So, yesterday, as noted, a drive down to London. We spent time together eating a good meal in a restaurant with good food and great service. They were great with the kids, and when an understandable mistake had been made, it was corrected quickly. This is a place my wife had been interested in going to in the past and I think that this is certainly a place that we would go to again. While my son was not 100%, he enjoyed a walk along the southbank of the Thames, my daughter loving it as well. They love the market especially when they get to try different things that are on offer, and the people in the market are friendly. At the end of the meal and the trip, we popped into the Globe Theatre which the children have learned about thanks to Horrible Histories. While there we got the kids a children book on Shakespeare, which I have to find again as I put it somewhere for safekeeping! And we got to see my mother quickly. We did not get to spend much time there as we needed to get back home and my wife is allergic to the cat which my mother has, starts wheezing and the like when in the presence of an otherwise gorgeous cat.
This morning, as noted, we watched Frozen. I have to say it was a very good film. I had not had seen any trailers that might have spoiled the film which helped. I am a bit of a ranter about trailers as I am of the view that they spoil most films. While parts of it were typical for Disney, not everything was. I loved the comedy and the characters were memorable. I did not expect that I was going to like it as much as I did. Later we popped into see some friends and spent a bit more time there than we expected, played a few games of table football and then came back home. My son has been asking about doing things with me, one being taking an interest in Chess which I am starting to take an interest in again. So before the kids went to bed, they played a game using my laptop, this making it easy when it comes to acceptable moves and the like. It was surprisingly painless at times. While they are making very basic mistakes which is understandable considering that they only have recently learned some of the rules, I was impressed at how quick they have picked up somethings. But with the lack of knowledge each has, the game ended in a draw, which is a good thing as neither likes to lose.
And of course, speaking of games, I did get to watch parts of the Arsenal game. Not as much as I would have liked, but it was better than nothing. I will be looking forwards to watching the highlights during the week which I am recording. I did expect a draw at best, but coming away from Newcastle with three points was a bonus I was not expecting, and one which puts us top of the table, for now.
