Art show

A piece of Brendan's school artwork was selected to appear in the inaugural Plymouth-Canton Community Schools art show, which was held last night at Plymouth High School. We've been looking forward to this event for the past month, and it lived up to all the hype.

Hubby and I decided to leave the little ones at home with a sitter so we could fully enjoy the moment with Brendan. (If they had attended, we would have spent our time chasing after them in a crowded, hot cafeteria.) Of course, as soon as we pulled up to the high school, the heavens opened. It rained hard and fast, the wind was wild, and we could see plenty of lightning strikes. We decided to wait out the storm in the car.

After a few minutes, the rain let up. We took our chance to run inside. Thankfully, we made it in though my feet were wet from the streams flowing over the sidewalks and parking lot!

I was immediately surprised by the big turnout for the art show. The place was packed! We saw several familiar faces. Brendan made a beeline to the back corner, where his school's artwork was being displayed.

His piece was the Anasazi spider, which he drew, the cut out the various shapes and glued together. He did a wonderful job! We were so proud, and I think he was, too. I will say that most kids his age seemed to be disappointed that they hadn't received awards. (Next year, perhaps they should consider giving all elementary-aged children a ribbon, and distinguish winners with another prize?)

We walked around looking at the various other entries, which were created by kindergartners through high school seniors. Some of the artwork was quite impressive!

After the show, we treated Brendan to the Dairy King. The best part of the treat: They were serving their delicious orange soft serve, which is usually only served during the summer (or the very warmest days of the year). Brendan was thrilled.