~ Mom, Where Can I Buy Body Paint? ~

by Tina~in_ut

"Mom, where can I buy body paint?" My oldest asked me that after school one day. "Excuse Me?" was my reply. My mind went straight into the gutter, so I needed an explanation. It turns out that he and his friends wanted to paint themselves for the "big game" on Friday night. There are two Catholic High Schools in the valley. They were playing against each other and there is a big rivalry between the two. Our colors are red and gold and the other team is blue. (You'll need to know that later!) I suggested he try Michael's Arts and Crafts. All the boys were chipping in and he was in charge of buying the paint.

The night of the game, hubby and I got to the stadium early to make sure we got seats. We're old and we actually like to sit during the game, unlike our children. All three of our kids were arriving with friends and we didn't think we'd see much of them. Then, right after the kickoff, here comes my oldest and his friends. My jaw dropped. My kid looked like Napoleon Dynamite! They caused quite a stir and I grabbed my camera to take pictures and video of them. Look at this fine specimen!!!!!


During half time, kids from all the grade schools in the valley performed a dance and afterward, while we were waiting for the second half to start, I happened to look over at the end zone and there were the crazy boys with the school flag getting ready to storm the field. They ran all the way around the field getting cheers from both sides. I found out later from the kids that one person from each class wins the "most spirited" award. I forgot to ask if my kid or one of his friends won. They should have.

Later, my daughter found us and I asked her if she had seen her brother. She looked visibly upset. I thought she was embarrassed because of the way he looked. She looked at me and said, "Mom! He's wearing BLUE shorts!" OMG!!!! Out of everything he did to his body, she's upset because he was wearing the other school's colors. Those shorts, btw, were borrowed from his friend's little sister!

Here is the video I took of them. They didn't know at first that I was filming. They thought I was still taking pictures:



Yes.....I'm proud to say....."That's my boy!!!"