This morning when I got up, I thought I would just check out the event online and see what was going to be there. When I saw that "The Monkey Man" would be out and at 11am, I had flash backs of my younger years at Myrtle Beach. Oh, the memories. It would be night time in Myrtle Beach at the Pavilion. The smell of funnel cake and cotton candy and the sounds of my cousin Michael yelling, while going round and round on the swings. I never went on the "scary" rides, so I waited at the gates where people would exit after riding the rides. Then I would see "The Monkey Man." I would give the monkey a dollar bill and the monkey would grab it. He would shake my hand. Then I got a Polaroid of the monkey. I still have one in my photo album. Being the great mom I am, I would only want the same experience for my son! I yelled for Kevin to get dressed and we were off to the Pet Expo!
When we got there, JT was overwhelmed with all the dogs. We stopped at the Great Dane rescue. JT thought the black and white spotted ones were cows. He gave a few of the dogs a kiss and we moved on towards the back where "The Monkey Man" was suppose to be. I saw a man who had on a top hat, funny colored looking shoes and he looked half clown, half magician. On his shoulder was the monkey. She was a cute little thing, with a diaper on and a clown suit. I had JT and he loved when the man pulled out his ukulele. He sang a song and as soon as he finished JT said, "More, More." Well, the "Monkey Man" doesn't sing on command like we do at home! When I explained to JT that he was going to do some magic tricks, JT threw a fit. Kevin removed himself with JT and walked around. I stayed and enjoyed the magic and could hear the screaming, of an almost 2 year old, in the background. I too removed myself to help Kevin. We sat in the corner while I restrained my child for about 20 minutes. And no, I didn't accidentally type in an extra "0", that was 20 minutes! It really didn't bother me too much. It was very noisy and there were lots of barking dogs, so I really don't think many people even noticed. I did break out into a little bit of sweat but the stress level wasn't as high as I thought it would be!
After JT's tantrum, we made it back to "The Monkey Man." I gave the monkey my dollar bill. She gave me a hand shake and kissed my nose! I then got my picture with her from Kevin's cell phone. Then JT got to do it. It didn't phase him at all that it was a monkey. For all we know, he probably thought it was small dog. Then he and Kevin got their picture. I was so happy for JT, even though he didn't really care. He will in years to come. It made my day! (BTW the monkey's names was Janga)
