Feeling that she has no space and time of her own due to home duties, Jay decides to paint. The result is a portrait of Michael based on Michelangelo’s David, which makes Michael feel a little bit “”diminished””. They start an argument over it, which ends on Michael finally agreeing on letting Jay show her work at a friend’s art gallery – with a “”big”” change, that is. Meanwhile, Michael renews acquaintances with old buddy Steve, while the kids are encouraged to develop their artistic abilities aswell. Claire designs clothes, Kady plays the piano and Junior writes some bizarre poetry