February Vacation=Grandparents Galore!

Since Lachen and Aksel had the week off--and Shawn and I did not--the grandparents came to the rescue. G & G Hemberger came in just in time for Valentine's Day to take the boys to hockey, attend their art show opening, play with them when we had to work, and generally give them the grandparent attention that was on "E" since their Christmas fueling.

We also found Freddy Farkel's Fabric in Watertown. I found an abandoned chair with excellent bones. I'll post photos of the finished product. Luckily, my mom re-upholstered other furniture gems with her mom, Jeanne. The skills are trickling down the generations, and now Aksel is my apprentice.

G & G Reid arrived on Friday. They were able to see Shawn coach a game, and tonight they are staying in "The Castle" with Lachen and Aksel. "The Castle" is a Sheraton Hotel that really does look like a castle, complete with turrets, that is just down the road in Framingham. Tomorrow there will be much hockey to take in, followed by a concert, and more G&G time. I have an all-day Photoshop class, so they'll be busy following the life and times of two young boys.

In the middle of the visits, I successfully hosted Taylor Mali, spoken word artist, for two days. After much promotion, cajoling, daring, and prodding, over 200 people came to see him at the poetry reading. It was a joy to behold: students bought all of the books he brought, they clamored for his autograph, and they were buzzing about "how cool" he is, and "can we have him back next year?" It was a grand success. Event planning is exhausting, but when it's successful, it makes it all worth it. Wheh.