When Kohai was little, before I would leave on one of those trips, he would use the line from one of his favorite movies, Dennis the Menace, "bring me back something good." The Hubs was out in California last weekend for an Aikido seminar, and in between sessions he'd text me. I thought I'd be funny and asked him to "bring us back something good."
Well, he didn't disappoint. Before he left the golden state he visited Japan town and brought us back some pretty nifty things. I got a bar of bamboo charcoal soap with cedar wood essential oils. It smells so good and leaves the skin feeling super soft.
He also brought us each back a bronze fuchin. What ever is a bronze fuchin, you ask? Well, essentially it is a scroll weight. These weights would keep the scroll from rolling onto itself while painting or drawing calligraphy.
We got our gifts Tuesday morning before the boys and I left for school and work. Kohai got his gift first, the otter. Ever since Kohai had seen the otters at Moody Gardens when he was little, he's been fascinated by them. He had picked out a stuffed otter that day and it was his go to fluffy until years later when our home was broken into, just two weeks before Christmas, and it was stolen. We think it might have been taken by mistake, you see Ottie, that was his name, was on top of the comforter and the thieves used it to haul away most of our electronics.
That was a very sad day when Kohai lost his Ottie, but when he opened that box and saw the otter his whole face light up with the biggest smile. The Hubs told him that as soon as he saw that otter he knew it was meant for Kohai. Senpai was presented with the owl which he found very cool and I received the crane of peace, which is not only a scroll weight but can also be used as an incense-holder.
The Hubs did a fine job of bringing us back something good.
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| Ottie gone but not forgotten. |
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