Well, I though I'd write something while I was in Boston, but I didn't. Laziness, maybe, or just other priorities.
All in all, a fairly good trip, although a hard one in a way, as the realisation I don't have much of a community when I might need it. But apart from that, I had a marvelous time with Jacob, just spending time with him doing more or less normal daily stuff just as well as doing something special on weekends.
Among the more special stuff I recall, there are two that very
specially come to mind now...
One was being shared with Jacob's class. They have this
half hour after lunch every Tuesday when those who want to can
share something that's important to them one way or another. Most
share some toy that they currently enjoy or something like that.
Jacob shared...
me! That felt very special, and went deep into my heart.
The class got to ask questions, and most were quite curious about
Sweden and how long it takes to travel to Boston, obviously trying
to make sense of being so far away, let alone having a
parent so far away.
The other was making a road trip southward from Boston. We stopped
at Fall River and had a look at battle ships, and then went on
to Wakefield to see the
Toe Jam Puppet Band. The latter was incredible fun, these guys
know how to get kids going, dancing and generally participating!
Jacob had a blast! And
after the show, I got all surprised when one of the girls from the
band called to Jacob and
said "Hi"! It left a very nice feeling.