I guess the only place to start with the report today is the
goodbyes this morning.
For Jake and Stephanie; that was right before Tai Chi;
because they had a morning flight to New
York. I made
it over to Michael’s house just before Miranda and Jacob needed to wrap up
their hugs and kisses and get to the Inn. The bags were already loaded by then too, so
Jake and Stephanie only spent a few more minutes saying goodbye to Rebecca,
Michael, and me before Samantha nudged them to get going; and the three of them
were on their way to the airport.
Michael came home with me for Tai Chi while Rebecca stayed
to grab a shower and get dressed before joining us for breakfast too. Mom and Dad had a long list of chores for me
today, but before I got started on them, Michael came with me; and we went to
say goodbye to Josiah, Isabelle, and Andrew.
The quick visit with Josiah was a bonus, because I was able to send a
little gift with him for Chrissy instead of mailing it to her; and it’s because
I don’t get to see Isabelle and Andrew much now that Isabelle doesn’t babysit
for Mom and Dad anymore that I wanted to see them before they were away until
Christmas. There were other teens that I
didn’t get to say goodbye to, but Michael wanted to spend extra time at the Inn for his parents; and I needed to get my chores done
in time for his game.
I decided to get the dirty work out of the way first; and
spent most of the morning working in the gardens and doing the rest of the
messier chores before stopping for lunch.
By the time that work was finished, I seriously needed to hop into the
river to wash off the worst of the grime; and then I sat on the dock with Ethan
and Ehlana while we had a twenty-minute long picnic lunch break. Mowing the lawn took the rest of the time I
had until Rowen met up with me and we took Ethan, Ehlana, and Naomi to the park
in time to wish Michael and Tim good luck before the game started.
Naomi had been dropped off so that I could have her on my
little cheerleading squad, but had been early enough for some play time with
Ehlana and Ethan first. Rebecca was on
her afternoon break at the start of the game too, so she and Jenny helped us
out for the first couple of innings before moving on. The Wranglers were playing their second game
against Palmer’s Posse; and this was a big match for both teams because the Ridge River
Ranchers had pulled into the lead in their division with their third win of the
season last weekend.
I hope our cheerleading helped to make the game more fun for
the players and spectators, but I’m not going to suggest that the Wranglers
couldn’t have won without us. The game
was close; each team had the lead twice; and the Posse just came up a run short
today. Michael assured my three junior
cheerleaders that they did help him to play better; but all of the players on
both teams looked like they were fired up and playing their best from start to
finish.
While we could have gone to the Emporium for ice cream after
the game, Rowen and I decided not to get in the way of the post-game
festivities that the Wranglers and Posse were having there; and took our squad
back to my house for ice cream cones and a swim. We found out that Mom and Dad were hosting
another impromptu barbeque dinner when we got back from the park, and after our
snack and swim; Rowen and I were recruited to help out with the work – starting
with setting up tables and chairs in the back yard.
The top dinner news, from a kid perspective, was the parent,
aunt, and uncle announcement that we are going on a second-annual amusement
park adventure on Monday and Tuesday. I
especially loved that we were going to have an even bigger group going this
year. Now that we have two doctors in
town, Uncle Adam and Aunt Leanne can come with us, and while we won’t have Jake
and Stephanie there; Uncle Rick, Aunt Melissa, and Jillian’s parents are going
to meet us there with Chris, Martin, Dawn, and Jillian; and Ethan and Ehlana
will have Naomi and Aiden to play with this year too.
Rowen and I spent most of our time hanging out with Michael
and Tim on the trip last year; but I’m sure it will be a lot different for
Michael and me this time – in a best-ever kind of way!
Finding out about that kept all of us kids entertained
during dinner, and Rowen and I were put in charge of kid control after we’d
finished eating while the adults and teen cleaned up. We took all of the younger kids, including
Patrick and Scott, to the park for an hour before being set free to do our own
thing for the rest of the evening. We
wandered around and didn’t do much of anything until meeting up with Michael
and Tim once Michael was finished at the Inn
for the night.
We’d planned on getting together with them anyway, but the
amusement park trip news gave us something to talk about while we went swimming
and then a walk around the new section of town.
Michael also had an update on Jake and Stephanie for us. They’re safely to their hotel in New York after an
uneventful flight; and are possibly still out doing a little sightseeing as I
write this – or not. Whatever they are
doing, though, it doesn’t include writing email replies to Michael or me. I’m sure that their adventures in and around New York will make for
fun reading whenever Stephanie makes her Magi Journals available to other Magi
some day.
Getting back to my own update for the day, there really
isn’t much else to report. With the
upcoming trip and a busy Sunday ahead for most of us; we didn’t stay out late;
and started splitting up on our way back from the new section of town. Tim exited stage left when we turned right to
walk up to Riverview Road; Michael and I did the goodnight hugs and kisses with
Rowen in front of her house; and then we shared our minor fireworks moments on
my front porch before he continued on to his own house.
After watching him until we were both ready to go inside, I
came upstairs and hopped into my Jacuzzi for a quick soak. I’ve been multi-tasking my computing too,
including getting this journal update written, but it’s time to wrap this up;
get out of the tub; dry my hair; finish the rest of my bedtime routine; cuddle
with Mandy; and pass out for the next six hours and change.
Until next time, this is Magi Master Cassie Proctor; logging
out!
