I had promised to take Trevor to Art Elements to paint pottery. He had done it during summer camp and really enjoyed it. In a moment of delirium, I thought it would be fun to take Vic, too. We were there for about 5 minutes before I felt an anyeurism coming on. The store is about as big as my living room and filled with paint and breakables, all within her reach. It took a good 15 mnutes for them to pick out what they wanted to paint. In fact, it took them longer to pick it out than paint it. Unfortunately, I picked out something that was a little bigger. Plus, I really wanted to take my time and make it cute.
Well, they were completely done with their projects while I was still on my first coat of paint. I knew that wasn't going to be good. About 5 minutes later, they were wrestling around, chasing each other, and touching everything. After cussing and fussing at them for a while, the owner attempted to calm them down by giving them glow necklaces and letting them color while I finished my project. By that time, I had decided to make mine an homage to my website. Imagine my embarrassment when, in order for them to assist me in finding the font for my lettering, I had to tell them the name of my site. I humbly explained that I knew my kids weren't better than everyone else's and that it was a joke name, etc., and I ended up free handing the letters anyway, just to get the hell out of there.
I often imagine that after we leave places, all of the remaining patrons stand up and start clapping. So much so, that I often strain my ears as we're leaving to see if I hear the faint rumble of applause. This was one of those occassions.
I get to pick up the finished projects tomorrow, so I'll be sure to post pics.