There is absolutely no weirdness to report for today!
That doesn’t mean there wasn’t any – after all, where there
are tweens and teens; there will be weird.
It does mean that Rowen and I had a weird-free day. I haven’t gotten to spend much time with
Violet this weekend, since she’s mostly wanted to hang out with Dillon; but we
have at least had fun in the mornings; and yesterday while she and Dillon
played with us at the festival. Dillon
was working a full shift at the Inn today, so Violet went home early; though
she stayed and did a long Magi lesson with Mom after lunch before heading out
for Woodvale.
Rowen and I did our goodbyes with her after lunch, and then
we went to the park with Dad, Ethan, and Ehlana for one more afternoon of rides
and games. Dad was mostly there to keep
the twins entertained while Mom was busy with Violet, and he took them home
again at around two-thirty so they could have a nap and he could get back to
the work he needed to get done for his week in Crystal Springs. Rowen and I had played with them until they
left, and then we spent the rest of the afternoon going on most of the thrill
rides, and other favorites like the bumper cars and funhouse. We both needed to be home in time to get
ready for family dinners, but by then, we’d both pretty much hit our weekend
fun limit anyway.
I didn’t really think about it at all until dinnertime
tonight, but Grandma and Grandpa are leaving for Arizona
in the morning; and our early buffet at the Inn
family meal was mostly for Grandpa’s benefit.
He tried to assure us that buffets at the Inn and Olde Bakery treats
were now second and third on the list of things he missed most about home while
they were away, with grandchildren now being number one; but Ethan, Ehlana, and
I aren’t sure about that, since he was trying to convince us of that while
finishing a second helping from the buffet table followed by two plates of
desserts. Since we did get extra hugs,
kisses, and an early bedtime story from him before he and Grandma needed to go
home and finish getting ready for their trip; we’ll give him the benefit of the
doubt.
After dinner, we went for a walk to the park on our way
home, mostly so Ethan, Ehlana, and I could watch a bit of the post-festival
tear-down action. We didn’t stay long,
and did the early story time at our house, along with a little visit, before
Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Leanne, Uncle Adam, Aunt Deborah, and Uncle Nick all
went home. Dad still had more work to
do, so Mom did a Magi lesson with Ethan, Ehlana, and me after that; I helped
her do the bath and bedtime routine with the twins; and then I came up to my
room for another Jacuzzi session.
I’ve been multi-tasking again, and have my usual nightly
computing finished. Violet got home
safely; I confirmed that Aunt Grace and Mark are getting together next weekend;
I’m caught up on news, entertainment, and sports; and once I wrap this up,
it’ll be time to get out of the tub and finish getting ready for bed. It’s funny that three days of fall festival
fun has me more ready for an early bedtime than weeks of work, but I’ll take
the extra sleep time anyway – especially since I’ll need to do more work this
week while Dad’s in the city.
Say ‘goodnight, Cassie’.
“Goodnight, Cassie.”
