It’s been a hot, humid day with a bit of
rain here and there that wasn’t nearly as much as originally forecast; but I
wasn’t outdoors much anyway – and the bit of rain we did get during the day
didn’t get in the way of the fun or work for anyone.
This has mostly been another work day for
me except for while we were at church; but there were lots of fun moments that
were liberally mixed in to keep everything entertaining. Tai Chi by the river was as awesome as always;
breakfast was amazing because I did that with Michael and his family; and the
church service and Sunday school kept the fun going. Once we got home from church, it was time for
me to get to work. First up was helping
with the pot-luck lunch we hosted at our house for most of our family. I helped with the cooking and set-up; took
care of Zack and Leah while we ate; and then helped with the clean-up before
most of us moved on to the med center for the afternoon.
While we were there, I split my time between
helping out with the work and babysitting duties. I get the feeling that my younger cousins are
getting tired of all of the extra work their parents are doing right now, and while
we still managed to mostly have fun when I was playing with them; I have to say
that the work in the med center was easier than regular intervention with
cranky kids. I stayed and helped out
until shortly before four o’clock, and then headed for the Inn with Michael
once his afternoon break was over. He’d
spent most of that time with me – and with the twins and my cousins; and we
were pretty much ready to take it easy for a while by the time we reached the
kitchen at the Inn.
I’d make a joke about the buffet shift
being easier than keeping up with my cousins, but while the work was
less-stressful; it wasn’t easier – and it was also really, really hot in the
kitchen. We all took food breaks when we
could fit them in; it was a tough handful of hours; and most of us were fairly
wiped out by the time we went home after closing up for the night.
I stopped in at Michael’s on the way home
for a cold drink and wind down chat with his parents and Rebecca. Jake had gone home with Stephanie; and they
were spending the night there. While
hanging out with Michael for a few hours of quality cuddle time would have been
nice, I had work and studying to get home to; and was home by a quarter to
eleven. Mom and Dad were packing up
their work for the night by then, so Mom did a very short Magi lesson with me;
I stopped in to say goodnight to Ethan and Ehlana on my way up to my room; and
then it was time for a soak in my Jacuzzi along with some family business work
multi-tasking. The work was done by the
time I was out of the tub and ready for bed; so all I’ve had left to do since snuggling
with Mandy and my computer was my archive assignment and just a bit of language
studying that I did at the same time as the reading since it was audio-based
work.
I finished that up about twenty minutes
ago; did my last email and nightly computer checks after that; and I’ll be
ready to drop by the time I wrap this up and get to the sleeping part of my
night. Fortunately, we won’t’ be doing
any real work at school – just helping with the clean-up and doing the usual
fun stuff like our play day, movies, and random fun and games. I’ll also have the usual practices and work;
more to do to help my family with whatever they need while getting the med
center ready to open in a week; and hopefully a bit of extra-curricular fun
with my friends too if we can fit that into our busy schedules.
Stayed tuned for those details, but that’s
it for tonight; so, until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
