Happy 3rd Anniversary, Grandpa
Grant and Grandma Eleanor!
I’ll admit that it seems strange to think
of their third anniversary being in the same year that Mom and Dad will be
celebrating their fifth – or within a couple of months of Jake and Stephanie’s
impending marriage. They are blissfully
happy, though; and I can only hope to be that lucky when I’m in my
eighties! Michael and I didn’t have
anything to do with their happy day, and didn’t even see them around town; but
Stephanie assured us that they have been having fun with their family and friends
while celebrating their special occasion.
Michael, Tim, Rowen, and I all had the day
off to play with no major work to do at all.
We played with Ethan, Ehlana, Naomi, and Aiden for a couple of hours
this morning after breakfast; and then dropped them off with Mom before
grabbing our bikes and some supplies and then heading out for a biking adventure. We decided to bike our River Road along the
Ridge River to Rock Trout Lake. The ride
was a blast; we stopped to have lunch at a park on the lakeshore; played there
and had a long swim; and then biked home again.
We were home in time to help out with
dinner; Michael, Tim, and Rowen stayed with me for that; and then we spent the
evening having a movie night in the lounge that Ethan and Ehlana joined us
for. Michael and I didn’t get to have
any alone time, and we both wish that had been possible too; but the trade-off
with getting to hang out with our best friends and the twins was really great
too. There was time for two movies;
swims before and after the first movie; and then Michael, Rowen, and Tim headed
for home just ahead of the incoming rain at eleven-thirty. My goodnight hugs and kisses with Michael
were fairly mild because that departure had been on fairly short notice as the
wet weather moved into town quickly; so we’ll need to find some time before the
holiday weekend crazy starts to make up for that.
Mom and Dad worked in the office tonight
while we were having fun, and Mom did a bit more work in the kitchen today too;
but we’re pretty much ready for the holiday weekend except for some early yard
chores that I’ll be taking care of ahead of the weekend – like mowing the lawn
and weeding the gardens. Fitting that
work into my schedule will likely have more to do with the weather than
anything else I have on the go; so I’ll just keep you posted on that.
We’ve already started a new month as I’m
writing this, and beginning July with rainy weather might not be a great sign;
but I’m hoping that we’ll be able to continue the fun and adventure that kept
us entertained for the last couple of weeks of June! The Fourth of July holiday weekend should be
a great launching point for that, and Jake and Stephanie’s wedding will
hopefully be both a great end to July and start for August; so stayed tuned and
I’ll let you know how that works out too.
For right now, I really just want to get
some sleep. After having a bedtime chat
with Mom and Dad; we all joined in to get Ethan and Ehlana tucked in for the
night; and I’ve been working on my computer since climbing into bed with Mandy
at a bit after midnight. There was some
family business work that needed to be done and I did some archive studying too
before wrapping up with my usual bedtime computer and email checks and this
update. I don’t have anything
particularly interesting to report from that work and study time, though since
I haven’t mentioned it in quite a while, if you’re actually interested in my
Magi education progression and timeline; you’re welcome to read Mom’s archive
on that. It’s perfect bedtime reading –
sure to put you off to sleep in minutes! ;^)
Maybe I should try that once I wrap this
up; though getting to sleep won’t be a problem for me tonight after our long
bike ride and everything else we did today.
I’m pretty much just rambling now, and it’s obviously time to head into
nap mode now; so, until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
