Well, we are getting rain today as
forecast, but the good news is that we only had one little rain shower around
lunchtime through until after I was home and indoors for the night after both
our baseball practice and a follow-up swim in the river with a small gang of
kids and teens.
The big shopping trip is in the morning, so
I’m going to keep this short and get some sleep so I’ll be ready for it.
First up for the day was Tai Chi by the
river with Uncle Adam, Aunt Leanne, Michael, Ethan, and Ehlana while Rowen had
some cuddle time with Zack and they watched us exercise. Rowen and I had breakfast with her family
after that, and then I spent the morning helping Alicia with Ethan and Ehlana
until Mom, Violet, and Dillon got home again from Crystal Springs. They came bearing gifts of fast food for Aunt
Leanne, and the timing was great because they gave all of us something to do
while that little spat of rain rolled through town.
I was set free for the afternoon while
pretty much everyone else was busy working at home, the office, or the lab; but
Rowen was happy to hang out with me and mostly have a lazy day afternoon that
included some swimming with the boys during Michael’s break and a fair bit of
doing nothing except enjoying the hot, beautiful day. She stayed to have dinner with Mom, Ethan,
Ehlana, and me; and then we went to baseball practice. Tim and Lucas were there and played football
while we were busy; and Michael joined them for that once he was finished
helping out at the Inn for the night.
Claire let Lucas and Emma come home with us
for that swim; and we probably had nearly half of our baseball team there too –
along with Ethan, Ehlana, Violet, Dillon, Jake, and Stephanie. Mom and Claire sat out on the back porch with
cold drinks and watched the show from a safe distance. I have no idea why they’d think that a gang
of mostly-younger teens would be scary!
Oh wait – they saw what happened to the
snack offerings after the swim. Never
mind!
With a lot of people around, Michael and I
didn’t exactly get a chance for any earth-shaking kind of goodnight kisses, but
it has been a pretty good day considering we were supposed to get rained out;
so that one little disappointment isn’t really a big deal in the grand scheme
of things. After everyone else was gone –
including Violet and Dillon – I helped Mom with getting Ethan and Ehlana into
bed; did a Magi lesson with her; and then we both spent some time with our
Jacuzzis. I took care of some family
business work while doing that; and then hopped into bed with Mandy to finish
up my usual nightly computer checks.
There are quite a few email flying around about Tory and Kyle’s wedding
on Saturday; but I definitely feel like I’m on the outside looking in on all of
that – because I am. Some friends were
sending suggestions around for our shopping trip in the morning too, and Rowen
and I might be able to do a few things with them tomorrow, but since Aunt
Leanne won’t be with us for that because she’s going to be with Uncle Adam,
Zack, and the rest of the Johnson-McEwan clan for the wedding; we’ll stay close
to Mom and help her out with Ethan and Ehlana for most of the day.
Finally, we’re going to have a smaller
shopping group this time, and that mostly seems to be due to Aunt Leanne’s absence;
though there are some other summer holiday timing issues this year. I’m sure that we’ll still have a great day;
but it will be just a bit less fun without Aunt Leanne, Aunt Deborah, and some
of our other favorite shopping friends.
We do still have a breakfast buffet at the
Inn before we leave, though, and that’ll at least give me a chance to spend a
little time with Michael before we leave our boys behind and head for the
city. I’d better get started on that nap
time so I’ll be ready for that goodbye hug and kiss too – I’ll want to make
sure that Michael doesn’t forget me while I’m away for the day!
Yes, I know that he won’t; but why let a
little thing like the facts get in the way of having fun?
Okay, that really is it for tonight; so,
until next time…
…Live long and prosper, fellow Magi of the
Light!
