There isn’t much to report about school or my family business work today. Game night at the Inn was a fun break, but then I went back to work until nearly midnight after helping Mom with Ethan and Ehlana when we got home from the Inn. Dad was working in the office too, but Mom ended up spending most of her time dealing with email that were flying around about the Moms’ Christmas shopping trip to Crystal Springs.
That was coming up on Monday, and as of tonight, she and Aunt Leanne had thirty confirmed shoppers by the time we all packed up to go to bed; and they were sure that they would have a bigger group this year than last by the time they had everything set up. Mom set up two more drivers and vehicles, and that gave them room for up to forty-five Moms, Aunts, and Grandmothers. She hoped that would be enough.
Working until midnight was enough for me, but I needed some Jacuzzi time too, so I’ve been multi-tasking again – doing that; my nightly computer check; and writing this journal at the same time. The only news from around the family was a confirmation from Violet that she and Dawn were confirmed to meet us for the kids’ shopping trip a week from Saturday; and that Uncle Rick and Aunt Melissa were going to be there too. Chris and Martin had opted to stay at home and hang out with their friends instead. Mom wasn’t working on that trip at all tonight, but the last update she did give me had the kid count about ten ahead of the same time last year; and she and Aunt Leanne expect to have a bigger group this year than last.
I need to get into bed. Thinking about Christmas and shopping is fun; but Rowen and I are going to need to keep up with Rebecca, Jenny, and the rest of their friends at the sleepover. Passing out by nine o’clock wouldn’t be good for our reputations. Hopefully they won’t want to stay up all night. Mom and Dad already warned me that Saturday is going to be a work at home day when I get back from Rebecca’s party. That’s the only downside about having so much on the go this month – it hasn’t been a week since we finished the last holiday, and we already need to start getting ready for the next one. It’s a good thing that kids get two weeks off for Christmas, or we’d never be able to keep up with all of the fun!