Last night Gramma and Grandpa Stein came in from Coeur d'Alene to celebrate a mini-Christmas. We were all so excited to see them. We stayed in and had a great dinner and watched Tom Brokaw's "1968" special on one of the most tumultuous and influential years in US history. I strongly recommend seeing this as it is well done and fascinating, especially if, like our parents, you lived through it. Surprisingly, Kaylin's favorite part was the segment about Black Power and the scenes of Tommie Smith and John Carlos holding their salute at the 1968 Olympics. We understand she doesn't quite know what color she is yet, as her rods and cones are still maturing in her fovea, but we are also very proud of her for showing solidarity with her African-American brothers and sisters. Being brilliant as she is, she picked up their salute quickly, so we thought we'd put the video up. Also included is a picture of Kaylin with Gramma and her new blanket which is insanely soft. Finally, check out the links on the left to some of our friends' blogs. The Cassidy's just experienced a terrible ice storm, so our thoughts and prayers are with them. They were very gracious in hosting me one night on the interview trail, and also helped me get out of town just in time to miss this crazy storm in the Midwest.
Gramma and Me
4 comments:
How do we even comment on something as awesome as that? Words can't describe our reaction....ok, laughter does. March on, sister!
It is the initials. . . all of us KJ's have black grandmas inside. . .
Too cute (in a radical revolutionary kind of way).
Right on, Kaylie!
Someday I tell you my Black Panther stories!
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