For lack of anything better to post, here's the text of the letter that I left with Maya's toys, books and clothes. Even the court mediators say that if Mapi finds it she's almost sure to throw it straight out. It's plain and unedited, but for whatever it's worth, here it is for "posterity ( Read more... )

Maya spoke her first English sentence last month. It was "What's that?", which is probably pretty standard. My sister's first sentence was "Who's that?" My brother's was "I'll do it!" and mine was "I see a truck." I wonder if these somehow illustrate our respective characters? Maya's second sentence came a few days later when I picked her up ( Read more... )