Not so.
My mom got a hair up her ass and decided to take the kids to Science City. I was quite happy to sit around and recover all day Friday but noooo, that was not part of the plan. I had to go too.
Since it was her idea to go, she drove. Mistake number one.
After almost getting killed on the ride down there because Oh My God there is a truck next to me and Lizbeth's Mom doesn't like driving near trucks so she decides to floor it and damn near run us off the road but hey, we made it and since Lizbeth's Mom has a navigation system and because we have a navigation system it is synonymous for letting your brain leave the building and it says to turn but she can't turn and therefor she's going to STOP in the middle of the highway/road/intersection and wait patiently while it uploads our current position and we ALMOST DIE AGAIN but hey, we didn't die and my mom didn't hit the truck and no one killed us so in the end it was all good.
After a slight battle with having to rationalize to an eight, six and two year old that we all have to wear stupid arm bands and yes they are itchy, scratchy and will be pulled off as soon as we get away from the crotchety old volunteer, we all went in and Alex saw this:
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| Sweet Baby Jesus a Rocket Launcher. |
In my delusion, I thought all of Kansas City had started their Spring Break...they did not. I counted no less than twenty-two school buses parked off in the side parking lot. To say it was crowded was an understatement.
And since most of the kids were in high school I had to have a quick sex-ed lesson with my own kids as to why so many of them were 'hugging' in the hallway by the restrooms and the kid cave. Thank you teens of KC. I really wanted to have that talk at the Science Center on Friday.
I threw in the towel when we found the water-current-table-thing.
We strategically did this last because I knew when we hit it we were not going to leave it.
Like a game of survivor we outplayed, outwitted and outlasted just about everybody in the joint to work this damn table. My kids formed their own tribal council of three and for the first time in their lives they collectively worked together to eliminate new kids coming to the table. I was proud and scared all at the same time.
It was like Vegas craps table. My kids owned it and damn near charged admission.
I don't remember what happened after that. The rest of Friday has been erased from my memory. That's probably a good thing.
And since most of the kids were in high school I had to have a quick sex-ed lesson with my own kids as to why so many of them were 'hugging' in the hallway by the restrooms and the kid cave. Thank you teens of KC. I really wanted to have that talk at the Science Center on Friday.
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| Sweet Mother of Pearl, GEARS. And "Get the baby away before I hit her mom!!!" |
I threw in the towel when we found the water-current-table-thing.
We strategically did this last because I knew when we hit it we were not going to leave it.
Like a game of survivor we outplayed, outwitted and outlasted just about everybody in the joint to work this damn table. My kids formed their own tribal council of three and for the first time in their lives they collectively worked together to eliminate new kids coming to the table. I was proud and scared all at the same time.
It was like Vegas craps table. My kids owned it and damn near charged admission.
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| Working on currents.... |
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| Plotting domination... |
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| Minion elimination in progress. |
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| Total table domination complete. |
For as long as I live I don't think I will ever get four pictures to line up like that ever again.
And then we all went home and we didn't die on the drive back.
To calm my nerves I made this cake and ate about half of it before dinner.
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| Yeah, that sooo came out of a box. |
I don't remember what happened after that. The rest of Friday has been erased from my memory. That's probably a good thing.
Mom had a great idea,didn't she?! Admit it! I LOVE that second of the four photos that line up - they all look so adorable! Teamwork, who'd have thunk it huh? (hi Lizbeth's mom!)
ReplyDeleteThe gratuitous photo of the cake just makes the post, but let's get real... Shouldn't you have shot that with a glass of wine next to it? ;)
I want a Science City here! That looks like a lot of fun!
You're right about the wine. How silly of me. Really I should have put a whole bottle of Jack next to it. That would have been more appropriate.
DeleteI never let my mother drive me anywhere! And neither does my sister. We learned that lesson long ago.
ReplyDeleteAny day that ends with cake and not death seems like an OK day to me.
I know!! I just didn't want to drive. Well now I know!
DeleteOh Lizbeth you make me smile every day!
ReplyDeleteI think our parents need to retake their written and drivers test.
My father should not be allowed on the road.
He believes going below - waaay below the limit of speed is better. But then again the people of Seattle drove the same way when I had to live there! Maybe my dad just needs to move. :-)
Oh Gawd, he'd be flattened in Kansas City. FLATTENED.
DeleteI want to go there.
ReplyDeleteI hate those wristband thingys. At least two of my kids always freak out about them. Also, water tables are AWESOME.
Yeah, as soon as we got past the volunteer those things were off faster than a pair of pants at a frat house.
DeleteSounds like a good time. I wish my mom was as outgoing and willing to take Jacob on outings like that. They have stuff like that at the Royal Ontario Museum, but it's too far away to visit.
ReplyDeleteRats, still it sounds like you had a good time at their house...AND you had the added bonus of not having teenagers grope each other.
DeleteThe cake looks YUMMY! And we always had to do the water table last too. It's like crack to kids!!!
ReplyDeleteTotal crack---both the cake and water table!
DeleteYay to not dying, number one. Yay to a great (albiet it bonkers) day and, oh, sweet Jesus, yay to that cake!
ReplyDeleteI want some cake!
ReplyDeleteMy son loves those science museums.
He loves it too. He's been there before with grandma but he wanted me to come---I couldn't not go. :)
DeleteThe cake looks amazing and well deserved after almost dying twice.
ReplyDeleteHoly hell, you people are INSANE! I'm glad you survived.... maybe even had a little fun?
ReplyDeleteI cannot even imagine the overstimulation and immediate retreat to do lots and lots and lots of situps that would ensue if we dragged Little Miss to that place. Good on ya!
He was OK with it because he got to do what he wanted. Now today we just came back from an open gym and he's been stimming big-time.
DeleteWhoah! Red Robe goes Mario Andretti! Glad it was fun...and that there was cake!
ReplyDeleteI heard that there was cake, so I had to visit.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fascinating place, that all three of your children were occupied at the same time! Did a hole open up in the space-time continuum?
he he he he he love it
ReplyDeleteyou are awesome and so funny
I am so impressed with your kids, and yes cake cures most things :)
ReplyDeleteSPRINKLES! You made EVERYTHING better thanks to sprinkles! Well, that sounded bearable! Good job! I hate super crammed places--especially if they're filled with teenagers.
ReplyDeleteThat's sounds like such a great day! And you cheated death twice!! **woohoo**
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