It always seems appropriate to me when we get rain on Good
Friday morning. We only had a sprinkle
or two of it this morning, but I woke up to see a spatter or raindrops on my
window. I left Rowen asleep while
exercising with Mom and Dad; and then went to do her wake-up call while they
returned to the second floor to take care of Ethan and Ehlana. Once I had Rowen up and moving, we went next
door to have a fun little visit with Violet; and then all three of us got ready
for church before meeting Mom, Dad, Ethan, and Ehlana in the kitchen for
breakfast.
Mom put us on the clean-up and toddler-sitting crew after
we’d finished eating while she and Dad took their turn to get ready for church. By the time they were ready to go, Dillon had
come over to meet up with Violet; Uncle Adam and Aunt Leanne had stopped in on
their way to collect us; and we all walked to church together. The Good Friday service was as somber and
solemn as the occasion. There were very
few changes from the last two years; and there was a nearly-silent recessional
at the end of the service, with no greet the pastors line afterward. Knowing about the Easter stories in the Magi
archives has given Pastor Martha a whole new perspective on Easter, and while
she can’t exactly use any of that information in her sermons, you should think
about reading the archive journal she’s begun keeping. Mom thought that an archive from the
perspective of an ordained minister Magi would be as unique as the one Uncle
Adam is keeping; and I think it’s a brilliant idea too.
Since the service wasn’t very long, and there wasn’t any
visiting going on, we were home again by eleven o’clock. Rowen packed up and went home to have lunch
with her parents and brother, and after I got changed, Dad and I went outside
to get bikes ready for him and Mom; and hook up Ethan and Ehlana’s new trailer
to his bike so we could go for a ride after lunch. Violet and Dillon had lunch with us, but then
they were doing their own thing for the afternoon; having dinner with his
parents; and spending another evening together at his house.
We had fun at lunchtime, but I really loved getting to spend
a few hours playing with Mom, Dad, Ethan, and Ehlana this afternoon. Rowen came biking with us, and we rode around
most of the town, including the new section, before going over to the park to
ride the trail and have a little playground time with Ethan and Ehlana. There were a lot of families at the park, and
that part of our ride was slow because of the traffic on the path –
particularly the river section to the falls.
We also had a bigger group because Michael and Tim met up with us while
we were riding along Quarry Road
near the school; and they decided to ride with us for a while.
Okay, Rowen; I can practically hear you thinking it all the
way from over at your house – it was Michael’s idea to ride with us; and Tim
went along because that’s what best friends do for their buddies. My best buddy had way too much fun with that
entire scene, though she did at least wait until we were alone after getting
home again to razz me about it.
We each had family dinner plans, so we didn’t have a lot of
time to hang out together after getting back from our ride and play time. Uncle Adam and Aunt Leanne were having dinner
with his family, so we got to have Grandma and Grandpa with us tonight. That gave us more time for Grandpa’s travel
stories, and we had a quiet, relaxing dinner and evening together until Grandma
and Grandpa went home after tucking Ethan and Ehlana in for the night.
It feels strange to be doing this on a holiday weekend, but
once I finish writing this, I’m going to sleep; and it’s barely after ten
o’clock! I’m not doing any bedtime
studying, and the only email news from around the family was from Aunt
Grace. She was just letting me know that
she’d arrived in Seattle
safely and was enjoying her visit with Mark and his family so far. This trip, and the one she’s planning for the
Memorial Day weekend, is as much about getting ready for their wedding as
getting to know Mark’s family better; and from what Aunt Grace wrote, it sounds
like her Saturday is going to be all about working on the wedding. Fortunately for her, that will include a lot
of shopping and fun too.
Anyway, that’s really all I have for today. Since Rowen’s working at the store in the
morning, and we only have Violet home with us this weekend, I’ll be doing some
house and yard work in the morning. I
hope Mom and Dad are ready to work with me – that can be a bit scary when I’m
fully charged, like I will be after getting a full night of sleep like I’m
about to do now.
Until next time, this is Magi Master Cassie Proctor; logging
out!
