Máeráed and her dad went with us to see Chinese New Years ...


... celebrations at Wake Forest today. It was fun. It was in Reynolds Gym so there was plenty of room. After we grabed some Chinese food to eat outside (it wasn't too cold, Jen) we went in for the dances. First they started out with a lion dance, with three lions adancing and one guy aleaping. The smallest, least mean of the lions came over and spit lettuce on us - a sign of good luck. I think. He also tried to whisker all the little girls setting in front of us.

Then there was a Tae Kwan Do exhibition. More leaping and kicking. Then Tai Chi, followed by lots of little Asian girls, and one pale blond girl, dancing. Máeráed loved all the dancing and the costumes. She herself was dressed in a beautiful Vietnamese costume like my sister-in-law Judy used to wear. Every time a dance would start she would dance along, mimicing their movements. She loves to dance.

We came home to the foothills and while Carmen and Máeráed took the little lummox out for his walk her dad and I were able to sit and talk. He probably needed some adult conversation that didn't involve work.

It was a good day all in all.


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