San came home with a lot of goodies which did not apply to me.
However, there was one item. It was a bunch of cute masks she got. 9 of them. Apparently the hotel where she stayed would put a new one in her room as a memento of sorts every day!
Each one is around an 3cm by 3cm and today's project was to glue them on black velvet and put them on a frame.
Came out nice. Now San can reminisce about her China visit everytime she looks at the wall with the TV on it.
That is a lot of reminiscing...
A conversation at bedtime..
Jr. : Daddy I forgot the name of that famous Italian painter..
me : Michaelangelo?
Jr. : No. Not him. The other guy.
me : Da Vinci
Jr. : hmmm .. does he have a longer name?
me : Leonardo Da Vinci
Jr. : Yes. Him. (and goes on to tell me about some painting of his I havent heard of)
Me : do you know one of his most famous paintings?
Little one : Tell me.
Me : Mona Lisa.
Jr. : Is this the one which is a picture of the lady staring at you?
Me : Yes. it is the one where she kind of looks sad and happy at the same time...
LO : Daddy, I know. She is also holding a fruit in her hand.. that one.
Me : (Intrigued by this as the LO is the one that is going to be an artist if ever one came out of this house..) You sure? I have looked at the Mona Lisa so many times, but didnt know she had a fruit in her hand. Always looked at her face and eyes. Will go google it and see if she has a fruit in her hand..
LO : Why do you have to google it? That picture is there on your bedroom wall, isn't it!
Me : (literally rolling on the ground laughing.. seriously I fell off the bed)
That is Raja Ravi Varma's painting called "Lady with Fruit"!
Time to teach the kids some basic "Famous Paintings 101" or take them to the local Museum in SFO!
When San went on a business trip to China and the little one got the flu the very next day, Yoga attendance took a nose dive. An entire week went by where no amount of resolutions the previous night would turn to action the following morning..
Travel hits attendance irrespective of who is traveling in the family, when the kids pretty much take time windows between 7:30 AM to 3 AM! It was this state in spite of the MIL flying down from Seattle to help. Granted there was a lot of sickness, but I have managed to go into the hot room with a 101 fever and come out without the fever. Somehow could not pull that off early enough this time.
Have a new found respect for single parents who juggle kids, work and still try to get into the hot room!
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