The Ozmerican Life

Turns out...we are "those" parents after all.

We got a membership to the Children's museum for Christmas. And we hadn't gone yet. So we planned a trip on Friday night. I wanted to go with Nathan first to find it, see how it all works, etc. I decided to meet Nathan at school because it was after all right around the corner from Dunwoody in Minneapolis...you know, right on Wabasha and 7th...near 35 and 94.

Turns out...Wabasha is obviously NOT in Minneapolis....and it was 35E not 35W. So once again...I had the wrong city. Nathan a bit irritated with my mapping abilities, and with every right to be.

Last year we had gotten tickets to the Lion King at the Ordway. We took Quaid with us. So we parked, walked all the way there. We entered to a quiet building...hhhmmmm...maybe everyone else is not coming until 10 minutes before the show? NOT likely! I checked my tickets again. OOPS! :) The Orpheum...it was at the Orpheum...which is not in St. Paul, it's in Minneapolis...the farthest edge of Minneapolis in fact.

So me and my Twin Cities knowledge gets a bit mixed up.

So we finally made it all the way across town. The kids were pumped. We entered the first "room" display. China...it was all about China. No toys, nothing to climb on...boring. I think they put the boring educational ones first, otherwise no one would bother with it :) We moved on to the next room. Fun stuff about our world...grocery store, fire station, kitchen, post office, doctor's office. The kids were running around having a good time...and I did my count...1....2....3...kids. Three, that's not right.....1.....2.....3.....Yep that's it. Only 3 kids. Where was Jentzen. I looked at Nathan....nope...nothing. We look again...he is for sure not in this room. Nathan ran out looked around...came back...nothing. I went out to the lobby area...nothing. Nathan still running around. I saw the look on his face, it was not a pleasant one. Then I turn and there is a nice couple with kids of their own bringing Jentzen over to the edge to sit with one of the employees. He looked a little worried, not crying, not real scared. Just a little concerned.

"Jentzen! What were you doing?"

"I was just going to find the dinosaurs."

Which just happen to be two flights up. The nice couple...obviously able to watch their kids plus mine...told me they found him upstairs wondering around by the dinosaurs.

Nathan's advice to me, "Next time you come with him, bring a leash." As we continued to reel him in the entire evening. That boy knows what he wants to do....and the need for parental guidance is optional in his book!