What unexpected hospitality!

We all got up to go through the editing suite, which led us into the first room of the house, what I would have described as a play room, but was told it’s called ‘the work room’. White shelves covered the walls from ceiling to floor, and were tidily filled with books and toys, with matching white computer tables at either side, coming out toward the center of the room. Both twins were there, and the moment we came through the door, John walked right up to me as if we were old buddies and asked me, “Would you like to see
my school project I’m working on?” I said, “Of course, I’d love to.” And he showed me a large white plastic robot he was turning into a character from a book, as part of a book report. It was becoming a giant, with bits of yarn for hair and paper for his toga, and he happily showed me an illustration of the character in the book. Kris stood nearby, smiling, and clearly enjoying the sharing. I could sense immediately these boys are great friends, mutually supportive, not competitive.

I’d never had the chance to meet the twins (10 years old) before. Three years ago, when they were seven, I’d sent a little gift for them through Jane. One of our most beloved family movies is Milo and Otis, a fabulous, funny tale of a live-action cat and dog which was filmed in Japan, with Dudley Moore supplying all the narration. It had been a great favorite of our son, Shane.
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