Yesterday I pulled something in my lower back, and by 6:00 I was hurting enough that I had trouble standing up straight and walking. I decided a bath might help, so while I was soaking in the tub each family member stopped in to check on me.
Lily made me a card that said
“believe in [...]
Archive for May, 2008
This is my life
Posted in Dawitish, Family Life, Lilyisms on May 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Birds and bees
Posted in Family Life on May 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Twice this weekend I came within a half and inch of having the “where do babies come from” talk with the kids. Lily is content with the idea that a woman chooses when she wants to have a baby, and the process starts from there. At this point, she isn’t interested in the [...]
Overheard
Posted in Adoption, Race on May 20, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I teach Spanish to preschoolers a couple of times a week. Dawit came with me to class yesterday, and played and read quietly as I conducted class. I overheard this quiet conversation regarding Dawit between two four-year olds, one from Guatemala (D), one white (E):
D: Who’s he?
E: Senora’s son.
D: He has darker skin than me.
E: [...]
Until polar bears fly
Posted in Family Life, Lilyisms on May 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A couple of examples of Lily’s irresistible charm, quirk, and unique perspective from this past weekend. It is a humbling experience to be loved by Lily.
she danced and danced front and center to 80’s cover band OPM this weekend, even falling on the floor with me to the B52’s ROCK LOBSTER. She was [...]
Wacky week
Posted in Family Life on May 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A very busy week at our elementary school: book fair, plant sale, 50th anniversary celebration, Harambee festival, Special Olympics, and today Special Person Day and The 3 Piggy Opera.
Lily with her Special Person Leslie:
Dawit in his costume for the 3 Piggy Opera (the story of the 3 little pigs told opera-style by 80 Kindergarteners):
Now [...]
