We finally had a warm enough morning to go outside for Tai
Chi by the river for the first time this spring! It took a little extra work to do that,
including dressing warmly enough and getting Ethan and Ehlana ready for some
outdoor time; but it was worth the extra effort.
Rowen watched the twins while Mom, Dad, and I exercised, and
then she and I were set free after we went inside so we could get ready for the
day. Mom took care of Ethan and Ehlana
while we did that; and Dad cooked up pancakes, eggs, and bacon for
breakfast. We ate, and Rowen kept Ethan
and Ehlana entertained again while I helped Mom with the cleanup and Dad took
his turn to grab a shower and get dressed; and then he and I went outside to
get started on our first big spring
cleanup day. Rowen headed home then to
meet up with her parents before going on to the store with them, and Mom and
Alicia were kept busy with the usual Saturday morning housework and twin
control.
Dad and I had to dodge a few sprinkles of rain at first, but
we just worked in the storage barn while those short little showers moved
through. The barn needed a good
once-over first, and then we cleaned and tuned up some canoes and bikes. While the lawns were still damp from the
rain, we also washed the truck and van; swept the porches, sidewalks, and
driveway; and cleaned the front and back windows and doors. That kept us busy until lunchtime, and after
stopping for a soup and sandwiches meal; we all spent most of the afternoon
outside. That meant some quality play
time at the park for Alicia, Ethan, and Ehlana, and yard work for Mom, Dad, and
me. I was in charge of the lawns –
gathering downed branches; raking up everything else that had decided to come
and spend the winter in our yard since our last fall clean-up; and bagging it
all up. A lot of that work was fairly
gross, and had me wishing that I could apply a little Magi power to the job,
but compared to the garden work that Mom was stuck with; I got off lucky. Dad’s jobs weren’t always messier, but nearly
all of his jobs were harder work than anything Mom or I were doing.
The work needed to get done, and I was happy to help, but I
would have really liked to be able to enjoy one of the nicest weekend days
we’ve had so far this year. Ethan and
Ehlana certainly had fun hanging out at the park with Alicia this afternoon,
and I spent a fair bit of time while I worked thinking about how much fun it
would have been to be out canoeing or biking with Rowen this afternoon instead
of being up to my knees and elbows in piles of gross, wet leaves and the rest
of the gook I was dealing with. Rowen
stopped in to see me once, but that was just on her way home from the computer
store; and her parents had given her bonus chores too after finding out that
I’d been drafted for an all-day work crew.
One good thing about working all day is that I didn’t have
any tween drama in my life for the first time in what feels like weeks; though
I didn’t actually think about that at all until I was soaking in my Jacuzzi a
little while ago. By the time we stopped
for the day and had dinner, I wasn’t really thinking about much of anything
except the need for that Jacuzzi time and going to bed early. Mom and Dad were feeling the same way, but
Ethan and Ehlana needed to have a little fun time with us first, so after
cleaning up from dinner, we went for a walk; had little visits with Uncle Adam
and Aunt Leanne and Grandma and Grandpa at their houses; played at the school
playground; and watched a little television together after getting home before
they were ready to go to bed for the night.
I spent more than an hour in my bathroom after that, and
then I played my keyboard for a little while before climbing into bed and
cuddling with Mandy. There isn’t
anything particularly exciting to report from my usual nightly computing
checks, and nothing else newsworthy from around town either; so I guess that’s
it for tonight.
Until next time, this is Magi Master Cassie Proctor; logging
out!
