The top event today was the going away party for Jake,
Stephanie, Dillon, and the rest of their classmates, but the Fix-it Uppers game
is my top story because they managed to pull out a win against the Gas Guzzlers.
Before I get to that part of the update, though, it was a
fairly quiet morning around here.
Michael came over for Tai Chi and breakfast before heading home to do a
few chores around the house, and after he left; I mostly worked in the office
until lunchtime. Rowen came over in time
to have lunch with us, and then we took Ethan and Ehlana for a bike ride and
some park play time until it was time to meet up with Michael for his afternoon
break. With the teen party going on
tonight, he wasn’t getting to take the rest of the day off as usual for a
Friday; so he and Tim only had a couple of hours to spend with Rowen and me
until he needed to be back at the Inn again.
The four of us took the twins swimming first, and then left them with
Mom and Alicia so we could bike the trails for a while.
There was time for one more quick swim after that before Michael
needed to get going, and after doing a quick change; I went with him so that I
could help out in the kitchen too. Rowen
and Tim decided to do some more biking together; and had already left to do
that by the time I’d finished getting changed.
We didn’t find out until later, but they ended up staying together until
Rowen came over to the park to meet up with me in time for Mom and Dad’s game.
While this was the first time they’d had one of their own
kids leaving for college, Jacob and Miranda were used to the annual loss of
teen staff every August. They ‘promoted’
most of the members of the upcoming senior high school class who worked at the Inn; and new hires were starting this weekend too. Though they would have managed without an
extra junior helper, Miranda and Jacob appreciated the bonus set of hands while
needing to spend extra time with inexperienced newbies and training those
students that were working different jobs tonight. Having a big dinner party, and trying to find
a few minutes here and there to spend with Jake and Stephanie while they were
having dinner with their friends and families wasn’t easy; but they somehow
managed to do that too.
I was able to stay at the Inn
until about fifteen minutes before the Fix-it Uppers’ game was starting at the
park; and then I ran there in time to take over watching Ethan and Ehlana –
though Rowen was already doing that by then with support from Uncle Adam and
Aunt Leanne. The next couple of hours
were pretty much the most fun I’ve had all season watching and cheering for our
team. There were a lot of factors that
went in to making it a big win for the Fix-it Uppers; including some missing
regulars on the Gas Guzzlers’ team due to the college going away dinner at the
Inn and party at the Jacobs’ house. We
got some lucky breaks and great timing for a pair of home runs, and even though
we were the ‘away’ team, and needed to play the bottom of the seventh; the
twelve-to-seven win wasn’t really in doubt by then.
Michael and Tim met up with Rowen and I by the end of the
fifth inning; and we all came back to my house after the game. Mom and Dad decided to go out to Sheldon’s
with Uncle Adam, Aunt Leanne, and some of their friends for a couple of hours,
so while they got ready to do that; the four of us took care of getting Ethan
and Ehlana ready for bed – including doing the snack and story with them before
letting Mom and Dad tuck them in for the night on their way out.
Once I saw Mom and Dad out and got the final, unnecessary
‘be good’ instructions, I checked in on Ethan and Ehlana once more to make sure
they didn’t need anything; and then met up with Michael, Tim, and Rowen in the
lounge where they had already started a little video game competition. The gaming was really just something to do
while we talked. Michael needed to
discuss how he was feeling about Jake and Stephanie leaving for college early
tomorrow morning; and we all tried to help him out – me with extra hugs and
kisses; Tim with jokes; and Rowen with offers to either lend him her brother
for the next four years or send Patrick instead and keep Jake.
By the way, Rowen, you didn’t exactly make it clear whether
Jake would be staying with you or at Michael’s house with that trade. :^)
Either way, I’m sure that Patrick wouldn’t be in the mood
right now to be living with Michael; though he might have a different view
about moving to New York
with Stephanie. While I’m thinking about
Patrick being mad at Michael; I may have to try and do something about that
sometime soon. We really don’t want to
have problems with Patrick once we’re all back at school in a bit more than
three weeks. Now that’s a thought I
don’t want to keep pondering tonight – summer is not almost over!
Staying in denial about the clock ticking on our summer
holidays is still an option, but our play time came to an end when Mom and Dad
got home from the pub. Since Michael and
I were going to be up extra early to say goodbye to Jake and Stephanie in the
morning; we kept our goodnight hugs and kisses on the front porch short and
sweet. I came straight up to bed after
watching Michael and Rowen walk home, with the most interesting part of that
few moments being Tim’s choice to walk with Rowen on his way home instead of
with Michael. Yes, they had tried to
leave Michael and me alone on the front porch for our kiss, but he had caught
up to them before they reached the sidewalk; and Tim could have walked with
Michael instead.
Just saying...
Anyway, after getting changed and into bed with Mandy, I
skipped doing most of my usual nightly computing; and I’m tired enough that I
plan on crashing about two seconds after I put my computer away, so...
...until next time, this is Magi Master Cassie Proctor; logging
out!
