day 1 of spring break
last night, the KoE was up all hours raling about how he couldn't sleep. too hot. too itchy. too docking loud, if you ask me. I finally told him to go take a shower if he was that uncomfortable, but nooooooooo, he didn't want to take a shower. so I told him to stop asking me up.
he slept through the snow this morning, didn't even get up to go play in it when I told him his friends were out. I did finally get him into the shower, ad out the door for Pho in Herndon with a young man I used to work with at AAI. Charming man, and too many years have passed. I am grateful that he was so persistent in keeping up with me. he had mentioned he was looking for a whole-hand mug, and though I don't prefer to make those, I came up with a design that pleases me, and gave him that prototype. he ordered fur more.
after, the KoE and I went in search of the Indian market I'd found in the mall. Right next to pho, the Medina Market lured us in. I was stunned by the wash of homesickness I felt for Shark ah as we wandered the aisles. we bought a smattering of this and that, and confirmed that the meat is halal, then continued to wander the mall. Found a halal restaurant and halal bakery. finally found the Indo PAK store and picked up an iddli steamer. we'll make iddli this week.
when we got home, KoE worked on his Scouts requirements, and then we riddled out some info regarding the Science Olympiad he has chosen to participate in.
and then I gave him his Nintendo 3DS, for which he had saved up his birthday and babysitting (with my mom, her neighbor's kid) and I ordered it on Amazon. if my mother ever deigns to speak to me again, we will get around to seeing my dad, whose birthday it is today.
the KoE turns 10 on Thursday.
I ordered some info on meditation, in general, ad meditation on metta (lovingkindness), in particular. we will begin this work, along with yoga (DVD), swimming, and walking through nature. if it decides that it's had enough of knowing, finally, and gives spring back.
tomorrow morning, we are getting together with one of his Olympiad partners. I a wondering if there are any books on basic structures (bridge, cantilever, tower) go the boys to study. their topic is "enigma engineering"... they get a bag of materials and an assignment and have to build something.
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