to enjoy himself. Larry and I arrived at Sofia's to drop of our little man. The house smelled incredible. As I gave Lisa his bin of belongings (choking back a few tears), Sofia took some hot blintzes off the skillet and gave them to us.

Well, today was the last day of maternity. Walker starts day care tomorrow (Larry's and my 11 year anniversary) and Monday I go back to work. (I've had to be very careful with how I reference this transition. I've found that I've been saying things like, "this is our last day together" which makes it

I sit here late on Sunday evening considering what to do with the rest of my waking time -- writing thank you notes, paying bills or blogging. Given I have a mere week before I return to work, I have decided to spend the time writing to all of you. There are just four more

When I was 10 I was nipped by a dog on my face. It was my fault (I was trying to cuddle with a bookstore dog I didn't really know) but I was a bit wary of dogs after that. We always had cats. When I was 21, I moved to San Francisco and lived