I had a hectic, but utterly lovely Mother’s Day. I woke up to breakfast in bed prepared by my kids…homemade Belgian waffles (my waffle iron may never be the same), yogurt parfait (mixed berries, French vanilla almond granola and organic soy yogurt), fresh OJ and scrambled eggs (for Dad only, as I don’t eat eggs). Dad didn’t even help as he was snoring peacefully beside me as Chloe walked in with the tray…I knew that year at kid’s culinary school would pay me back in spades someday.
That was before Chloe dropped the bomb that her big book talk was due tomorrow and that she hadn’t *actually* started putting it together yet. Thanks goodness we started the day off with a good breakfast and a bit of extra sleep. What followed was a 6-hour project marathon that required not one but TWO trips to craft store. Chloe is in a full-time advanced program that really requires the kids to step up their game. This particular book talk involved their choice of biography and Chloe chose Prince Siddhartha, The Story of Buddha. I was so incredibly proud of her choice and she declared today that this was her favorite Book Talk of the year.
She took a Pringles can, cut it into pieces and formed a rib cage structure. She then paper-mache’d that structure to create an image of Buddha during his ascetic phase. She built a tree (Buddha reached enlightenment while meditating under a bodhi tree) out of pipe cleaners and tissue paper and built a silk cushion for him to perch upon. I almost tore my hair out at several points in the day, but the results were so groovy and we were excited to take the project into school this morning. She even glued a multi-colored blinking light behind that gold halo around Buddha’s head that she’ll trigger when she gets to the point in the story when Siddhartha reaches enlightenment. That kid cracks me up…
We finished up just in time to venture out for a late dinner at SakiTumi, my personal favorite restaurant on the local scene. After putting the kids to bed, I wiped the floor with my husband in Wii boxing, which is becoming my new favorite before-bed activity. That thing is seriously addicting.
Thank heavens for kids- they make it all worthwhile. And thank heavens for mommies- we really do rule the world. Happy Mother’s Day Mom…I love you. I hope all mommies everywhere enjoyed a spectacular day!
UPDATE: Chloe got an A+ on the project! :)
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