October 15, 2007
Go, Diego, Go, Live!
Alicia and a Bobo Brother dance at Carnivale.
Saturday came and went and I must tell you that Go, Diego, Go, Live! was more fun than I imagined it to be. Gorgeous sets, colorful costumes, song and dance that had me bopping in my seat; this was the closest I’ve come to seeing a Broadway show. But we didn’t just see a musical, we had other adventures throughout the day.
I woke up at 8:30 on Saturday and I was a little miffed. I overslept. I wanted to be on the road by 8 a.m. so we could go to everything on my list of places to see. After I showered, I quickly got dressed and then went to get Dawson ready. He was sleeping in my bed and when I nudged him, he opened his eyes, rubbed them and said, “Today is Ego, Mommy?” He was very excited.
We left the house at 9:15 and when I got to the highway I saw a detour sign. We had to go the long way to Highway 10 because County Road B was under construction. The idiots running our town decided to widen this road. Ten miles out of our way and the loss of 20 minutes caused us to to fall behind on time.
We saw this car on the road with oodles of bumper stickers:
I thought the red sticker that said “Rats have rights” was funny. I hope they all live in her house.
We finally made it to Appleton at 10:45 and Dawson told me he wanted a hashbrown from McDonald’s. I gave in and got a small coffee to go. I didn’t realize how yucky McDonald’s java tasted, but it sure smelled good. If anything the scent of roasted beans was enough to widen my eyes.
Next, we headed to St. Mary’s Cemetery to visit Joe McCarthy’s grave. It’s been several years since the last time I was there. I know that Old Joe caused a lot of controversy in the United States Senate with his hunt for Communism, but I think if it wasn’t for McCarthy we wouldn’t have had the inkling to investigate the Verona cables and discover that many of the people he accused indeed were communist spies and had soviet ties to communism.
Many people disagree with me, and that’s okay. I know that the story as it’s told has a lot of holes. Good Night, and Good Luck wasn’t as accurate as people think. I noticed that roses were delivered to his headstone the Monday before, and the card was still attached. It read, “Some of us listened. Thank you.” I thought it was rather touching to see that other people do care and appreciate Senator McCarthy’s efforts.
After our visit we went to the Gardens of the Fox Cities arboretum. They were hosting a Fall Fun day with games and activities. Dawson was still a tad under the weather so he refused to participate in any of the kids’ games, like ring toss and pumpkin bowling, but we did go on the hay ride. He loves to ride on the hay wagon pulled by a tractor. It was a nice little tour of the fall foliage around the gardens.
Then we went to the Fox Cities Children’s Museum. Little did we know it was 4-H day and several animals came to visit. We saw a pony, a goat, baby ducklings, an iguana, hens, puppies and kittens and some little bird in a cage. I thought it was a pigeon, but I could be wrong.
Dawson didn’t want to pet any of the animals. I think he was afraid. I don’t blame him. The pony must have looked huge compared to him!
He decided to play in the Fire Engine, the rubber sand box and the block area. I thought it was neat that this museum had water tables. Dawson loves water. I couldn’t keep him out of our water buckets all summer long, but at the museum he refused to play by the water. I don’t know if it was because he didn’t want to put a rain jacket on or if he was too shy around the other kids. I hope to take him there again to see if he tries it next time.
Finally we went to the show. Due to the lack of time, we had to skip the Houdini Historical Museum.
We got to the Performing Arts Center an hour early because I wanted to be able to find our seats. The Nick, Jr. souvenir tables were filled with attractive toys, t-shirts, hats and stuffed animals. Dawson decided he wanted his very own Rescue Pack. It was $15 and I thought that was reasonable for a back pack. We made our way to our seats and the little boys next to us had light up thingie-majiggies and Dawson insisted he needed that, too. I shelled out another $15 for the toy. Not so reasonable, but the lights are way cool.
My favorite part of the show was the singing and dancing, especially the “Cha-Cha Cocunut Trees”. They did several dances and at one point exclaimed, “Why walk…when you can MERINGUE!” and proceeded to meringue their way across the stage. It was cute.
I managed to smuggle my camera into the auditorium. There was a strict rule against photo taking and recording devices, but I was clever enough to use Dawson as a body shield against the seating attendant’s line of vision. I got some great photos!
Here’s a video of the closing number. You can see the Cha-Cha Cocunut Trees dancing at about 1:05 into the video. They were my favorite. (I think I said that, already.) Diego was really cool, too.
We really did have a wonderful time. After the show we had dinner at T.G.I Friday’s and the moment Dawson showed signs of crankiness (he was so overtired, he missed his afternoon nap) I had the waitress box everything to go. This is a tip I learned from Mary Tsao! Thanks, Mary!
More photos from the day are here.
Posted by Dana @ 9:38 am • Field Trips, On The Road, Photography, The Doodlebug, The Mommy Files, Travel Mama
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October 15th, 2007 at 10:53 am, Dawn Says:
Oh! I hate McD’s coffee too! It’s the only java I’ve ever poured out (and this is in the MN winter at 645 am at work already!)
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October 15th, 2007 at 6:41 pm, Violet the Verbose Says:
WOW, I am truly awed by how much you can manage to do with Dawson in a day! Even before The Bug arrived, Sweet Pea and I could never have driven very far or done very many things in one day. Forget Diego - Go, Dana, Go! Tee hee
October 16th, 2007 at 7:23 am, Fat Chick Says:
It sounds like you both had a lot of fun!
I love the pics with Dawson and the pumpkin and you with Dawson, TOO CUTE!!!!
Hugs,
~ FC
October 16th, 2007 at 8:20 am, ~JJ! Says:
Loved that show!!!!!
Great pictures!
October 16th, 2007 at 10:10 am, mom2amara Says:
I’m just catching up now so excuse the long comment.
1) I hope you and Dawson are feeling 100% better.
2) I had the worst experience taking Amara to the theatre to see Seasame Street Live, so I’m glad GDG was a phenomenal experience for you!
3) Happy belated anniversary!
4) Ho the heck do you manage to take such a stinking cute picture of the both of you?!? I try and I always look like a goon!
October 16th, 2007 at 12:06 pm, Dana Says:
I hid my chin behind him, that’s why I look somewhat decent!
October 17th, 2007 at 9:10 am, Leslie Says:
Wow! It looks like you had a great day. The pictures are great. Julia loved the video. She kept saying, “We go there, Mom?”
I’m glad you had fun!
December 30th, 2007 at 10:45 am, you Says:
you are the bast my brother har you bad and more