Making an Appearance

 I’m usually an in and out kind of gal.  I’ll make an appearance, but I generally do not like to be in the same crowd of people for too long.  It may be an anxiety thing because I feel like if I stay too long, people will notice I’m weird or I’ll say something that will randomly come to mind months later.  

I’m stuck in a splash pad right now.  One of those ones with the slides and water sprayers and kids crying.  I’ve stayed well beyond my comfort time.  In fact, I’ve had to move my plastic Muskoka chair three times now to get back in the shade - if that gives you any idea how long I’ve been here.  

The almost six year old is having fun going down the same slide over and over, scraping the back of her legs each time she goes down.  Enough to complain about it, not quite enough to cry about it. 

I am people watching.  Watching people who have their shit together.  The grandparents.  The workers …and the guy who looks insanely like R. 

It’s not the first time this has happened.  I see lookalikes all the time.  Someone mentioned to me that R really looked like Tim McGraw and now he is one of the lookalikes.  The difference is this one was wearing a tattered up beer shirt. It made me wonder how he would have dressed today.  

Would he have a favourite sports team that he wears? Bright colours? Super heroes? Plaid? 

He died in 2005…even before he could create a Facebook account.  Times have changed so much.  

Such a weird thing to suddenly think of. 

The kid has now scraped her butt over the acceptable amount and is ready to go!