Tai Chi by the river was extra fun today
with Naomi and Aiden added to our usual group.
Sophia was invited to join us, but opted for bonus nap time with Mandy
instead of either trying Tai Chi too or just hanging out by the river while we
exercised.
Having five toddlers to feed and get ready
for the day kept Mom, Dad, and me busy right from the time I kissed Michael
goodbye until Dad and I got started on our yard work day after the breakfast
clean-up was done. Naomi and Aiden stayed
with Ethan and Ehlana until after lunch, but Alicia took care of keeping them
entertained while Mom worked indoors and Dad and I were busy. My first job of the day was also a first for
the year – cutting the lawn. We had to
dodge a few spits of rain here and there for a while, but that didn’t last
long. I followed up the lawn mowing with
a whole lot of gardening. That work
included weeding, planting the new flowers that Mom picked up at the garden
center, and my personal un-favorite – spreading a couple of dozen bags of
all-natural fertilizer.
Yeah – really, seriously gross!
Michael is probably very happy tonight that
he didn’t get to spend much time with me today; though I did eventually get rid
of the smell – after a very long shower that included several soap cycles and
lots of shampoo. My clothes – and Mom’s
and Dad’s – went straight into the wash too; and our scruffy yard work shoes
needed to be cleaned too. All of the
physical activity has set me up for a different kind of tired tonight, but I
still needed to finish packing for our trip to Washington; and I’m going to
have a tough time sleeping tonight now that we’re down to just hours before we
head out for our Capitol adventure.
While we didn’t have an easy-dinner
tonight, Mom did make her life a bit easier by going with a crock pot entrée;
so she only needed to throw together some side dishes when we were ready to
eat. I helped her with that because we
had first dibs on shower time; and we had everything ready to go by the time
Dad rejoined us after his shower. We ate
out on the back porch, and after cleaning up; Ethan and Ehlana came up to my
room with me to hang out while I packed my bags. That didn’t actually take long, since I was
packing light and planning on buying some new clothes to wear later next week
and bring back with me. The only thing
I’ll need to pack in the morning is my computer and a few bathroom necessities;
so I am ready to go. I spent the rest of
the evening with Mom, Dad, and the twins; so I’m pretty much ready to be apart
from them for the next six days. We’ll
keep in touch online, and I’m sure that they’ll manage without me around here;
but I am going to miss my family a lot too.
Going to bed early is an option tonight,
and while some alone time with Michael would have been nice; we will be
spending a lot of the next week together; so maybe we’ll even manage some alone
time here and there. For now, I’ll have
to settle for some Michael and me dream time.
My next update will be coming to you live
from Washington D.C., so, until next time…
…Live long and prosper, fellow Magi of the
Light!
