My day started out a bit on the crazy side
of busy, and some extra-early play time with Zack meant that I didn’t get much
sleep last night; so I’ve skipped most of my school night work and studies
tonight so that I can catch up on that lost down time.
After having my little nap, I was up with
Zack pretty much until it was time for Tai Chi.
Mom and Dad didn’t get much sleep either, but they took over with Zack
and had Leah to deal with too while letting Michael and I exercise with Ethan,
Ehlana, Naomi, and Aiden. That was the
only quiet time we had through until we got to church, and I’m sure that you
don’t need the details to guess how busy we were getting all of the kids fed
and ready for the day; dealing with all of the work; and taking turns getting
ourselves ready for church too. I was
seriously ready for a nap by the time Michael and I sat down in the sanctuary with
his parents and Rebecca; so it’s probably a good thing that we had Sunday
school, or I might have fallen asleep during the sermon.
It almost felt like the house was empty by
comparison when we went home for lunch, but that was okay with all of us as we
wound down from the too-busy morning.
Dad had cooked the full country breakfast for us, so we really just went
with a snack for lunch. I blasted
through my own school homework after that in just a few minutes instead of
doing a study session with Michael, Tim, and Rowen; mostly because it’s been
too nice a day to waste Michael’s afternoon break studying instead of
playing. Once I had that out of the way,
I hooked up the trailer to my bike and took Ethan and Ehlana for a bike ride
around town before going on to the park.
We collected Rowen and Tim along the way, and had some playground fun
time while waiting for Michael to join us there.
Rowen, Ehlana, and I were not surprised
when a pick-up football game was put together – Tim had brought the football
and started setting that up this morning during Sunday school. The guys started showing up shortly before
Michael caught up with us, and the game was on soon after. Football leaves Michael and me with less time
to spend together while he’s out on the field, but Ethan still loves his cameo
football moments with Michael; and Rowen, Ehlana, and I managed to stay
entertained while our favorite boys were busy.
We had a snack picnic and a bit more
playground time after the football, and when Michael needed to get back to the
Inn; I took Ethan and Ehlana home first and cleaned up a bit before joining him
at the Inn to help out with the buffets.
Before I get to that, I want to mention that one of the reasons I took
the twins with me this afternoon was to give Mom and Dad a break. This might be shocking to some of you, but
they actually took advantage of that kid-free time for a nap instead of
working. Okay, the smiles strongly suggested
that they didn’t sleep the entire time we were out; but the point here is that
they did take the time off – even though that meant more work for both of them
after dinner.
The nice weather didn’t seem to have any
effect on the buffet crowd today, and we had a full house for both sittings
tonight. Michael, Rebecca, and I had fun
while we worked, and we had another meal break out by the river instead of at
the table in the back room; but we were also very busy too and those hours sped
by – and really tired me out after running all day on almost no sleep. That might be why Miranda sent both Michael
and me home before the clean-up from the second buffet really got started. She probably didn’t expect us to spend a half
hour saying goodnight in a mostly non-verbal way at Michael’s house before I
went on to my house; but I’m also sure that she’ll think it’s funny when she
finds out about the delay between when she set us free and when I actually got
home – assuming she doesn’t know that already.
I wouldn’t exactly rank that alone time
with Michael as particularly hot because we were both tired; but it was sweet,
comforting, and heart-warming. After
getting home, I helped with getting Ethan and Ehlana through their baths and
ready for bed before we did the snack and story time with Dad in the
office. Mom and I tucked them in for the
night and then she took it easy on me with my Magi lesson tonight. I was in my room for the night by shortly
before ten, and limited the rest of my computer work to what I could get done
while soaking in my Jacuzzi for a half hour.
I cheated getting my hair dried after that, and climbed into bed with
Mandy by a bit after ten-thirty.
This update and my email check were all I
had left to do, and even with the usual Sunday night college teen email updates,
it didn’t take long to get through that; and there really isn’t much news from
my favorite collegians. They’re all
mostly just busy with their school work right now, and while it seems strange
to me when I still have two and a half months left in the school year; they’re
working on finishing major projects now and getting ready for their final exams
that are only about a month away now.
The great part of that is the countdown to when they’ll be home for the
summer.
Thinking about summer seems strange right
now too when we seem to be having trouble getting spring started this year, but
we are getting there; and maybe I’ll get more excited about that once I’ve
caught up on my sleep. Right now,
thinking at all is getting tougher by the minute, so that’s all I have for
tonight; and I’m heading off to some overdue unconscious time. Until next time…
…Live long and prosper, fellow Magi of the
Light!
