About David

I started this blog in 2012 to share about the quest to adopt kids with my husband Jay. We’ve been through placement, foster parenting, adoption finalization. Around that time it was suddenly legal for us to get married so we did it. And then we kept at it. We’ve sent the oldest to college!

Before kids, I was a cat person, then a cat-and-dog person, and fortunately we still have both because with teenagers in the house you need someone who’s glad to see you. I was also a gardener and a movie and book person.

I’m originally from Austin Texas, but have called the San Francisco Bay home for nearly 40 years.

In 2026 I’m easing into retirement from my communications business, David Kerr design, which I ran for 30 years, and I’m thrilled that Gwyn Fisher, who has worked with me on websites for 15 of those years, is taking over the business.

I have a Master’s in Rhetoric from UC Berkeley, taught high school, and then moved into corporate communications. I’m excited to discover my next pursuits but have to figure those out.