Our electricity came on after 1 3/4 days, which was just plenty for all of us. We are also pleased that we have electricity in time to enjoy the Winter Olympics. Pearl and I plan to devote school time to learning about the different sports and the countries competing in them this week.
I took the girls to meet their newest cousin. They were very well behaved, though Pearl wanted to eat her up and Sapphire just wanted to wrestle her, I think.
Sapphire has her own brand of refinement, of course. At the grocery store this week I put her in the basket of the cart while Ruby sat up front. As we made our way down the soup aisle, I had to maneuver deftly around several people, including an elderly couple, and Sapphire hollered out, "Don't hit the old people!"
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| Pearl tries her hand at the big drum, and Sapphire chats |
We joined our local Families with Children from China group to celebrate Chinese New Year, and wow, they put on a big night. We saw a lion dancer/drum group from Johns Hopkins (and Sapphire sidled up to them, probably trying to work her way onto the team).
They also invited a local Chinese dance troupe, a kung fu school with very impressive weapons (Pearl loved that one), and a man who played a Chinese instrument made from a gourd and bamboo. It was almost too much culture even for me!
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