I’m really tired out right now, so I’m
going to shoot for a short report despite the fact that there was a lot going
on around here today – which is why I’m worn out!
Tai Chi this morning by the river made for
a fun start to our day; Michael stayed for breakfast before moving on to his
own chores and work at home and the Inn; and it was time for me to get to work
too once he’d left. Dad and I worked
outside all morning, and while we did get some rain showers off and on for a
couple of hours; that didn’t get in the way of our chores even though it did
mean getting a bit wet. I worked until
noon; went to have a shower and got ready for my ballgame; and then had a quick
lunch before Rowen met up with me and we headed for the school ball diamond.
Our Piranhas were up against the Solar
Sharks today, and though they had the added incentive of playing their first
game for a new business sponsor; it was the little fish in the baseball pond
that had the advantage today. Mom, Dad,
Ethan, and Ehlana came out for the game, and there were lots of other parents
there too; but not many other spectators – mostly because we had a dash or two
of rain hit just before game time that kept the crowds away – and some others
watching the match from their parked cars until the rain ended early into the
first inning. I won’t drag out the game
report, but we were the home team today; ended the first inning with a one-run
lead; and kept a lead straight through until the end when we wrapped up the
eight-to-five win after giving up just one run in the top half of the last
inning.
While the rain didn’t cancel our game, it
did mean getting even dirtier than usual; so most of my team mates and I
skipped the Emporium visit and opted to go jump in the river at my house while
Mom and Dad just stopped in to the grocery store and picked up a couple of ice
cream options and a large box of cones so that they could still feed us when we
were finished cooling off in the river.
That was a fun break in the busy – especially since Michael was on his
break for the tail-end of the game and the swim time. He wasn’t completely outnumbered by the
girls, since Tim, Ethan, and Aiden were there then too; but he is a normal teen
guy; and wouldn’t have had a problem going for a swim with a group of girls in
swimsuits.
That water fun was a fairly short break,
since most of us had other things to do after the game, and in my case; that
was heading over to the med center again to help out with the work that had
been going on there all day. Mom came
over for a while too, but Dad stayed home to do some of his own work in the
office. He kept Ethan, Ehlana, Naomi,
and Aiden with him; though Naomi and Aiden were only there for another hour or
so before getting picked up by one or more of their parents. I helped out with some unpacking work at the
med center; took a turn with babysitting; and then I brought Zack and Leah home
with me so that I could be home to help Dad when he switched into grillmaster
mode and got started on cooking the main course dinner for the gang of family
and friends we hosted for dinner.
Pretty much everyone helping out at the med
center or the old clinic were invited to come over for that – along with the
members of our family that had instead been busy at their usual jobs or helping
out with the younger kids while their parents were busy. It took a couple of hours to get everyone
fed, and I mostly helped out with more babysitting and getting my younger
cousins fed; but I helped out with the clean-up too while about half of our
dinner guests headed back to the med center to put in another couple of hours
of work there.
By the way, I haven’t mentioned it specifically,
but Violet and Dillon are making a bit of extra money right now by helping out
with the move to the med center. I
should probably talk to my agent; since I forgot to actually get hired on so
that I could draw a paycheck too!
Oh wait – I’m too young for them to legally
hire me for a job like that anyway. I
guess I’ll just have to settle for what I make with my current part-time job.
;^)
Moving along, I was still doing some
babysitting when Michael came over after he was set free from the Inn. He joined us for the movie that was
in-progress already in the lounge, and by the time it was over; Zack, Leah, and
Caleb were getting picked up by their parents – or parent in Zack’s case; since
Aunt Leanne had already been sent home to bed by then after running out of
steam while still trying to help out at the med center. Once we were down to just having Ethan and
Ehlana at home; Michael and I did the bedtime thing with them and then came
back up to the lounge for a bit of overdue alone time. That was moderately hot and a highlight of my
day, but we were also both also tired by then; and another sofa sleepover so
soon after the last one wasn’t a good idea – even if it would have been fun!
We had a little chat with Mom and Dad
before Michael went home shortly before midnight; and I’ve only done the
must-do work and nightly computing since getting ready for bed and tucked in
with Mandy. Tomorrow is going to be
another work day – after church – and I’ll be splitting my time between the med
center and the Inn; since I’m definitely going to help out with the buffet
shift. With all of that still ahead this
weekend, I’m really glad that I’ll have that last school week of the year to
rest up before we get to summer vacation!
Right now, getting some rest is all I’m
interested in doing for the remainder of the night, so that’s it for this
update; and, until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
