I spent most of the rest of the week working, making preparations for when the new Executive Director starts, likely sometime in late October. I had a meeting with the superintendent of the Byron union school district, got some beautiful views of Mount Diablo on the way out there and back. I stopped for a…

It’s been a very positive couple of days. On Sunday I got out for a hike with Julie at Olompali State Park. We hiked to the top of Mount Burdell, ending up where we had done a Ridge Trail hike a couple of weeks before. The sign at the bottom of the trail said it…

Not much new to report. Had a busy week at work – very excited to find out that our wellness program is going to receive an award at a conference they are attending in October. It is wonderful to see the staff and volunteers who worked so hard on the Serenamente program (serene minds in…

It’s been a much better couple of days. Mom is making steady progress and seems much happier. I’ve been able to concentrate more on my work, got a lot done with revising the current year’s budget and helping the Governance Committee plan for their upcoming interviews for the new permanent Executive Director. I headed out to…

It has been an upside down, stressful couple of weeks. When I last posted, my mom had been dealing with pain from her cast. That was just the tip of the iceberg, she ended up getting Covid for the first time, and it hit her pretty hard. She was exhausted, didn’t want to go anywhere,…

I think this is the longest I’ve gone without posting. After an uneventful weekend getting mom to and from church and to a get together with her best friends family, I took Mom to the orthopedist to get a cast on her arm. That has led to some very challenging times for her. I appears…

A better week at work, getting to meet some funders and had more one on one time with staff. I also got to watch the kids enjoying their summer camp activities, one day making homemade Play-Doh. I’m getting the hang of the financial system with the very helpful CPA staff. I attended a meeting with…

After two very busy and emotional days, it was really good to get out for a hike with a friend on Sunday morning. We met at Olompali State Park in Novato for a couple hours hike on the shaded trails. It was just what I needed, a chance to catch up with a friend and…

I have had an incredible couple of days attending events for the 80th anniversary of the Port Chicago disaster.  On Friday I went to what was supposed to be an exoneration workshop put on by the CCCBA where community members could learn about how they can support efforts to exonerate the 256 African-American men who had…

It’s been a productive and challenging week at work. Still a relatively steep learning curve, but things are starting to fall in place more. We were hit with a very unexpected financial challenge, being asked to pay rent for a space that up until now we had been able to use for free. That meant…