I really loved exercising with Mom this morning, and missed
doing that with her as much this time as during the week she and Dad were on
their honeymoon. That was also the only
alone time we had for the rest of the day.
Ethan and Ehlana were up and ready to party by the time we
were finished our Tai Chi; and Mom has pretty much been on the go since
then. Violet, Rowen, and I helped her
out with the twins while we all tag-teamed bathroom time; getting ready for the
day; and cooking, eating, and cleaning up from breakfast. Rowen and I were set free again after the
kitchen was cleaned and Alicia had come over to take care of Ethan and Ehlana,
and we started out our play day with another music practice in my room while we
waited for it to warm up at least a little bit outside.
After playing for an hour or so, we decided to do a little
window shopping that included picking up some Olde Bakery treats and having our
morning break with Rowen’s mom and Dad at the computer store. We did another loop around the new section of
town after that before going home to hang out with Ethan and Ehlana until
lunchtime. Mom told us a few more travel
stories while we ate, and then she and Violet were back to working in the
office again while Rowen and I helped Alicia with the kitchen cleanup before
heading outside again.
We hopped on our bikes; headed toward Quarry Road; and rode
directly into the tweeird zone when Michael and Tim met up with us in front of
Michael’s house as they were about to go biking too. Okay, there really wasn’t anything weird
about that, and we all had fun riding together for over an hour; but I’m sure
there will be some tween drama at some point once word gets back to Lisa and
Nora that their boyfriends were hanging out with us for what ended up being
nearly two hours including the snack break back at Michael’s house with his
parents, Rebecca, Jake, and Stephanie.
For the bike ride part of that, we were all going over to
the park trails anyway, and Michael and Tim were going there to find out if any
of the bike trails in the woods that had mostly been built up over years of
riding and trail-blazing work by the boys around town. We soon found out that their favorite trails
and jumps were still a muddy mess, so we ended up going for a ride out River
Road; doing a loop up and around back to Quarry Road; and back south into town
again. That had been Michael’s suggestion,
and though Tim had thought that Rowen and I would just slow them down; he soon
found out that he couldn’t out-race us even when he was trying his best to show
off.
The snack break wouldn’t have lasted very long, but Miranda
and Stephanie worked together to keep Rowen and I from heading home right after
we’d finished our drinks and snacks.
While I knew exactly what they were doing, there wasn’t anything I could
really do about it; and Rowen and I had fun anyway, so I didn’t really mind
getting to spend that time with them.
When we did finally head back to my house, Rowen and I still
had about an hour to hang out together before she needed to pack up and head
home. We spent most of that time talking
about our bike ride and visit at the Stone’s house, and then I helped carry her
bags home before going to help Mom with making another dinner for eight in the
kitchen. This time we were having
Dillon, Uncle Adam, and Aunt Leanne over; and Mom was going with a veggie and
rice casserole; a small ham with pineapple sauce; and scalloped potatoes. I mostly dealt with all of the veggies, so my
work was done as soon as the two casserole dishes went into the oven. Aunt Leanne had come over by then, so I sat
at the kitchen table with her, Ethan, Ehlana, and Violet and she started
entertaining us with her version of their weekend away.
Most of those stories were fun, but I really don’t want to
think about the three times that my Mom and Aunt had guys trying to pick them
up over the past few days. I know that
they’re young and beautiful, and without having Dad and Uncle Adam along, those
kind of things are inevitable; but that doesn’t change the fact that having
guys hitting on my Mom is just weird.
While Aunt Leanne provided most of the dinner entertainment,
she wanted to hear the weekend report from Violet and me too. She was terribly disappointed with my lack of
interesting news from the dance, but had quite a bit to say about playing with
Michael at the park and the bike ride and snack time today. Giving her that kind of material to run with
was possibly even scarier than the Mom and Aunt pickup attempt stories.
We took our time having dinner, and there was Olde Bakery
pie for dessert, but eventually Violet, Dillon, and I were put to work cleaning
up while Mom, Ethan, and Ehlana walked Uncle Adam and Aunt Leanne home. Violet and Dillon were having Jake and
Stephanie over to hang out for a few hours, and once they took over the living
room; Mom, Ethan, Ehlana and I came up to the lounge to play for a couple of
hours. The four teens are staying up
late, but Mom and I were both ready for an early night, so once we had the twins
tucked in for the night; we both went to bed too.
I’ve already wrapped up my nightly computer checks, and
don’t really have anything to report. In
the sporting world, the NCAA March Madness basketball competition started
today, but that really isn’t a big deal here in Witch Falls; and I won’t need
to worry about knowing all of the facts and stats when we go back to school
next Monday. If you’re wondering why,
try picturing Lee Landry playing basketball.
When I try and do that, I see him standing alone at center court with
the opposing team trying to shoot baskets from their side of the court; since
they can’t get past him without stepping out of bounds. I can’t even come up with a visualization of
him going vertical and doing a slam dunk that doesn’t include smashed
backboards and minor earthquakes.
Anyway, I’ve had enough fun for today; don’t have anything
else to report; and really want to get some extra sleep, so...
...until next time, this is Magi Master Cassie Proctor;
logging out!
