On Monday evening someone spied ice in the AISD crystal ball and the call went out to delay school start by two hours on Tuesday morning. Instead of fighting it, we became one with the delay and had ourselves a slow morning.
When we finally got out of bed, we walked to Upper Crust for breakfast. Along the way Evan pointed out "frozen fractals" (who said Disney movies make you dumber?) while Vivian tried to eat ice off the frozen leaves. It was Fat Tuesday. The man behind the counter at Upper Crust came to our table and offered the children and Jo some beads.
Evan: "Why do people give beads on Mardi Gras, Mom?"
Jo: "For flashing..."
Me: "...just for fun"
Then we went to Vivian's school for her cultural presentation. Evan's school was cancelled (a delayed start for AISD usually means no school for Evan). So he went with us, dressed in a kurta and pajamas and his rattle snake boots and did a cossack jig. Is that multicultural or what?
For their presentations, by turn, each student stood up and said something in Spanish about a country she or he had researched. In this photo below, India (Vivian Alina and Jack and guest Evan) are watching on as Mexico presents while Columbia is stealthily making her way over to get some baguette and brie from France.
After the formal presentations, India ended up playing Holi. Then Evan got himself a big chunk of the baguette. And we went home for a few hours, only to return to watch Vivian test for her next taekwondo belt in the afternoon.
The excitement of watching Vivian graduate to the next level has worn off after the first hundred belts. More so for Evan who had to entertain himself by punching and kicking the massive upright padded dick-shaped structures that they use for taekwondo practice. He really wants to learn. Vivian on the other hand may go all the way to black belt but she does it with a beatific smile, an occasional yawn, and an utter distaste for sparing. When she jabs the air or punches a board I breathlessly expect flowers to bloom from her fingertips.
When we finally got out of bed, we walked to Upper Crust for breakfast. Along the way Evan pointed out "frozen fractals" (who said Disney movies make you dumber?) while Vivian tried to eat ice off the frozen leaves. It was Fat Tuesday. The man behind the counter at Upper Crust came to our table and offered the children and Jo some beads.
Evan: "Why do people give beads on Mardi Gras, Mom?"
Jo: "For flashing..."
Me: "...just for fun"
Then we went to Vivian's school for her cultural presentation. Evan's school was cancelled (a delayed start for AISD usually means no school for Evan). So he went with us, dressed in a kurta and pajamas and his rattle snake boots and did a cossack jig. Is that multicultural or what?
For their presentations, by turn, each student stood up and said something in Spanish about a country she or he had researched. In this photo below, India (Vivian Alina and Jack and guest Evan) are watching on as Mexico presents while Columbia is stealthily making her way over to get some baguette and brie from France.
After the formal presentations, India ended up playing Holi. Then Evan got himself a big chunk of the baguette. And we went home for a few hours, only to return to watch Vivian test for her next taekwondo belt in the afternoon.
The excitement of watching Vivian graduate to the next level has worn off after the first hundred belts. More so for Evan who had to entertain himself by punching and kicking the massive upright padded dick-shaped structures that they use for taekwondo practice. He really wants to learn. Vivian on the other hand may go all the way to black belt but she does it with a beatific smile, an occasional yawn, and an utter distaste for sparing. When she jabs the air or punches a board I breathlessly expect flowers to bloom from her fingertips.
Much later - while the kids were getting ready for bed and Evan was playing with his pipe-cleaner mustache, we wondered. If only we could get a delayed start to life every day.
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