Guitar Hero, Snowfall, and COSI

We all slept in today, after a very busy week and many late nights. mdw had a successful premiere of a new work she created on OSU students this week. The content of the piece was the Guitar Hero phenomenon so the entire creation, rehearsal, and performance process was truly enjoyable. There was definitely craft involved, but there was also some serious play. mdw collaborated on the piece with mtw’s friend Clifton who plays with the Blue Man Group in NYC – he performed live electric guitar in the piece. Clifton stayed at our house during the week, so there were many late nights catching up and laughing. It was good to have him here. There were also many late nights for eaw as his parents overlooked the fact that they would both be obligated to the rehearsals and performances all week, and forgot to get a babysitter. He came along every evening and was a trooper, flirting with the tech crew, performers, and patrons – he seems very comfortable in his own skin and loves to watch the dancers perform. Still, he was very tired and slept in until 9am today – unheard of from him! We had pancakes for breakfast, and enjoyed watching the first true snow fall of the season. Later in the day, we headed to COSI (a dynamic hands-on science center) for an event with the COFLAC group (Central Ohio Families with Latin American Children). COSI has an amazing open playroom for children under five, and eaw was thrilled with the outing, running from station to station. Favorite stops were the water play area, and the indoor treehouse. Just like the visit to the farm in October, it was good to be with families that resembled ours – to share stories, to exchange ideas about how to keep our children’s culture of origin in their lives, and to engage with peers for eaw.