05/06/2026
Matilda last night was amazing: the adults spent two extremely late nights arranging alternative transport to make it happen - the tube strikes made it almost impossible to get back after the show until this point!
This morning we packed (suitcases bursting at the seams), had breakfast and headed off to the science museum. "Can we go to the gift shop," ringing out from every direction - Violet Class are officially shopaholics.
Budding scientists emerged from the museum, bags collected from the Youth Hostel, M&M bags collapsing left, right and centre... We finally made it to Paddington.
Armed with food, we boarded the train. Of course this was not without drama - a brand new, jolly expensive M&M World pillow floated solemnly to the tracks as one of our children pressed the button with the very arm holding the pillow! Mrs Stevenson was chasing dispatchers up the platform, Mrs Ellis hanging out of the train door ensuring they were looking in the right place and the dispatcher was wondering what all the fuss was about as he's clearly done this many times before.
The train left Paddington in time and we are on our way. I'm sure the children must be absolutely exhausted, but volume levels are certainly suggesting otherwise.
