Today’s part of the work weekend schedule moved the crews
that had been at our house and Uncle Adam and Aunt Leanne’s place over to
Grandma and Grandpa’s for the afternoon.
It’s been a bit warmer today, but started out just as cool this
morning. I’m really going to miss Tai
Chi by the river – we probably won’t get to do that outside much between now
and spring. Popping Ethan and Ehlana
into warm sweaters in the morning is one thing, but bundling them up to go out
into the cold takes longer than actually doing a short form workout.
Moving along, we took it easy this morning, and had fun
while having a light breakfast and getting ready for church. Pastor Lewis was on a roll today, though I
only knew that because our Sunday school class continued on long after our
lesson was finished – until the service ended at nearly a quarter after
eleven. Aunt Leanne assured me that
isn’t a record, but it’s up there with the longest services I’ve been to since
moving here.
We went home to have lunch on our own and get changed, and
then we drove over to Grandma and Grandpa’s with both the van and truck; mostly
because that was easier and faster than moving the car seats. Uncle Adam and Aunt Leanne were already there
by the time we parked on the side of the road in front of their house, and
after taking Ethan and Ehlana in to hang out with Grandma; we all got to
work. For Dad, Grandpa, and Uncle Adam,
that meant some roofing and eaves troughs work and repair; lawn tractor and
snow blower maintenance; replacing some fence boards; and some dead tree branch
trimming that required some climbing that Grandma ordered Grandpa to leave to
the younger men who would at least heal faster if they fell and broke a leg or
arm. Grandpa’s argument that he didn’t
need to worry about that with Magi Healers in the family did not budge Grandma
an inch; and he did not get to climb trees with the other boys.
Mom, Aunt Leanne, and I had other outdoor jobs that included
putting gardens to bed for the winter; some trim painting; washing windows;
staining the new fence boards; and a bunch of little jobs that managed to keep
us busy until it was time to go home and get ready for the late buffet at the
Inn. Ethan and Ehlana stayed with
Grandma and Grandpa while we did that, so Mom left the minivan with them too;
and she, Dad, and I walked to the Inn once we
were ready to go.
The hour and a half we spent together at the Inn was really
great, and then, since we’d had Sally’s party on Friday night, and were both
busy yesterday and today; I went over to Rowen’s house to do homework with her
for an hour. Mom and Dad had Ethan and
Ehlana bathed and ready for bed by the time I got home again, so we had a
snack; did story time together; and then tucked them into bed before Dad needed
to go work in the office, and Mom and I decided that we needed some Jacuzzi
time again. I probably should have gone
to sleep early, but I wanted to get some extra studying done now. Next weekend will be all play and no work,
and I’ll want to get some extra sleep by Wednesday or Thursday to be ready for
that, so that really only gives me about three nights to do what I normally get
done in a week.
Since I have a few more things to do after this, it’s time
to wrap it up and...
...say ‘goodnight, Cassie’.
“Goodnight, Cassie.”
