I’ve had a very busy day, and am running
out of steam fast; so this is going to be a quick update.
With Michael, Tim, and Rowen all working
today; I spent most of my time between breakfast and the early evening on kid
control duty. The Moms limited the
number of kids I was entertaining at any given time; but my play time this
morning and afternoon was all pre-school and toddler rated fun. That included a lot of playground time; some
swimming; and games in the back yard.
Dawn and Jillian helped me out with some of that action, but they also
were ready for some teen time too; so they took most of the afternoon off and
met up with some of their friends for some biking and just to hang out for a
while.
The lunch at the Inn that the grandparents
and great-grandparents hosted was a short break for me; since all of my younger
cousins spent that time with at least one set of their grandparents; though I
pretty much just traded that for some time with Brianna – and with Aunt Leanne
and Uncle Adam.
Michael joined us for some of the afternoon
fun while on his break from the Inn; but then I was on my own for entertaining
my group of kids until dinnertime. We
split up for that meal; met up again at the park in time for the coed baseball
practice; and then I was the entertainment coordinator for the kids again while
our baseball-playing parents were busy playing with their friends.
I was set free after the practice, and
while the visiting cousins were shuffled around to their sleepover locations; I
went over to Michael’s house with Violet and Dillon to meet up with Jake,
Stephanie, and everyone else that was helping out with more wedding work after
the Inn closed for the night. Dawn and
Jillian are staying with Grandma and Grandpa tonight, so I’m not leaving them hanging
while helping out with the wedding work; but we still couldn’t stay up late
with the work because most of the adults and teens on the work crew tonight
still have work to get to in the morning.
We did put in a couple of solid hours of work; finished up the gift
baskets; and had some fun with decoration crafting; and then Michael and I went
out to the river for at least a bit of quiet time together before I came home
and he headed for bed.
Mom and Dad were only going to have Jayden
with us overnight; but ended up with Naomi, Sophia, and Aiden too so that Ethan
and Ehlana could have some bonus fun with their cousin and best friends. Sophia may have been added to even up the
sides; but I don’t think that Ehlana and Naomi were seriously doing any
matchmaking with Jayden and Sophia. They’d
used the lounge for some video gaming while I was busy; but were already in
their rooms by the time I got home.
After doing a visit with Mom and Dad as they were wrapping up their work
in the office; I made two stops on the second floor to talk with the boys and
girls in Ethan’s and Ehlana’s rooms; and then came up to my room to wrap up my
day with some multi-tasking work and Jacuzzi time.
I only got about half of my work done while
in the tub; took a break from it while getting ready for bed; and then spent
another hour or so working on my computer while Mandy slept and cuddled with me
before moving on to this report. The
work was important, but not especially newsworthy, and that’s all I have for
today without delving into the little details that I’m too tired to cover
anyway; so, until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
