Before I get to the news of the day, let’s
do a family pregnancy update now so I don’t skip it again.
Aunt Deborah and Aunt Grace are both coming
up on two months now; so they’re both in the middle of the whole morning
sickness and mood swing phase. That
sucks for both of them; but the good news is that they should each be nearly
done with the worst of that in time for summer – if not by the next holiday
weekend. It’s a bit easier for Aunt
Deborah than for Aunt Grace; though that isn’t necessarily because it’s her
second pregnancy – she didn’t have as many problems with Leah either.
I haven’t been helping either moms-to-be,
but they do have lots of support from other members of our collective families
and friends – just as Mom and Aunt Leanne did when it was their turns over the
past few years. While Aunt Deborah and
Aunt Grace shouldn’t have to deal with morning sickness this summer, they will
be in the second trimester of their pregnancies during the hottest months of
the year; so we’ll all need to help them out with that – even if for me that
could just mean babysitting Leah or helping out with yard work at their homes.
No, I have no idea how I’ll do any of that
along with everything else I expect to have on the go this summer; but I will
do what I can.
That’ll do for the mommy and baby news for
now, but I should add that I skipped Uncle Adam’s new vehicle news last night
too. Michael and I got to see his new
minivan while at Leah’s party, and while it really is just a newer version of
Mom’s minivan, it is very nice; and he’s happy with it so far – though he
hasn’t exactly driven it around much yet.
Aunt Leanne is making fun of the situation, and complaining about them
getting old and domesticated; but I’m also sure that she’ll enjoy the extra
space when hauling Zack around and doing groceries and shopping trips. The entertainment center will definitely make
trips with Zack easier!
Moving on to the news of the day, I really
don’t have all that much to write about.
Tai Chi by the river felt like coming home all over again. Dad cooked up a big breakfast that was as
much to welcome me home as it was to fuel us up for a work day. Michael stayed for that so we could both hear
more about what Ethan and Ehlana had been doing all week while we were away;
but then he went home to do some chores there too before needing to head over
to the Inn in time to help out with the lunch rush. I helped out with the kitchen cleanup, and
then joined Dad outside for our yard work adventure. Seven hours of work with just three short
breaks for drinks or lunch later; and the yard and house looked good when Mom
and Dad set me free for the rest of the day.
I needed to hit the shower first, but then
I took Ethan and Ehlana to the park for some play time before dinner; we were
home again in time for dinner out on the back porch with Mom and Dad; and then
we all went for a bike ride and more play time at the park. We met up with Aunt Leanne, Uncle Adam, and
Zack at the park; and they came home with us for an evening drinks and snack
break that Michael caught the tail end of when he came over after finishing up
at the Inn for the night. He and I did
the bedtime story with Ethan and Ehlana after the Carringtons went home for the
night and Mom and Dad went into the office to do a little work before bedtime,
and then after tucking my brother and sister in for the night; we had a couple
of hours of alone time to catch up on some long-overdue play time for two that
was clothing-optional and very hot.
That has a lot to do with why I’m both very
happy and tired out now. Michael went
home shortly before midnight, at about the same time that Mom and Dad headed to
bed; and I’ve only done the basic computer checks since climbing into bed with
Mandy and firing up my computer. There’s
always work I can do, but I’ve had enough for today; and need to get at least a
bit more sleep than I’ve managed for most of the past week. I guess this hasn’t been a very exciting
first day back home, but I did get to spend it with my family; and that’s been
really great after nearly a week apart from them. We’re going to try for a bit more family fun
tomorrow, but I’m also going to help out at the Inn tomorrow too so that I can
have some family time with Michael and his family too before we head back to
school on Monday.
I’ll try not to think about that too much
until tomorrow night, but then the fun at school will start speeding up now too
as we start the countdown to summer holidays.
Baseball season starts next week too, so that’ll be more fun – and keep
us even busier; since there will be three practice nights a week that I’ll be
interested in this year. Writing more
about that can wait until next week, though, and I really am ready to get started
on my nap now; so…
…Live long and prosper, fellow Magi of the
Light!
