Another conference. Yes, I attended 10 days of a conference before Maui. I’m making up for not going to conference for about 1 year around Laura’s birth. Today was Justus Lehmann day, named after the founding head of department. Thought provoking topic included the right-to-die or the right-to-live for end of life issues and pediatric palliative care. The conference was at the Center for Urban Horticulture, a garden paradise on a beautiful day that just sang to may soul. I was there to network and learn, but I kept going out for walks. Luckily, a few colleagues accompanied me at lunch. I saw 10 turtles on a log.
Unfortunately, the girls were in daycare all day. Sara asked me if she could “be with you today”. That melted my heart. She’s at the age when she now understands when I do something not according to schedule.
We ended the day on a bang with the daycare auction night. Claire came. I just tried to keep Laura from falling off the stage that all the kids played on. We got a gift certificate for Ray’s boat house and a shark kite. Claire got Pete’s coffee for a year.
Claire and I extended the evening at Miro’s to celebrate her birthday. I had a fun tea strawberry citrus smoothie. It was fun to see the Ballard nightlife raging.