It’s been cloudy, and we’ve had a sprinkle
or two here and there; but our day has actually been way better than expected
today. The temperature even reached the
sixties this afternoon; and Tai Chi by the river was an option this morning.
That was a nice bonus for the start of the
day; but the good weather also meant that Dad and I got to do all of our
outdoor chores to get ready for the holiday weekend. That included a bit of work at Grandma and
Grandpa’s house, and an hour of heavy-lifting assistance for Uncle Adam at his
place; which is why we were on the go all day except for lunch and dinner
breaks. While a lot of work was involved
in all of that, Dad and I had fun together too; and at least it did mean
getting to spend a lot of time together – something we haven’t had a lot of
lately.
I didn’t spend as much time with Mom and
the twins, but they were just as busy with more housework and pre-cooking and
baking. Mom had a big group for her
dinner and cooking night, but not a lot of help with the work. Aunt Leanne was feeling barfy and tired by
then; Aunt Deborah and Aunt Grace were both worn out and ready to get their
pregnancies over with now; and Uncles Adam, Nick, and Mark were all taking care
of Zack and Leah while offering what help they could to Mom with the work. That all added up to not getting as much done
as they’d wanted; and more work for this weekend. Mom wants to be done everything except for a
bit of baking by Monday, though; so I’m going to help her tomorrow afternoon
while Dad will be busy getting ready for his first work day back from the city
on Monday.
I was set free after dinner tonight, but
since we didn’t stop to eat until nearly seven; I had enough time to grab a
shower, dry my hair, and get dressed before Rowen and Tim came over to spend
some time with Michael and me in the lounge.
Ethan and Ehlana spent a little time with us too while we waited for
Michael to get done at the Inn, but after Ethan and Tim played a few video
games and Ehlana had a little girl chat time with Rowen and me; they went
downstairs to hang out with Mom and Dad once Michael caught up with us.
Watching college football wasn’t my idea of
fun tonight, but Tim pointed out that we hadn’t done that pretty much all
season; so Rowen and I conceded the point and we watched parts of several games
along with catching a half-time show football recap that covered the news from
the rest of the games today. Rowen and I
weren’t interested in that at all, but cuddling with our boys worked for us; so
we still had fun. Tim also tested me on
a half-dozen play-calling challenges, but gave up when I went six-for-six and
he didn’t do as well with his guesses for other plays.
We also talked about the holiday weekend,
and how the big game was going to affect our little break from school. Michael, Tim, and I will need to get together
soon and work out some birthday plans for Rowen too, but we need to get the
football itinerary first too; since we’ll not only have the game this year, but
we don’t know whether Rowen and I will be able to attend the dinner and evening
events that will be set up for the players, coaches, and staff. We also don’t know when the team will be
heading home on Saturday yet – or whether they’ll catch any of the games then
too.
We didn’t really get to have a lot of time
together – just a few hours. Rowen and
Tim left at a quarter to twelve so that they could have a bit of alone time at
her house before Tim needed to be home – and left Michael and me with a little
time for a minor make-out session before he needed to leave too. That was fun, and while we were very tempted
to use a time-phase to make as much time as we needed for that, I was tired
out; and Michael didn’t want me to wear down even more by doing that too. He left by shortly after midnight too, and
after seeing him out; I had a little chat with Mom and Dad before we all came
up to bed for the night.
I’ve mostly just been doing the basic nightly
computer checks since snuggling with Mandy and getting to that part of my
night. There was a bit of family
business work to deal with via email, but that didn’t take long; and I’m nearly
ready to get started on my down time.
Other than helping Mom out in the kitchen,
I don’t have any specific plans for tomorrow.
With the holiday weekend coming up, it should be a comparatively quiet
night at the Inn; so I’ll probably skip helping out there this week. Maybe I’ll just get my usual school night work
done early while we’re cooking too if that’s an option; and shoot for any early
bedtime. We’ll only have three days at
school; but I don’t expect to get much sleep between Monday and the end of the
holiday weekend.
That sounds like a plan, and I’ll let you
know whether that works out or not, but that’s all I have for tonight; so,
until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
