It was still raining a bit this morning, so Tai Chi was
indoors; but by the time we started cleaning up after breakfast, the rain ended
– temporarily.
The good news that came along with the break in the rain was
that our ballgame was on for noon.
Unfortunately for our team, though, the Panthers won the game
seven-to-six when we came up short during our last at-bat. I’d like to say that it was a good game, but
it really wasn’t. Hits were hard to get,
and more of the runs were scored on both sides because of fielding errors than
from clean plays. While the ball diamond
had been groomed, the grass in the outfield was still wet during the game; and
that made the ball harder to catch, throw, or hit while wet and slick. There were a lot of pop fly, tips, and foul
ball outs than hits today.
Carolyn was especially upset about that, and she really
didn’t like losing both of our games against the Panthers. We’re still in a good position to make it
into the championship game against the Panthers; but there’s no chance for us
to be the home team now – not that being the home team helped us out today. Rowen and I went along for the post-game ice
cream stop at the Emporium, but there wasn’t much enthusiasm; partly because we
were all disappointed, and because most of us were damp, dirty, and
uncomfortable.
Being damp and dirty was the main reason why Michael, Rowen,
and I went for a swim after he met up with us to spend his afternoon break with
us. Tim didn’t come over too; and
Michael told us that Tim had decided to try and have that honest talk with Nora
that Rowen had suggested last night. The
fact that Tim didn’t come looking for us this afternoon or evening probably
meant that he and Nora were at least talking now even if that didn’t say
anything one way or the other about whether they’ve been able to work anything
out or not. I’m sure we’ll have a better
idea about that when we see them at church tomorrow.
I skipped over the action from this morning, but there
wasn’t really anything newsworthy going on anyway. Michael stayed for breakfast and helped with
the cleanup before heading home when Rowen left for the computer store. I mostly helped out with the housework until
I needed to get to the park for my game; though I did a little family business
work too.
While I grabbed a sandwich before leaving the house, Mom and
Dad put together a little picnic to have with Ethan and Ehlana while watching
my game. Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Leanne,
and Uncle Adam all stopped in for visits and to offer their support; but Aunt
Leanne can’t comfortably sit on a bleacher for hours right now; and they all
had other things to do this afternoon too.
The one good thing about noon games is that there seems to be more
parents that are able to stop by to watch while on their own lunch breaks; so
more of the girls on both teams were happy to have the extra support. I can appreciate that more this summer while
Aunt Leanne needs to cut back on her cheerleading for our team.
Ethan and Ehlana had gone with Mom and Dad after the game to
do a little running around town, so they only caught the tail end of our swim;
but then Michael, Rowen, and I played with them until Michael needed to go back
to the Inn.
Rowen stayed until she needed to meet up with her grandparents and
brother for dinner; but we moved our play time with the twins up to the lounge
when it started to rain again.
There really isn’t much else to add for the rest of the
evening. We’ve had a quiet dinner and
evening indoors. Violet had dinner with us,
and we all had a play time Magi lesson with Mom and Dad; but then I came up to
my room for some Jacuzzi time when Ethan and Ehlana were getting ready for an
early bedtime. Michael and I had decided
this afternoon that we wouldn’t get together after he was finished work –
unless Tim needed us – so that we could both get to bed early. With work at the Inn
and the party tomorrow, he’s going to have an extremely long, busy day; and I’m
overdue for a normal night of rest even though I’d have really liked to spend
an hour or so with Michael.
Violet and Dillon are hanging out in the living room with
Jake and Stephanie, but I didn’t go downstairs after my bath. They need the time together without being
bugged by anyone now that they’re down to less than a week before Jake and
Stephanie leave for New York.
I’m still trying not to think about that too much – or about
having Violet and Dillon leaving for college in two weeks. Right now, I mostly just want to pack up my
computer and get some sleep. Dealing with
parties, impending partings, and everything else that’ll be going on for the
next week or two can wait until I’m fully re-charged.
Until next time, this is Magi Master Cassie Proctor; logging
out!
