Today was the first day of the Mariners Fanfest at Safeco Field. Don't know why I thought that it would be a great day to take Mimi and Blake with me to the fanfest but I must be taking some strong drugs because that is exactly what I did.
Normally taking Mimi and Blake out on an outing is not bad at all. They are pretty well behaved but today seemed like the day from hell.
First we fill up the gas tank, make a cash withdraw from the drive-up ATM. We then proceeded to go through the McDonald drive thru for breakfast. I guess I was not going fast enough for the guy behind me cause he was honking his horn at me just as I finished giving our order. Mimi asked who was honking, to which I replied "some stupid idiot behind us". Don't know what possessed the girl and unbeknown st to me, she rolled down her window and yelled out to the man "YOU STUPID IDIOT!!!" I could have died of embarrassment right then and there.
We made it to the Lightrail and followed the sign to which side we are to go on only to find out that the train was going to Sea-Tac airport instead of downtown Seattle.
We finally make it to Safeco field only to find there were humongous long lines everywhere. All the while Mimi and Blake were just as fidgety as all get out. Blake said that he wanted to go and play on the playground in the kid zone. To which I said "NO". Not when we could play at home on the playground for free. Then he said that he wanted to stand (for god knows how long) in a line to play the Nintendo Wii baseball game. To which I said "NO" again. We could play that at home for free.
Then there was the super long line for the kids and kids at heart to run the bases. I chose for us to wait in the short line. This was the line for the interview with the either the Northwest News sportscaster or the King 5 News sportscaster. Not sure which it is since I watch both channels. We waited quite some time. Mimi and Blake still being fidgety. Sometimes fighting with each other. It was either "she started it" or "he started it". We finally made it down to the field. Still in line though. They both decided it would be fun to run in the dirt to which the security guard stopped them. They then started to play Kung Fu to which they moved over to the grass area and again got stopped by security. In the meantime we were able to see several players as they came through our line and also they were giving a talk on top of the dugout. Mimi also got a autograph by Dave Allen to which she just had to touch it and then smear it. He was nice enough to write it again for her.
We had inched our way to getting closer to the end and then I heard those beautiful words coming out of my baby's mouth "Mom, I gotta go Pee Pee" "Can you hold it?" I asked and of course the child said "Nooooo......" By this time (1 1/2 hrs later) I had become quite good friends with the guys in front and back of us. They held our spot while security took us on a bathroom break.
We finally neared the end when the worker who was passing out the dvd's to be recorded told me that I would only get one for both kids. He said that since they both would be doing the interview together with the sportscaster they only get one dvd and that I could make my own copy. So I told him they could each do their own interview and EACH GET THEIR OWN DVD. He did not like that idea. He was really annoying. After several minutes of being a bitch in front of a crowd, he gave in and both Blake and Mimi had a chance to make their own dvd. Mimi and Blake were busy messing around with each other that they did not hear any of my conversation with the man thank goodness. Mimi went first with her interview, then Blake. The sportscaster was so nice that she called Mimi back to the desk so that all three of them could take a picture together. Besides the dvd they also received other goodis such as Ken Griffy poster, t-shirt and bag.
By the time all was said and done, I was starved. So we headed out of the ballpark, back onto the lightrail and went to Uwajimaya in Chinatown. Mimi wanted Udon, I had the Niku Donburi and Blake was satisfied with a hot dog. On the way there I took their picture and Mimi says to me "Mom, you know why I'm standing like this? I"m praying to the Rain Gods". I don't know where she comes up with these ideas.
Then on the car ride home, we were listening to Alan Jackson's "Chattahoochee". "Way down yonder on the Chattahoochee, it gets hotter than a hoochi koochi........" Both Mimi and Blake says "hoochi koochi????? what's a hoochi koochi???" I then tell them that it's when a man and woman KISS each other. They both said in unison "Ewwwww.........." You both keep that thought I say.
