what a spectacle

we went to dc to watch a big bird show at the planetarium. as were were unloading, connie decided to throw her keys down the sewer and we realized we didn't have any change for the meters. i peeked in the manhole and could see her keys sitting on a pile of leaves. she tried to pick them out while i peeked in the manhole and gave her instructions on where to poke the umbrella, meanwhile the keys were getting buried in the leaves. faye came over with a car part and connie's dad managed to lift the manhole she used the umbrella to pick up the keys. then a meter man came past to collect money from the meter and he hooked us up with free parking! it was very exciting and the big bird show was a hit with the kids.