A Weekend Away
Val and I spent a weekend at the IMsL conference in San Francisco 4/18-4/22. It was tough, with Katelyn being in the hospital, but we really needed the time away to take care of our own mental health and to reconnect with each other. We had an awesome weekend.
Katelyn – back in the hospital
Katelyn went back into the hospital on 4/16.
Val: Panel/Presentation
On 4/17, Val visited the Human Sexuality class where I’d previously done a panel. She and another panelist spoke on gender issues.
Hectic weekend of Fundraisers and Swimming for Haley
Haley had a crazy weekend 4/12-4/14. First there was the Millbrae Education Foundation (MEF) Walk-a-Thon at school on Friday. On Saturday she participated in her swim team’s “Lap-a-Thon”. She’d planned on swimming 25 laps or so, but ended up swimming 102! On Sunday she had a swim meet at Oceana HS in Pacifica, which Kathie took her to.
A very hectic weekend, but she had a great time.
Tea Party
On 4/13, our friends Barb and Barbara celebrated their 10th anniversary with a festive High Tea Party. Val and Katelyn and I dressed up and drove to Mill Valley for the occasion. It was a fun celebration of love!
Haley’s Class’s Shabbat Service
Haley’s religious school class led the Shabbat service on 4/12. This was a special service for Yom Hashoah, the Day of Remembrance, remembering the Holocaust. Her class has been studying the Holocaust this year. It’s a difficult subject, but important that we don’t lose our history.
Speakers Bureau at Monte Vista HS
I sat on panels in two separate classes on 4/10 at Monte Vista HS in Cupertino, for the PFLAG Speaker’s Bureau. At this school every Freshman takes Biology, and we speak in every Biology class, so every single Freshman student is exposed to this. How great!
Haley – TCHO Chocolate Factory Tour
Haley went with the Temple youth group on a tour of the TCHO Chocolate Factory in San Francisco on 4/7. Yum!
Katelyn – IOP
Katelyn started the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) at Mills Hospital on 4/3. She goes every day from 3:30-6:15. This continues until she’s ready to graduate, anywhere from 6-16 weeks. The number of days per week gradually tapers off.
Passover Seder
We ended up with 25 people at our seder. I took Friday off, Val was off on Friday so worked hard, and Mom came to help, of course. The kids also helped a lot on Friday. On Saturday Glynis did a trade: she came over to help, in return for excusing the kids from helping for a bit to take them out for a hike. A good dea all around!
Everyone brought something, so the cooking wasn’t onerous. We had some new guests we hadn’t had, and incorporated their Passover traditions with ours. In addition to our family, here’s who attended:
Jann & Trev
Michelle & Barry
Ruth , Tyler, E, Levi, Pearl
Liza & Jody
Glynis & Susan
George & Linda
Jennifer & Selena
Stacy
Kathie
Karen
Ray
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