We’re going to be up early to hit the road for the Blue Ridge Ski Center;
so this is going to be a micro-report that doesn’t nearly cover everything that
happened today.
I didn’t get much sleep between the time I actually fell asleep
and needed to be up for Tai Chi; and it was pretty much non-stop action between
then and when I crawled into bed with Dawn and Mandy a little while ago. We fed our gang; took turns getting ready for
church; helped our cousins pack and get vehicles loaded up; went to church; and
then the action during the service and Sunday school almost seemed like a break
by comparison until we were off and running again.
Since our four departing guests were pretty much ready to
head for home after lunch, I went to the Inn
with Michael straight from church and helped out in the kitchen until the first
buffet was ready and out in the dining room.
We both took a break then so we could have lunch with my family; though
Michael ate quickly and went right back to work again while I stayed with
Ethan, Ehlana, and Dawn until we’d all seen all of our traveling relatives on
their way out of town. That didn’t
include Chris, Martin, Dawn, or Jonathan because they’re all going snowboarding
with us tomorrow.
Since I’m on that topic, let’s quickly mention that Josiah
and Christina will be taking his brother, sister, Erica Bassett, and Cal
Jennings. Jake, Michael, and I added
Rebecca, Rowen, and Tim to our group this morning too; so we’re going to have
two full minivans and Violet’s car heading out in the morning, but Violet and
Dillon will go on to Woodvale with her brothers and sister so they can all be
there for New Year’s Eve and Day – and probably through the weekend before
coming home again.
Moving along, I went back to work in the kitchen at the Inn for the rest of the day. Michael and I still had a shortened afternoon
break after the third buffet went out; but then we were back at it again until
Miranda set us free once the last of the cooking was done for the night. That left us with time to play with Dawn,
Ethan, and Ehlana before the twins needed to get ready for bed, though Chris,
Martin, and Jonathan were there too; so Michael did a bit of video gaming with
them too. Violet and Dillon were at his
house for dinner and the evening before coming here for the rest of the
night. Their arrival was Michael’s cue
to head home since most of us wanted to at least start getting ready for bed a
lot earlier than we have the past few nights.
Dawn borrowed my Jacuzzi when we came up here, and Chris,
Martin, and Jonathan were still gaming in the lounge then; but everyone in the
house is in bed now. Dawn and Mandy are
both sleeping already; so I need to wrap this up and head off to dreamland too if
I want to be ready for our big snow play day and five o’clock wake-up
plans. There really was a lot going on
today that I haven’t covered – especially the work and fun at the Inn, but this
is one of those rare nights when I’m actually running on low-power; and really
need the down time. That should give you
an idea of just how much fun this weekend has been – I’m too tired to even
write about the fun let alone try for any more special holiday moments.
The good news is that I will be fully-charged and ready to
play by morning, so, until then...
...Live long and prosper, fellow Magi of the Light!
