I’ll start this update with the news that
our camping adventure is parent-supervision-free because some of us
successfully convinced Mom to go to Crystal Springs for the night so that she
could both spend some alone time with Dad and visit with the Malloys. We do have college teen support, though; so
it has not been party night at the Proctors – and we kept the camping
invitations comparatively low.
Mom did work at the lab this morning and
have lunch with us; but then she packed a bag and hit the road while leaving
Violet and Alicia in charge of us until they had some parental support at
dinnertime. That wasn’t particularly
tough for them because we – the kids and teens – spent most of the afternoon at
the park, canoeing, or swimming; and we were only home in time to set up tents
before dinner. Aunt Leanne and Aunt
Deborah led the dinner cooking crew; but there were donations and help from
other parents and teens – and it wasn’t too much work to throw together salads,
snack foods, hot dogs, and burgers.
We ate early enough that Rowen and I could
get to our ball practice, and while we were busy with that; Tim and Lucas led
the football scrimmage that was even getting the attention of a few of the
school team players this week. I’ll have
other football news in a bit, but let’s talk baseball first. It seems a bit strange to have no games while
my cousins are here, but our next game isn’t until a week from Saturday. We have two wins and one loss so far; so this
next game is fairly important – and could mean the difference between being in
a good place for earning a spot in the championship game or in trouble if we
lose. Our practice went fairly well; and
it was particularly nice to be doing that when it wasn’t over a hundred
degrees. We still have another practice
before the game; so I hope we’ll be ready.
I know it’s not a big deal in the grand scheme of things; but try to
remember that I do like to win – even when I’m playing a game when I have to
play ‘normal teen’ too.
I wonder if the council would ever let us
have a Magi baseball game a la the Twilight movie. That would be so cool – and probably not ever
going to happen.
While Rowen, Rebecca, Jenny, and I were
busy with baseball and the boys were playing football; Violet, Dillon,
Christina, and Josiah took care of the younger kids with some help from Dawn
and Jillian. We all went swimming after
that back at my house; and Michael was with us by then after catching the last
half of the football action once he was finished helping out at the Inn. We picked up the Bassett cousins on the way
home from the park; so we had everyone staying for the camping by then
too. After cooling off with a swim, we
had a snack break; and then played for a while until starting our campfire. Michael and I led the music for that, though
Jake took a turn playing guitar after he and Stephanie joined the fun after
closing the Inn for the night; and the older teens took care of most of the
scary stories for us.
The younger kids were moved into their
tents at eleven with help from our chaperones; and then Michael and I stayed
nearby while most of the others stayed around the fire until Dillon put it out
at midnight – as per parental orders that had been a condition of Mom’s
agreeing to go away for the night. It
was cooling down pretty good by then, but we went for a swim anyway; and then
Michael and I had Rebecca, Lucas, Tim, and Rowen with us for some cuddle and
chat time while Dawn, Jillian, Tommy, and Julian went for a walk and Emma and
Kylie opted to hang out in their tent.
That’s where the football story comes into the picture again.
The guys recapped their scrimmage game, but
the real news for them came from them talking about football training plans for
the rest of the summer. Tim wants to
start daily training on Monday.
Apparently, only having five weeks left to go before football training
camp opens during the last week of August is barely enough time to get ready –
despite the fact that Tim’s been getting ready for this for months; and really
years now. They’re still working out the
details, but a Monday or Tuesday morning workout at the Norton farm is a
possibility; and Lucas is going to see about getting out of Friday morning
chores so that he can do a workout with Michael and Tim then too – at least
whenever he’s here for our Thursday night camping. With crops needing to be harvested, he may
not be able to do either workouts every week; but his Dad is a former high
school football alumni; so he might get some support – and even some training
help.
I won’t try to suggest that Rebecca, Rowen,
or I were all that interested in talking sports, but cuddling with our
respective boyfriends was nice enough until everyone was back ‘home’ and we
were all ready to turn in for the night.
Violet and Dillon have Christina and Josiah staying here, but they aren’t
camping. Maybe it’s a college thing that
has them losing interest in back yard camping.
If dorm room beds are that bad, though, when it’s my turn to go away to
school; I’m going to have a better plan – like getting my own place. Then I’ll have to convince my boyfriend and
best friends to come along; and convince the parents that we should be allowed
to do that at seventeen and eighteen.
Piece of cake, right? ;^)
That’s still four years off, though; so let’s
not start on that plan quite yet. As for
the news today, that’s pretty much all I have to report. Tomorrow is going to be a work morning
because I want to get my chores done before Mom gets home so that I’ll be free
for the entire weekend to play with Dawn and Jillian before they go home. Rowen’s going to work at the store then too
so that she can do the same thing, and while Michael and Tim will both be doing
some work; they’ll be going to Quarry Lake with us for the afternoon – and the
picnic lunch. We’re not planning on another
camping night to end Dawn and Jillian’s vacation here; but we might do a girls’
night sleepover and have Emma and Kylie join us for the night. I’ll keep you posted on that.
Rowen and I have been doing our usual
bedtime camp chat, her surfing YouTube videos, and my bedtime computing; but
she’s already put her computer away and I should do that now too. Even with the work, we’re going to have a
great last couple of days of fun before Dawn and Jillian head home on Sunday;
and I’m really looking forward to that – and then to maybe taking a couple of
days to catch our breath after weeks of what feels like nearly non-stop action.
Don’t laugh – it might happen!
Whatever happens there, though, that’s all
for tonight; so, until next time...
...Live long and prosper, fellow Magi of
the Light!
