It’s been another really hot day here, and
while I’ve spent a lot of the day working; there was some outdoor sun and fun
mixed in here and there too.
That fun started with Tai Chi by the river;
breakfast was out on the back porch; and then I pretty much got to work in the
office after helping with the clean-up while Dad went to work and Mom, Ethan,
and Ehlana went over to the lab to hang out there for the morning.
Having the house to myself gave me the
opportunity to work in a time phase; and I got a lot of work done by the time
Mom brought the twins home for lunch at one o’clock. That included doing all of the laundry and
some Magi-powered cleaning that miraculously happened while I was in the
office. I’ll modestly report that I’m
getting quite good at Magi multi-tasking! ;^)
I stopped for lunch then; helping with the
work at both ends of the light meal; and then Michael came over for his
afternoon break and we took Ethan and Ehlana out to play for a couple of
hours. We went to the park to play
there; had one swim there and another one back here at home; and then Michael
needed to get back to the Inn for the dinner rush while I got back to work in
the office until stopping for the day to help Mom with making our dinner. We had that ready by the time Dad got home
from work; stayed inside to eat because it was really, really hot out by then;
and eventually headed for the park and the co-ed baseball practice.
The heat kept most spectators away,
including Aunt Leanne, Zack, and most of my younger cousins, so while I was on
kid control duty; I didn’t have too many kids to keep up with. It was still hot, though; and the kids that I
did have with me managed to completely tire me out. There were also too many to take swimming by
myself, so cooling off had to wait until after the practice was over. We went home for that swim; and quite a few
members of the team joined us in the river – and for an ice cream cone bedtime
snack after we’d had enough water play time.
It was past-ten by the time we were down to
just five in the house; and Dad headed into the office to get started on his
homework. Mom did a Magi lesson with
Ethan, Ehlana, and me; the twins had baths before getting tucked in for the
night that I helped Mom out with; and then we had a short visit with Dad,
Violet, and Dillon in the office once that was done. Violet and Dillon had been over at his house
for dinner and the evening; and got back while Mom and I were busy with twin
tub time.
I didn’t hang out in the office for long
because I’m ready to get a decent night of rest – which is also why I only
checked my email tonight before getting started on this report. While I don’t have work tomorrow; Michael is
going to work the breakfast and dinner shifts.
He will be able to spend most of the day between the work with me, though;
so we should have a good day. Game
nights are finished for the summer, and I have ball practice tomorrow night
too; but I’m still hoping that Michael and I will manage to have some alone
time tomorrow after he’s done work for the night – especially since I’ll be
away on Friday for the shopping trip.
The weather might not cooperate with us for
a play day tomorrow, and we could get rain on Friday too, but since the weather
forecasts have been a bit spotty; we’ll just wait and see how it goes. For right now, though, I’m really only
interested in some quality down time; and I can wait to find out how amazing
our adventures will be over the next couple of days. Have a great night, day, or whatever applies
for the future time when you’re reading this; and, until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
