This has been a very busy day!
Mom, Ethan, Ehlana, and I were all up early
to see Dad off on his trip to Crystal Springs.
We had a group nap after that while he was busy; and then we were up and
going again in time for Tai Chi by the river.
Breakfast for four was quick and easy; and then it was time for us to
get ready for our work or school day.
We still have a few weeks to go before
final exams start, but we started wrapping up the final study modules for our
classes this week. Projects and major
assignments will be due over the next couple of weeks; and we’ll be in
full-review mode after the holiday weekend.
Those facts are waking some of our fellow students up to the reality
that is the end of school year work crunch; though it’ll likely be another week
or two before the least-prepared among us start to panic.
Michael, Rowen, and I are not having any of
those problems; and Tim assures us that his only problem is that we’re no fun
and want to make him start studying for exams with us instead of having fun and
goofing off like we’re supposed to until the weekend before exams. He’s just joking about that, since he really
has been happy with the fact that his parents are impressed with his marks
pretty much since he started dating Rowen; but the entertainment is fun for all
of us.
While classwork and early exam studying was
a big part of my day; I’d really rather write about the more interesting things
going on around here – even though my involvement in any of it was minimal at
best.
First up, the park playground is pretty
much finished now. The bits of work left
to do are mostly clean-up and finishing touches; and Ethan and Ehlana have
given it their twin seal of approval! It
will definitely be a hit for the holiday weekend with all of the visiting
kids. The new park trail is great too;
though that’ll be amazing once the entire trail project is finished over the
next few years. Also on the fun front,
Quarry Lake is ready for the holiday weekend with the major fun additions of
the rock wall and zip line. There are
new water slides and other minor additions; but it’ll definitely be the rock
wall and zip line that’ll have the campground filled this summer. We’ve heard that they expect to have most of
the campground sites sold out except for the section that they keep for overnight
or weekend campers.
Back here in town, our newest store opened
today. Old Mill Antiques will fit right
in with the Art Gallery and Museum; and will showcase local restoration talent
along with pieces that are unique to the region. They’ll carry a wider variety than that;
though that will, obviously, depend on the antiques that they can acquire
too. As I’ve mentioned before, that won’t
be a store I’ll be buying much from anytime soon; but I guess there could be
some little gift opportunities there for my favorite adults and antique
lovers. I’ll keep you posted on that.
With Dad in the city, I want to be around
to help Mom as much as I can even with everything else I have on the go this
week; so we did our after-school studying at my house; and Rowen and I took
care of dinner for seven; after Mom invited Michael, Tim, and Rowen to join
us. That wasn’t anything major – just burgers,
hotdogs, and a couple of salads; but she was happy to have us do the work
before and after dinner so that she didn’t have that to deal with on top of the
rest of her work.
Michael and Tim needed to eat and run to
get to their baseball practice, so Rowen and I cleaned up; and then we took
Ethan and Ehlana to the school to catch the rest of their practice and have
some play time at the school playground.
Rowen and Tim went on to his house from there for the rest of the
evening; Michael and I took Ethan and Ehlana home; and then we went over to his
house to spend some time with his family – and catch part of the wedding plans
meeting that the Stones and Wingboroughs were having with Jake and Stephanie.
I won’t get into all of that now, but there
is one, imminent wedding-related activity happening tomorrow that is going to
change up my usual schedule. The dress
fittings are tomorrow in Crystal Springs; and while Miranda, Samantha, Stephanie,
Violet, and Lynn Jennings are heading for the city earlier in the day; Rebecca
and I will be joining them at the dress shop whenever we can get there after
school. My mother is taking us there; we’ll
bring Ethan and Ehlana along; and they’re still working out the dinner plans
that will include Dad and the Malloys; but might not have all of us together.
My visit at Michael’s house didn’t wrap up until
nearly eleven; and I’ve had a lot to get done since then. Mom and I got Ethan and Ehlana to bed shortly
after I got home; since they’d stayed up and worked on their college classes;
and then we did my Magi lesson in my room.
Mom went to enjoy some Jacuzzi time after that; and I got to work on my
studies and family business job. That
was more than three hours ago, and I really need to get some sleep now; so I
won’t spend a lot of time writing about all of that action. I am getting close to wrapping up my language
studies for the summer, so that’s good; and my family business operations are
really doing great this year so far. That’s
saying a lot considering the challenges we’re dealing with this year; but I won’t
go on about that since Mom and Aunt Leanne are doing even better than I am as
we close in on the half-way point in the year.
If you’re interested in all of that, there
are other archive resources available with the boring details if you have the
clearance, but I’ve had enough fun for today and need to be ready for an even
more exciting day tomorrow; so, until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
