It’s Friday night – and I have no football
report! ;^)
I’m especially happy about that because I
was able to be here for our family and friends dinner and a movie night; to
welcome Dad home; and then to welcome Violet and Dillon when they got back here
from school.
Before I get to that part of the report, our
day started out with Naomi and Aiden adding bonus fun for us during Tai Chi and
breakfast. Ehlana, Naomi, and I had some
dress-up and hair fun before Rowen, Michael, Rebecca, and I walked to school
with Naomi while Mom was left with the twins and Aiden until she was ready to
take them to KidZone so that she could spend the morning running errands.
Our school day was busy-enough; and we had
a couple of tests that our teachers wanted to get out of the way ahead of the
Thanksgiving action that will take up most of next week – or the three days of
classes we have before the long weekend.
Michael and I stopped in at the Inn for a visit with his parents, but we
didn’t stay long; and then he came home with me so that we could help Mom with
getting our contributions for the family dinner together. We had time for a snack and chat too; but
then we headed over to Uncle Mark and Aunt Grace’s house with time to spare so
that we could help out with the rest of the dinner and movie set-up. We had quite a gang together for the evening,
so we needed to use the dining room for the adults and kitchen table for most
of the kids – with Michael and me on kid control during the meal. That was fun, but Michael also joked that the
Friday night football games were easier – a line that my aunts were happy to
run with and have fun teasing him over.
The dinner and play time with Ethan,
Ehlana, Naomi, Aiden, and our cousins was great; and so was getting to spend
time with my aunts and uncles. I have
not been able to do that enough lately; and I’m so glad that we could be here
tonight. We had a long break between the
meal and movie, but Michael and I didn’t get put on the clean-up crew because
we were kept on kid control instead. I
got to spend some extra time with Brianna while we were doing that, and one of
the really great things about being Magi is that I never have to worry about
babies forgetting me when I don’t see them much while I’m busy with other
things. Brianna and I have a really
special bond, and while it’s different than what I have with Ethan and Ehlana;
it’s more than I have with the rest of my cousins so far. I haven’t spent any time analyzing that, but
I do have a special relationship with her mother too, and she is definitely her
mother’s daughter; so it could be as simple as that.
Then again, it could be much more; but I
can’t go there right now – and won’t anytime soon.
Uncle Adam and Aunt Leanne have Christina
staying with them while she’s here, and we had Violet and Dillon coming home
too; so we went with just one movie tonight – and it was a kid-friendly
flick. I had to share Brianna during the
movie, but Michael and I always had at least one junior cuddle buddy with
us. The movie was cute, if not a future
animated classic; and all of the action and family time had the youngest kids
tired out by the time we began splitting up to head home. I went with the twins to walked Aiden and
Naomi home; had a bit of extra fun when Naomi needed to give Ethan a goodnight
hug on her front porch – and then got caught in the act as her father opened
the door to welcome her home.
Once we were home, we still had a bit of a
wait until Violet and Dillon got home, and they only stopped in at first for a
quick visit and to drop off their luggage before heading over to Dillon’s house
for a visit with his family. They’re
spending the night with us. They will
likely have some late night out; but I expect that Dillon will be staying with
us every night while they’re here – unless they spend a night at his house
instead. After our visit with them,
Ehlana and I decided to have a sisters’ sleepover in my room; we cam e up to
the lounge; and watched another movie in there once we’d gotten ready for
bed. Michael and Ethan watched that
movie with us, and Michael and I got to have the bonus cuddle time together;
but they did their own thing while Ehlana and I were getting changed.
For a change, Michael and I didn’t end our
evening together. After our movie, he
went downstairs to take care of tucking Ethan in for the night; and they played
video games and talked for a while until Ethan was ready to get some sleep. Michael did stop in again for a goodnight hug
and kiss before he went home; and then Ehlana and I sat up in my bed and talked
while I did some work on my computer and we both waited to have a bedtime chat
with Violet once she and Dillon got home again.
It was after midnight by then, so that chat didn’t last very long – and
that was because Violet was worn out from a busy school day and trip home. I hope we’ll get to spend time with her while
she’s here; but it won’t be easy for her to add us to her busy schedule –
especially when I’ll be at school for two of the four full days they’ll be
here.
I’d suggest that I’ll get used to that
eventually; but doubt that I ever will.
These cameo moments won’t change much for quite a while either, since
Michael and I will head off to college the summer after Violet and Dillon
graduate; so holiday visits like this one will be part of our lives for quite
some time.
That wasn’t something I wanted to get into
tonight, or really even think about anytime soon. I’d rather just be glad to have Violet and
Dillon home; and we’ll enjoy the moments we do get to spend with them. Breakfast with them in the sunroom will be up
next – and a first; so I should wrap this up and get started on my nap time to
be ready for another early start for a busy holiday weekend prep day. That might not sound very exciting, but the
holiday weekend fun is always worth the extra work that goes into making it
happen.
I really don’t have anything else for
today, and Mandy and I have a nice, warm cuddle buddy to sleep with; so, until
next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
