As any other lazy parent would do, I failed to realize that Wheel Day is a competition involving the decoration of children's bikes (scooters, big wheels, you get the idea). And when I say "competition", I mean parental competition. Parents actually used nails (nails!), paper mache, remnants of Halloween costumes, old boat parts, portions of rose gardens...and that was just what I could see from the 0-2 competitors. As I followed Carly along from a safe I-don't-know-who- this-kid's-pathetic-parents-are distance, I really regretted attaching the two sad ribbons to the baby stroller that she so diligently pushed in the parade.
It took me back to the 5th grade science fair when my poison ivy project basically involved a photo of poison ivy I copied out of an encyclopedia and a few shots of my disfigured face with poison ivy. Experiment? What? Hypothesis? What the hell is that? I was a slow learner because I didn't fair much better in 6th grade with my "photos look better with light" (duh) exhibit involving 16 pictures of my dog in different light. I am proud to say, though, that my parents did not get involved in my projects (take THAT Kristin Bomberger, I mean where did you really get those exotic shells...could it have been your parent's trip to the beach that fall?). Okay, my mom did get a little involved when she accidentally exposed the film en route to get it developed, therefore requiring her to quickly retake all 16 shots of the dog before heading out the door. No wonder the judges couldn't distinguish the lighting differences. And, no wonder my mom is still fearful when it comes to using cameras.
But, I digress. Here are the photos from Wheel Day. Next year, Carly babe, we're going to kick some ass:
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