Maybe I should have picked a different
Sunday for a play day and helped out at the Inn instead; since it rained off
and on pretty much all day, and Dad spent most of the afternoon and evening
working in the office to get ready for his usual post-city visit schedule.
We did go out to the river for Tai Chi this
morning, and though the ground was wet from rain; we dodged the wet weather
while doing that. Getting everyone fed
and ready for church was as much of an adventure as always; and then we needed
transportation assistance to get there thanks to an on-again bout of rain. That was all still fun and we kept ourselves
entertained; but I was ready for a nap by the time we sat down in the sanctuary
with about five minutes to spare before the start of the service.
This is slightly off-track, but I want to
mention that Naomi is a very self-assured young lady – and knows what she wants
for her future. She played right along
with everyone while being teased about her sofa sleepover with Ethan, and while
Ethan mostly tried to just keep quiet and out of the spotlight; Naomi happily
used the opportunity to not-so-subtly stake her claim on my brother. Everyone thinks that’s cute, but there are
also a few Junior Magi Masters that are also mildly amused because of how that
fits in with what we know about our collective future.
Stay tuned for more on that; since the
Ethan and Naomi story is going to take a while to develop. They are, after all, only three and four
years old! ;^)
Compared to the crazy-busy of the morning,
my afternoon was fairly tame. I spent
part of the afternoon playing with Ethan and Ehlana while Mom and Dad were
busy; had a study session with Michael, Tim, and Rowen during Michael’s afternoon
break; and then opted for an early start to my ‘real’ studies and work both
before and after dinner instead of just goofing off and then starting that work
at bedtime. Doing that is the only
reason why I’ll be sleeping before midnight on a Sunday night; and I had
everything finished except for my usual nightly computer checks and this update
before doing the bedtime routine with Ethan and Ehlana and then coming up to my
room for some quality time with my Jacuzzi.
This isn’t a very in-depth report, but then
this wasn’t exactly a day for earth-shaking events here in Witch Falls; so let’s
take a quick look at the week ahead and then call it a night. Michael’s cousin, Jessica, will be turning
eleven on Saturday; and Michael and I will be helping out with the party – and likely
with some sibling control to keep Ryan and Sophia entertained while Jessica has
her friends over. That’s the only major
family and friends event that’s booked for the week, but we’ll also have a
future plans meeting tomorrow night too; and I’ll be busy for the rest of the
week with the usual schedule.
I haven’t done a college family and friends
update in a while, but there wasn’t much news to report from last week; and
they’re all now gearing up for final exams that will be starting in early
May. While that means they still have a
lot of work to do between now and then; it is nice to know that we’re going to
have all of them home for the summer soon – even if we’ll all be too busy to
spend much time together. Rebecca and I
will at least get to spend time with Stephanie and Violet while working on the
wedding for Jake and Stephanie; so we have that to look forward to – starting pretty
much as soon as they get home.
Okay, it’s time for some quality napping
now, so I’m out of here; and, until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
