Rowen and I worked this morning, and while she mostly cleaned and stocked shelves; I stayed in the office and spent a few hours immersed in the family business.
I ended up getting a lot done – especially while Mom and Alicia took Ethan and Ehlana to ValleyView Furniture for a little bed-shopping expedition. They ended up being gone for an hour and a half after making stops at the Bakery and grocery store while they were out; and my Magi-powered extra work was rewarded when we all stopped for a bakery snack break. Ethan and Ehlana couldn’t tell me about their bed purchases while Alicia was with us, but I could tell they were fired up about it while Mom took care of that for them. A total of four twin beds were going to be delivered on Thursday – or Friday at the latest – and the only down side of that for the twins is that they’d only actually get one night to take advantage of their new night-time mobility before we’d have cousins in the house for the next three weeks.
While Mom had made Ethan’s and Ehlana’s day with their shopping trip, and kept Mom and Alicia busy now that they were fired up; I went back to work in the office until lunch time. Violet had left after breakfast to spend the day with Dillon, Jake, and Stephanie; and since they took her car with them, I’ll guess they’ve spent the day out at Quarry Lake. Rowen had lunch with her parents at the store, and then we met up and started our afternoon play time with a long swim in the river that Mom, Alicia, and the twins ended up joining us for before my busy little brother and sister were taken up to their rooms to have afternoon naps.
Rowen and I went biking, played at the park, and stopped for an ice cream break at the Emporium during the four hours of so we had free before needing to be home again for an early baseball practice night dinner. Mom just went with bakery bun mini-subs, cold veggies, and chips tonight, and we even had time to finish the cleanup before Rowen and I needed to hop on our bikes and get to our practice.
This is probably a good time to mention that we haven’t had any rain yet again today; though we might still get some overnight. I’m glad that our practice didn’t get rained out, and I love all of the hot, sunny days, but nearly everyone wants some rain right now, and I hope that we do get some – as long as it doesn’t come this Saturday during Aunt Deborah and Nick’s wedding or reception!
Coach Claire kept our practice on the short side because of the heat, and then Rowen and I had time for another quick swim before we were put in charge of Ethan and Ehlana; and Mom went to meet up with Aunt Leanne and Aunt Deborah to help out with some wedding work. We took the twins out for ice cream; walked to the falls and hung out with some kids there; moved on to the school playground for some swing and slide action; and then went home again for another swim before going inside and getting Ethan and Ehlana changed and ready for bed.
Rowen got approval to stay overnight, and made a quick trip home to pack an overnight bag, and after she got back; we all went upstairs to watch a show in the lounge and have a long chat. The twins were in bed by eleven, and Rowen and I have been sitting in bed with Mandy and playing on our computers since then. I only had a few new email to read and answer, so other than writing this journal entry; we’ve mostly just been surfing the net, watching some videos, and winding down from a long, busy day. Mom got home at eleven-thirty, and came up to say goodnight to us; but she only stayed for a few minutes before going down to her room with plans for some Jacuzzi time.
We’ve got another busy day tomorrow, so Rowen and I are going to shut down for the night now – both our computers and ourselves, so...
...live from Witch Falls; this is Cassie and Rowen, signing off!
