Something learned:
When I told the kid this morning that we were going to a museum to see an exhibit about spies, she declared that she wasn't interested. My husband is a quick thinker and started talking to her about the time she tried to sneak out after bedtime to listen to mom and dad talking. That sparked off a whole discussion on how she could be sneakier and better at doing secret things. When it was explained that that was what spies did, she sounded a lot more interested. I then told her a very summarized version of the plot of Argo and she thought it sounded cool. By the time we got into the exhibition, she was asking us to tell her about everything in every glass case.
That was an important lesson in how to engage someone and make information relevant. Information isn't usually interesting for its own sake, and a good teacher can find a way to make the student keen to know more.
Today I was thankful for:
1. Getting to see the Spy: The Secret World of Espionage. It was everything I'd dreamed about as a kid and more.
2. The kid being really interested in many of the exhibits of the show
3. Having some time to run a bunch of errands
4. Getting to drive the Model S for a few hours this afternoon. It's a powerful car, but a little big for me...
5. Getting to eat the Soon tofu I've been craving all weekend
Looking forward to:
A quiet week with nothing unusual happening.
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