Wednesday February 11, 2009

Best Part of the Day-

Miss S. had her Winter Open House at school this eve. As we drove downtown the kids ooooed and ahhhhed at the mini sky line and the lights of the city. I could tell the kiddies thought they were pretty cool to be venturing out at night (it was 5:45pm, but very dark). As soon as we were passing Marquette, Scarlet rolled her window down and yelled out, "Rock on, Milwaukee!" She proceeded to scream/sing out the window (very, very loudly) the song "Power to the People". It's a John Lennon song, but she knows the Fugees' cover. She was belting it out Fugee-style and our fellow highway drivers were amused.

Worst Part of the Day-

Liam was a complete terror at the Open House. Mostly 'cause he's 2 and wants to sprint down long hallways, hide under bleachers in an auditorium and jump off gym mats piled high, high up along a gym wall--alas, a school has all of these fun things and more--older kids to laugh at your antics and egg you on!

He also can't quite grasp the concept that "art is for admiring with our eyes, not our hands." This open house was showcasing hundreds of sculptures, dioramas, etc that the students created (that is the entire point of an Open House at an art school...) too bad these amazing creations were all at his eye level. All he wanted to do was crush them with his powerful 2 year-old hands and feet like a monster....ahhhhh.

At one point, a lady walking by called him a "devil child". (What gives you that idea?!) Really, I just had to laugh. As I was wrestling to restrain little man L. in his stroller (he was screaming at the top of his lungs), a man came up to me smiling and said, "I admire your patience." Well, whaddya gonna do? I knew damn well it was a tall order to take both kids solo to this event which coincides with their bedtime....for future dealings: If I am to go in public with both, I need another adult: man-to-man defense.