Happy 15th Birthday, Joshua!
I’ll take a wild guess that Joshua and
Sally had a lot more fun today than Michael and I did; since we spent most of
the afternoon and evening in the kitchen at the Inn while they were having a
play day and birthday party. That fun
included the early dinner buffet at the Inn too, so we did get to see them then
for a few minutes; but Michael and I didn’t go to the party or dinner. Rowen and Tim did; so there day was more fun
than mine too.
That isn’t a back-handed complaint, since I
was happy to spend the day with Michael and his family; but that doesn’t change
the fact that our fun level today was fairly low by comparison.
Working in a hot kitchen for both the lunch
and buffet shifts was also exhausting; which is why this is going to be a very
short report.
Tai Chi by the river was great; breakfast
with Michael at his house was even better; and our time at church was
interesting and entertaining while also being the calmest part of my day. The service went long, so Michael and I had
to hurry over to the Inn and we pitched right in to get everything ready for
the lunch rush. It was a rush too, and
though the fourth of July is next weekend; there were a lot of campers coming
into town to shop and have lunch so we had a full dining room for about two and
a half hours. That extended lunch left
us with less time for afternoon breaks and set-up for the buffets; so Michael
and I didn’t exactly get to go out and play for a couple of hours during our
break. We had a late lunch; went for a
walk to the falls and back while having ice cream cones; and then got back to
the busy in the kitchen again.
The buffet sittings were even crazier than
the lunch rush; which was the main reason why Michael and I couldn’t do more
than take a couple of minutes to wish Joshua a happy birthday while he was at
the Inn with his family and some of our friends. We worked until close except for a couple of
short breaks; I walked home with Michael and his family; did the goodnight hugs
and kisses with all of them in front of their house; and then came home. Mom decided that I looked too wiped out for a
Magi lesson, so after doing a short recap with them; I was sent up to my room
for the night. Ethan and Ehlana were in
bed by then, so I stopped in for goodnight visits with them too on my way
upstairs; and then some Jacuzzi time was next on my to-do list. Multi-tasking was an option, but I just
wanted the down time while I soaked in the tub and didn’t try doing any
computing too.
I haven’t done much computing since getting
into bed with Mandy either – just the basic computer and email checks before
getting started on this journal update.
It’s been a long day; I’m beat; and I can always do some family business
work tomorrow. A look at the week ahead
can wait a day too; though it’s the holiday weekend that we’re all looking
forward to right now so we don’t exactly have any major plans between now and
then anyway. Whatever we end up doing in
the days between now and then, I’ll need to get some quality sleep time before
being ready for it; so, until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
