We have rain in the forecast for nearly every day this week. The farmers will be happy if we get some, but if there was rain anywhere in the area today, none of it fell on Witch Falls.
Mom’s always a little sad on the Monday mornings when Dad leaves for his week in Crystal Springs, but Ethan, Ehlana, and I did our best to cheer her up and keep busy. Ethan’s attempts to do both at the same time made Mom laugh, but I’ll just let you imagine the scene instead of digressing into dirty diaper humor.
There was another first birthday in town today, and while they didn’t see Jennifer Byrd much except at church or around town, Ethan and Ehlana had gotten Mom to help them get a card and little gift for their future classmate. Rowen and I took them for a walk so they could deliver it this morning. When we were finished that little errand, we went to the park to play for a while, and then Rowen and I dropped the twins off at home; went for a swim; and then we packed a picnic lunch before heading out on our bikes for a ride out along River Road.
Our choice of route was mostly so that we could stop and hop in the river to cool off whenever we wanted to, but there were also some great places for picnics too. We biked until we were well-past the whirlpool before picking the spot for our lunch break, and we had that little section of the river to ourselves for the hour or so we stayed and played. We picked up ice creams at the Emporium after getting back to town again, and went back to the park to hang out with some friends until it was nearly dinnertime.
Rowen stayed for dinner, and Mom had Violet and Dillon too while Jake and Stephanie were busy with his family. We all played in the back yard until Violet and Dillon went to hang out with their friends for the rest of the night, and Rowen went home then too. I helped Mom with Ethan and Ehlana; we did a Magi lesson together; and a little cuddle and movie time in my lounge until bedtime.
Mom keeps track of Ethan and Ehlana’s development in the journals she writes about them, so I don’t write a lot about that in mine, but tonight’s movie chat included a request for real beds. Ethan brought the subject up; and it didn’t take my brother and sister long to convince Mom that there were some real advantages to them having beds they could get in and out of without help. Going to the bathroom whenever they needed – or at least whenever they didn’t have to play thirteen-month olds – seemed to be very high on Ethan’s top reasons list; and one that I could personally relate to from when I was their age. Having fewer diapers to change definitely helped their cause, and Mom eventually agreed to take them to ValleyView to at least take a look for new beds. I’ll predict that there will be new beds in their rooms before Dad gets home on Friday.
When our show was over, Mom and I got Ethan and Ehlana ready for bed and tucked them in; and we’ve been working in the office since then. I’ve spent a bit of time on the family business; studied in the archives for an hour; caught up on my email; and chatted with Rowen for a few minutes shortly before she went to bed. It’s past midnight, and Mom’s packing up her computer now, so it’s time for me to wrap this up too; and for both of us to get some sleep.
Live from Witch Falls; this is Cassie Proctor, signing off!
