I am so ready for a long winter’s nap!
Mom and I just finished doing my first Magi lesson since
last Tuesday; and we hadn’t gotten around to that until Ethan and Ehlana were
in bed. There’s a lot to write about, so
let’s get to it.
Our morning Tai Chi was the only quiet time from the moment
I woke up until the travelling members of our family headed for their homes
after the noon buffet at the Inn. Dawn
and I were in charge of Jaimie and Kaitlyn this morning, and managed to get
them fed, ready for church, and their bags packed and downstairs by the time we
all needed to load up the younger kids into vehicles for the short drive to the
church while the rest of us made the chilly walk there.
As always, the teens led the holiday weekend service with a
little help here and there from the Pastors.
That hour and a half-long blast of fun included lots of music; themed
skits; and a heart-warming message from Pastor Lewis. The action kicked up a few notches again
after church, but for Dawn, Jaimie, Kaitlyn, and me; that was mostly because we
were running around trying to spend a few minutes with everyone while parents
and teens mostly finished loading up cars, vans, and SUV’s before we all went
to the Inn.
Holiday weekend buffets are
just that little bit more extra special than the usual Sunday night events; and
that’s only partly because of having all of our family there with us. The food was amazing, and it seems that the
Olde Bakery always finds a way to impress everyone with their desserts – which
featured a mouth-watering assortment of pies today. Dawn and I were at one of the kids’ tables
again, but this time, we had Violet and Christina with us to help out with
Jaimie, Kaitlyn, Kara, and Nicole.
Violet wasn’t happy about heading home after lunch, but since Dillon was
working all afternoon anyway; there wasn’t really any reason for her to stay
and then fight the worst of the holiday weekend traffic all the way to
Woodvale.
Though Miranda and Jacob were now doing two-hour long buffet
sittings, keeping the younger cousins entertained that long wasn’t an option;
so our little group went for a quick walk to the falls and back while waiting
for everyone else to finish their meals.
The goodbye hugs and kisses started outside the Inn
by one-thirty, and by two o’clock; Mom, Dad, Ethan, Ehlana, and I were at home
and on our own for the first time in four days.
For me, that lasted until Rowen came over after helping her
grandparents with their family goodbyes while her parents were busy at the
computer store. My Mom and Dad had a lot
of work to get done this afternoon too, so Rowen and I kept Ethan and Ehlana
with us for the rest of the afternoon.
We had a long telepathic chat in the lounge to catch up on the weekend
news; played at the park for an hour or so; Rowen and I did our holiday weekend
homework assignments; and we still managed to have enough time for a short sax
and flute practice before she needed to meet up with her parents again at six
o’clock.
After doing a big breakfast, and the lunch buffet; we went
with a light, leftovers dinner that also made for an easy clean-up. Ethan, Ehlana, and I were on our own again
for a while after we ate; though we did help Mom out with a little telekinetic
laundry carrying, folding, and putting away that was mostly loads of
towels. I don’t really write much about
stuff like that, but when we have a house full of guests, the washer and dryer
run almost constantly; and there always seems to be another basket or two
needing to be taken upstairs and put away.
Too bad we can’t keep up with that using a little Magi power when
everyone’s here, but I doubt that most members of our family are ready to see
baskets of clean laundry floating past them with giggling toddlers sitting on
top of the towels or clothes.
Since there was some fairly significant future plans news
this weekend, the twins and I also took another look into the future
tonight. We didn’t see any major
changes, but Aunt Grace and Mark’s engagement did help to bring some clarity to
what we see. For those of you reading
this who don’t have the Sight, there’s a difference between looking at
individual events or choices and ‘seeing’ the bigger picture. You can focus on one event and see the
possible outcomes fairly easily. The
same could be done on a bigger scale, but that would mean sifting through a
mind-boggling and meaningless number of possible outcomes. What my brother, sister, and I seem to be
quite good at doing together is seeing – or being allowed to see – certain
things about our future with varying degrees of clarity; while other parts
range from hazy and less certain to foggy and unknown. Knowing that Aunt Grace and Mark will be here
in Witch Falls makes several things quite clear for us now, and that includes
quite a bit more than how they will help with the lab and clinic.
Mom and Dad updated us on everything they did this weekend
for our future plans, but I’ll cover that tomorrow night after we have our
meeting with Uncle Adam and Aunt Leanne.
Right now, all I want to do is shut down my computer, snuggle with
Mandy, and get some rest.
Say ‘goodnight, Cassie’.
“Goodnight, Cassie.”
