Happy 14th Birthday, Vanessa!
Tim was elected to drop off her gift from
us today, but I didn’t see Vanessa at all; so that was the extent of my
involvement in her big day. I do hope
that she’s had fun, but I’ve had a busy enough day; so not having a party to
attend too was okay with me.
Our morning started out with a rush of
activity that included an early football practice that meant skipping Tai Chi
to do that instead – and we had a gang of kids with us too because Ryan and his
buddies, and Ethan and Aiden wanted to come and watch the action at the park –
even though we did that before breakfast.
The extra-early workout was mostly for Lucas so that the boys could
practice; have breakfast; and still get him home in time to work on the farm
with his father. I was quarterback
again, and Rowen played a bit more today again now that her arm is feeling a
lot better; but Rebecca stayed on the sidelines and helped with kid control instead
of playing too. I was a bit surprised
that two other guys made it to the park in time for most of the workout too,
but if either of them are hoping to make the team this season; they have a lot
of work to do to catch up to where Michael, Tim, and Lucas are right now – and they
all want to be a lot better by the end of August too.
The guys did have fun this morning, though,
and then we were off and running again – with Michael and Tim going back to
Ryan’s house to help out with the work and kid control there while we went back
to my house to have breakfast and clean up our own campground. That was the last I saw of Michael until his
afternoon break from the Inn. He was
busy with his cousin and then some chores at home; and I followed up the
campground clean-up with cutting the lawn after everyone else left for the
day. I wanted to get that – and some
gardening – out of the way today because we have three ball games on Saturday;
and that work filled up the rest of my morning.
Without a birthday party to attend, I was
free to spend the afternoon playing with Ethan, Ehlana, Naomi, and Aiden; so
that’s exactly what I did – with some help here and there from Alicia, Rowen,
Tim, and Michael at different times when they were available to hang out with
us. There was a canoe ride and ice cream
run to the Emporium that included a visit to the falls; a bike ride at the
park; two swims; and some playground and back yard play time that kept us busy
until dinnertime. Michael worked the
dinner shift at the Inn too because of baseball tomorrow too; so I was dateless
for the optional dinner and a hang-out night that Mom and Dad hosted this week.
It was too nice of a day to do a movie
night, and while Uncle Adam, Aunt Leanne, and Zack came for dinner; we mostly
just had drop-in visitors while we played this evening because everyone else
was busy. Violet and Dillon were with us
for dinner too, but then they were off and running to hang out with friends –
and eventually with Jake and Stephanie too after they were done work for the
night. The friends and family visits
were fun; but mostly cameo moments. That
worked for me too because we got to actually have some family time without the
usual craziness; and it was just a fun, quiet evening.
Michael and I spent some time together
after he was finished at the Inn too. We
went for a bedtime swim with Ethan and Ehlana; took care of tucking them in for
the night; and then sat out by the river for a little bit of quiet cuddle time
before he needed to head home and get some sleep. The good news there is that he’s working the
breakfast and lunch shifts at the Inn tomorrow; and then will have the rest of
the day off for baseball and to hang out with me. There is definitely going to be some alone
time in our future tomorrow night if I have anything to say about it – and I
do.
That’s one very good reason for me to wrap
this up and get some sleep now too; though I should probably make sure that I’m
rested up for my ball game. For some
reason, at least right at this moment; baseball isn’t the higher priority. It’s probably a good thing that Michael will
be at the Inn while I’m playing the game tomorrow. I might have a tough time focusing on
baseball if he was there and I was thinking about some play time with him
instead of the action on the field.
I’d better not go there right now, or I won’t
be sleeping for a while. There isn’t
anything else to write about from today, and the nightly computer checks were
quick and easy – I didn’t even have any family business work that needed to get
done tonight. Other than baseball, it should
be a fairly quiet weekend – which will fit right in with my Michael and me
alone time plan for tomorrow night.
Let’s hope that works out for us, but for
now, I’m out of here; so, until next time...
...Live long and prosper, fellow Magi of
the Light!
