Category Archives: our trisker kids!

by: elizabeth monterrosa the trisker directora approached me several months ago, asking if i would like to participate as a scout leader for our trisker kids.  honored, i, of course, said yes! the locals scouts in david came to trisker … Continue reading →

by: elizabeth monterrosa on saturday, sept. 17, 2011, casa hogar trisker celebrated its 15th anniversary.  the days just before the celebration, the kids talked about little else; what they would wear, what they would sing, and their steps in their … Continue reading →

by: elizabeth monterrosa i witnessed a trisker baby take her first steps today and i could not have been prouder. i often assist with the babies in my morning shift at trisker. currently there are three baby girls and a … Continue reading →

By: Dina Herrick Today we celebrated Easter with the kids. I remember being there this time last year and wondering why they didn’t do anything to celebrate the holiday….now I know. Easter is not commercialized here like it is in the … Continue reading →

by: elizabeth monterrosa because my shift has been in the morning from 8ish to 12ish at trisker since january, now that the school session began i rarely get to see the school age kids.  when i approached the trisker gate … Continue reading →

by: elizabeth monterrosa esteban struck me the first day he came to trisker.  he was new, polite, and adorable.  a 9-year-old with the vocabulary and delivery of a 30-year-old. as tom fixed the water lines in trisker one day, a … Continue reading →

by: elizabeth monterrosa, originally posted on february 25, 2011 if my heart ached yesterday, it broke in two today.  as i watched my favorite (yes, i have a favorite, although i try not to) one-year old toddler, alexis, just before lunchtime, … Continue reading →

by: elizabeth monterrosa, originally posted on february 24, 2011 as the afternoon rolled around on our beach outing, i took in a deep breath of satisfaction with the day and glanced around at “my” kids when a thought struck me, “where … Continue reading →

by: elizabeth monterrosa, originally posted on january 21, 2011 when i walk into trisker, yeraldi is often one of the first to greet me with her presence.  i say, “yeralllllllllllllllldi!” and her grin stretches from ear to ear. without fail, she holds out her … Continue reading →