Patrick and the Grands by Guest Blogger, My Mom!

Grammie and Papa Wayne took Patrick to see Monty Python's Spamalot at the Company Theater in Norwell.  I don't think this qualifies as a "spoiler", as the show is a decade old.  Near the end of the show, King Arthur and the very silly knights are still on their quest to find the Holy Grail.  They stumble on a clue that says "A101" and try to sound out what it can possibly mean, one idea is aioli, "a delicious garlic mayonnaise".  No, that's not it, so they get on their knees and ask God what it means.  A giant finger comes down from the "sky" and points to a seat in the front row, seat A101.  It's Patrick!  Patsy, King Arthur's assistant, the one who claps the coconut halves which sound like horse's hoofs as they pretend to ride, comes down from the stage, tells Patrick to stand up and "finds" the Holy Grail under Pat's seat!!  He brings Pat up onto the stage and King Arthur asks his name.  He then proclaims to the entire audience that Patrick Favreau is the peasant who found the Grail!  They give him a trophy and thank him profusely!  Pat was up on the stage at least 5 minutes, and handled it all beautifully.  The audience roared at how cute he was and Grammie and Papa were just thrilled.  When we later got autographs from the actors, they told us how pleased they were when they first noticed a kid was in that special front row seat, as kids usually handle it better than adults!  The lesson for us grandparents is that you can try and try to plan something memorable for your grandkids, but sometimes it's serendipity!!  It was great fun!