Horror at the Laundrymat

Okay, I know I told you in the last post that Missy and I would be on a mission to find a laundry. Little did I know what a mission it would be. I am sorry to tell you that we found one. Boy-Oh-Boy did we! Of course it wasn't easy. We asked the hotel shuttle driver to bring us to what we thought was a good laundry. She took the scenic route instead of following the directions we gave her. When we finally found the place it was closed. We thought thank goodness because we did not like the look of it. Of course we did not give up looking for another and luckily, I thought at the time....I have a back up plan ( having been a girl scout.) I had an address for another laundry that I looked up on mapquest. When we finally found it the shuttle driver was afraid to let us out.....(with good reason.) This place made the other place look like a palace. Just glancing in our instincts told us it was not a good place to be. But being the good Mom's we are, we were really determined to get the laundry done at any cost. The first clue that made us think maybe we were better off with dirty clothes and no undies was the sign that read: "Only the attendant can call 911." As a former cop, I have to say this was a very interesting sign to read, let just say the hackles were raised up on my neck. Undeterred we forged on and proceeded to put our clothes in the dirtiest washer machines we ever saw at $4.00 a wash no less. Hey, dirt doesn't come cheap! Then we began to read the rest of the signs: "No Drugs because Mr. Lyle will prosecute." "Drinking allowed only with shoes and shirts on." (We speculated pants were not needed.) "Patrons must stay inside." Then Missy noticed there was actually a bar in the laundrymat and decided this place was so disgusting we needed a cold beer to get us through it. I tried to protest but she would not take no for an answer. Rochester ladies are tough! Since I am not a beer drinker, I was hoping she was talking about one of the small nip bottles, but she insisted that in this place we needed a pint each. Since this would be my second beer in about twenty years (I won't say who made me drink my first on this tour but you can probably guess) I figured she was right...in this place I needed it. So we proceed to sit at this brown picnic type table and drink our beers as the people in the place looked at us like we were from MARS. Missy asked me if I was trained in self-defense and I told her I use to be but wasn't sure I could still lift my legs high enough. Then we strategized our defense plan should we need it. She suggested fingers in eyes and I suggested breaking the beer bottles if necessary and using them as weapon. If only I had my piece! Oh, the fun we were having! It just doesn't get any more glamorous then this! Then Missy gets up to check on her wash and I notice we have company at the table....not just any company but the brown,disgusting, cochroach kind moving across the table and blending in with the color. As I quickly jump up and grab our beers....God knows we really need them now, I notice another one crawling on the floor...sorry to be so disgusting but this story needs to be told so I don't have nightmares. Needless to say there was no more sitting for the next hour and we stood tap dancing (better than Andrew) in front of our washers and dryers. Thank goodness the dryers got so hot that our fingers burned touching the clothes. We figured nothing alive was coming out of the dryer. The shuttle driver agreed to come back for us....we think cause she wanted to make sure we were still alive. When she came back she told us her boss said "Don't tell me you left those ladies at THAT laundrymat." I can tell you we were so happy to see her and be out of that place we tipped her very well. I have to say the Mom's went above and beyond today to give their little stars clean laundry. Goodnight and pleasant dreams......I am trying not to itch just thinking about this. I think I have PTS from it......Can't wait to do laundry at my own house on Monday. I think I am going to kiss the washer and dryer!

South Carolina

Good morning everyone. Last night the show went great and John, Q, Mikey and I tried to get some Wendy's afterwards. AS usual the food mission was difficult. After going in the open door the cashier decided they were closed, somebody was suppose to lock the door and they are only serving the drive-in customers. We tried to explain we did not have a car and the boys were hungry...couldn't you pretend we have a car. Of course they were heartless and did not care that our kids were hungry after performing. It turns out it was a good thing Wendy's kicked us out because we then ran into Chaz, Rhiannon and Melissa who invited us to eat with them at the Ale House and had a much better time. It was a nice restaurant with good food and we all had a nice time sharing all our thoughts.... I hope Rhiannon's ears are okay after Mikey and Q kept chatting to her at dinner and on the walk back. It was also great, as always, sharing a meal with fellow RTC member Chaz. He is very supportive of the boys with there acting and the parents really appreciate him. Chaz and Nancy had an exciting morning promoting the show on a TV station. Chaz also was in the local paper here after he gave an interview to them while in Binghamton. He is a SC native so they wrote about that. Mikey is very excited today because they are having understudy rehearsals today and he gets to play Oliver. He is really looking forward to working with his fellow understudies and interested to see how they all play their roles. It should be a lot of fun for him. Missy and I will be on our other favortie mission: searching for a laundrymat while they rehearse so we don't have to come back from the break to dirty clothes. We will be home this Monday and I can't wait to see Maria, Mike and Mom. I miss them so much. Love to all.