You know that it’s a nice spring Saturday
when Dad is willing to skip some chores in favor of enjoying the weather and
having a bit of afternoon play time.
Tai Chi by the river and a big country
breakfast made for a great start to our day; though Michael missed both while
helping out at the Inn this morning.
Since he got to spend the rest of the day with me from lunchtime on,
though; I was okay with the work-play plan.
I was on outdoor chores duty with Dad today, and while we did work hard;
it was mostly fun doing all of that together.
As it got warmer and nicer out, we changed our plans; worked a bit
harder through until one o’clock; and then called it a day when we stopped to
have lunch. We will need to make up for
that next weekend; but we’ll worry about that then.
As I mentioned, Michael joined us for lunch
after being set free from the Inn. Dad
grilled hotdogs and burgers; Mom had cold salads to go along with that; and we
had lunch out on the back porch. Michael
and I were on the clean-up crew; but then we had the rest of the day off to
play with our friends and family. Rowen,
Tim, and Lucas were all still busy during the afternoon; so they’ll be here
soon – about an hour before we’ll have dinner.
That’s phrased in the near-future because I’m writing this while
grabbing a shower and getting changed.
Michael’s doing the same at his house because we both wanted to get
cleaned up and changed after a busy work and play day to this point. I’m writing my update now because I expect to
either have a very late night or a very late night that ends with a sofa
sleepover with Michael if I’m really lucky.
Either way, I’ll add the rest of the news
from our adventures tonight with my Sunday report and take a night off from any
computing. Our afternoon play time
included a bike ride that Michael and I did on our own so we could go a bit
further than we can with Ethan and Ehlana on their bikes – and they’ve
out-grown the trailer. We toured the new
section of town; the park; and went for a ride around a couple of country
blocks out Quarry Road and then back home along River Road. We followed that up with some back yard play
time with Mom, Dad, and the twins; and we had some cameo visits from friends
and family while we had our fun – including from Uncle Adam, Aunt Leanne, and
Zack. All of that was great, and Mom,
Dad, and the twins are still outside doing whatever right now; but I really
wanted to get cleaned up before we get to our dinner, movies, and sleepover –
and I’m sure that Michael and the rest of my friends will really appreciate me
doing that too.
We’ll be having a pizza and wings dinner;
there will probably be a bit of outdoor play time again after that; and then we’ll
start our movie marathon with a kid-rated flick so that Ethan, Ehlana, Naomi,
and Aiden can join us for that before their bedtime. There was some talk about the twins doing
sleepovers at their respective friend’s houses instead of here, and though I’m
risking teen scorn over the admission; I’d rather have all of them here for
sleepovers instead of a teen-only night.
Tim might joke about it, but I’m sure that he has as much fun with them
as the rest of us do; and I don’t get to spend enough time with Ethan and
Ehlana so we don’t want to miss out on any opportunities like we have today.
I’m nearly finished getting ready for the
night, though, so it’s time to wrap this up and get downstairs before my
friends join us. We are going to have a
really great night too, and though Michael and I are going to be busy at the
Inn tomorrow afternoon and evening; the rest of the weekend should be fairly
amazing too. Since this is all history
as you read this in your ‘now’, you’ll be able to flip a digital page to find
out what happens, but I still need to live it; so I’m going to get right to
that!
Until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
