Sunday, February 04, 2007

The Creative One

Last night, my mother-in-law took us out to dinner to celebrate my wife quitting her job. Long story, more later.

Anyway, Amy chose Macaroni Grill, a family favorite from way back. We arrived at 6 & were given an hour wait with the little remote thing. Had a couple of drinks in the bar, pestered a couple we sat next to for 30 minutes & then finally were seated.

Jen, the mother-in-law, breaks out a game on the paper table cloth - she draws a short line or squiggle or something & then the kids complete the picture. After we did worms, whales, ears, smiley faces, Amy draws a zig-zag of lines. Will, the 7 year old, draws long lines from each end & the connects the long lines at the bottom like a large building or something with a jagged top. He then draws a square on top of one peaks & some colored in cirles down from the zags.

As we all try to guess what it is, the waitress comes over. Will announces that it is a mountain with a porta-potty on top!