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Gone to Texas

Cowin and I made it to Texas. We had to change planes once, but we met up with my father’s sister Pauline, who oddly enough was on the same flight to Austin. She recognized Corwin, although he’s a bit bigger than the last time she saw him.

Corwin enjoyed the plane flights (or so he claimed). He took the window seat both times. On the long flight to Austin he didn’t play with any of the toys he’d brought in his back pack. He slept some, stared out the window a bit and stared in to space for a while. He also spent some time sorting and arranging his box of Jelly Bellys. He ended up only eating about half of them and let me finish off the box.

We met up with Mimi (my mother), Uncle Evil (my evil brother) at the airport because the other relatives coming in to town were arriving just a half hour later than we were. Uncle Evil and Corwin immediately started running around and screaming (well, mostly Corwin was screaming) the airport baggage claim area. I am still surprised airport security didn’t haul the two of them off.

Eventually everyone was there and we headed off to my brother Craig’s house for dinner. Uncle Evil immediately engaged in a wrestling match with Corwin’s three cousins (10, 7 and 4). I got dragged in a bit but managed to stay outside the fray for the most part. Besides, the couch was only broken a little bit…

I showed some Alice video to the various aunts, which they enjoyed. Craig threatened me with dire revenge because of the toys I had sent them for Christmas, which apparently were a bit noiser than I had thought (I wish I could feel some level of guilt about that, but I am who I am). But that’s why I got a basement for the kids).

But now it’s time for sleep, we have a long day ahead of us tomorrow.