For a yard work day, we managed to have quite a bit of fun.
Tai Chi by the river always makes for a good start, and pancakes and bacon for breakfast was a nice bonus. While I waited for the grass to dry enough for cutting this morning, I worked on the porches, sidewalks, driveway, and paths; sweeping, raking, and cleaning as needed. I had the grass cut by lunchtime, and then Dad and I spent a couple of hours after lunch washing the van and truck; doing a bit of work on the dock; and minor repairs to one canoe and three bikes. Rowen and I had some play time at the park after that, and we ended up having dinner at her house before going back to the park again for our babysitting and cheerleading jobs.
We had Ethan, Ehlana, and Naomi with us for Ayres’ Arrows first game of the season, and while we did have the cute baby and toddler market wrapped up; Carolyn Landry had brought her own cheerleading squad along to support her parents, aunt, uncle, and the entire Landry’s Lasers team. That gave Landry’s the cooler team name; a group of thirteen and fourteen year-old cheerleaders; more fans that included a not-so-surprising contingent of twelve to fifteen-year old boys; and they had some pretty good players too.
Rowen and I were a bit disappointed when Rebecca and Jenny joined Carolyn’s cheerleaders after getting done at the Inn, but they were all on the same ball team again this year too, and spent more time with the older girls than they did with us anyway. Michael had come to the park with them, and ended up hanging out with Tim Landry and the other guys on that side of the diamond. I won’t comment on whether they were there to support Tim’s parents or to watch the girls; but they were both at Allen’s party, and may have crossed over since the last time we saw them at school yesterday.
Though we did our best to cheer our team on, Landry’s Lasers kept a lead from the second inning on; and won the game fourteen to nine without needing to play the bottom of the seventh inning. Mom and Dad were going out to Sheldon’s Pub after the game, and Ethan, Ehlana, and I had Alicia babysitting us while they were out. She met up with us while we were still at the park, and after getting home; she and I took care of Ethan and Ehlana’s bath time while Mom and Dad were getting changed and ready to go out. The twins were ready for bedtime snacks and stories by the time Aunt Leanne and Uncle Adam stopped by to collect Mom and Dad, so there was a lengthy round of goodnight hugs and kisses before Alicia and I did that with Ethan and Ehlana. We put them to bed after that, and then watched a movie in the living room before I came up to my room and got ready for bed too.
It’s after midnight, and Alicia will likely be back up here to check in on me soon; so I’ve kept the computing work to a minimum. Rowen and I are doing a study afternoon with some of the other kids in class, and I should get some sleep anyway, so...
...live from Witch Falls; this is Cassie Proctor, signing off!