Phew...that was a busy three days. There were no more wobbly choristers, thankfully, and we are now flying to Austin, Texas, where the grass is green and the temperature is 78 (whatever that means). We are looking forward to the pool, not least as this will solve all our odour problems in one fell splash.
We woke up in rather an odd hotel - hadn't really noticed on arrival at 11pm. At breakfast there were two women who came downstairs wearing rollers. More disconcerting was that they looked about my age. Mind you, wish I had enough hair to roll in the first place. The food was unusual, too; cereal (Lucky Charms) that appeared to have angry fluorescent marshmallows mixed in, beef burgers and shockingly yellow scrambled eggs. And worst of all...a waffle maker. It took the boys seconds to clog this up with batter and the horrible memories came flooding back: fire alarms; never ending queues of hungry faced choristers; tutting hotel staff; gunge everywhere. In the circumstances, I did the honourable thing and hid behind a pillar, pretending I wasn't with them. As mentioned, today is a day of rest and sweets and pop.
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Hi Matthew. I'm loving the blog but find it feeding, curiously into some sort of parental paranoia.
ReplyDeleteYou mention an incident and I can picture Jed:
Carried sleeping onto a plane. Tick. Done that.
Microwave Popcorn. Tick. Done that.
Waffle Gunge at hotel breakfast. Tick. Done that.
Did I ever tell you about the time he broke his arm in an airport departure lounge.......? Tick. Done that.
Go on ask him.
Love and awe.
Sarah
From your father:
ReplyDeletejust to say how much Ma and I are relishing the commentary. How the whirligig of time brings in his revenges! Many's the time I too hid behind a pillar, for the same kind of reason.
Hi Matthew,
ReplyDeleteWe're loving the blog and most appreciative of all your efforts to keep us posted and very amused. It sounds like the food is right up Alec's street and exactly what he's not going to get at home. If you thought the portions were big in Missouri wait till you touch down on planet Texas!!
Enjoy the well-earned rest and let's hope the swimming pool doesn't go the same way as the waffle machine.
Blogging out,
Charlie
PS Alec, message from bossy parents: are you brushing your teeth twice a day ;)
Thank you Matthew - your blog is riveting and I keep refreshing my PC in the hopes that more has come in - waffles and waffle the more the better - keep it coming please - in supersize portions! (with the sequel to follow being the new boarding house blog...) I always wondered the secret of American ladies and their big hair...most enlightening - this trip is an all round education for the boys... I too have been clothes spotting - to see who bought the cheap and cheerful Macy's hoodies - my Matthew for one!
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