What Not to Wear
The time is 5:07 pm, we have exactly 23 minutes to get the kids dressed, walk out the door, and arrive at my older son’s school PTA international night. I volunteered to provide an Indian dish for the Asia table at the food festival portion of the evening. Just an hour earlier I had been making a sloppy mess in the kitchen while experimenting with ingredients. I eventually turned that mess into my version of Mango Lassi to contribute to the event, and I’m still unsure if those lassis were edible since none of us actually stepped up to be taste tester at home. As for attire, I figured I would show up to international night in my weekend uniform of yoga pants and a sweatshirt, I mean, weren’t we representing India, the birthplace of yoga, after all?!? I realized this wouldn’t fly at all when my 5 year-old son announced he had different plans for the entire family- he asked us all to go upstairs and change into clothes from India. We obliged him with a smile on our face and pride in