Monday, May 30, 2005
Boo's Obsession: Part III
I think I've mentioned before that Max asks almost daily to go someplace he hasn't been before. While this can be taxing for me, I find that it also alleviates my own boredom. Even after living here for more than three decades, I'm discovering lots of places in and around the city that I've never seen.
Today Max, Reed and I went to the McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science. In addition to being housed in an interesting building, the museum features wonderful interactive exhibits that teach kids about how their bodies work and how to keep their bodies healthy.
The museum was almost deserted this morning, so I decided to see how the boys would fare at the 20-minute film shown in the museum's theater. It was an experiment I was only willing to tackle because we had the theater to ourselves. The kids stayed in their seats for about 5 minutes. Far more entertaining than the movie about nutrition and exercise was the thrill of running up and down the ramps and across the stage and through the aisles of the dark theater. Max was easy enough to follow because he was tall enough to be visible over the movie seats. I had to track Boo like a firefly, looking for the intermittent lights on his tennis shoes that glowed red with each step he took.
Boo was fully engaged in playing chase with Max until he spied an Irresistible Object on the science table at the front of the theater. I heard him shout, "Ball!" as he grabbed the plastic model of a human brain and hurled it across the stage. The brain split into two lobes, which fortunately it was designed to do. As each of the hemispheres tumbled awkwardly to a halt, I wonder whether Boo was thinking through his disappointment, "Well, that's the sorriest excuse for a ball that I ever hope to see."
Today Max, Reed and I went to the McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science. In addition to being housed in an interesting building, the museum features wonderful interactive exhibits that teach kids about how their bodies work and how to keep their bodies healthy.
The museum was almost deserted this morning, so I decided to see how the boys would fare at the 20-minute film shown in the museum's theater. It was an experiment I was only willing to tackle because we had the theater to ourselves. The kids stayed in their seats for about 5 minutes. Far more entertaining than the movie about nutrition and exercise was the thrill of running up and down the ramps and across the stage and through the aisles of the dark theater. Max was easy enough to follow because he was tall enough to be visible over the movie seats. I had to track Boo like a firefly, looking for the intermittent lights on his tennis shoes that glowed red with each step he took.
Boo was fully engaged in playing chase with Max until he spied an Irresistible Object on the science table at the front of the theater. I heard him shout, "Ball!" as he grabbed the plastic model of a human brain and hurled it across the stage. The brain split into two lobes, which fortunately it was designed to do. As each of the hemispheres tumbled awkwardly to a halt, I wonder whether Boo was thinking through his disappointment, "Well, that's the sorriest excuse for a ball that I ever hope to see."
1 Comments:
What wonderful imagery, Melanie! The brain as ball will be good for a smile whenever I think about it.
Where are you going to go today?
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