It’s been a long, too-busy day; so this is
going to be a short report due to extreme exhaustion.
Tai Chi by the river and breakfast in the
sunroom was great – especially getting to spend the meal time with Violet and
Dillon. School time through to band
practice was uneventful; though lunch time outdoors was fun. Band practice was drawn out now that we’re
running out of time to get ready for our first parade a week from Friday night –
and the rest of our holiday parade and concert schedule. Michael and I were at his house for a quick
dinner and study session between band practice and our teen praise team
practice; and then we had another long music practice to get ready for the
holiday weekend Sunday service while also continuing to work on the music and
musical for Christmas.
Michael came home with me after that
practice; and we got to spend some time with my grandparents before they headed
back to their house at the same time that my visiting aunts and uncles took
their kids home to put them to bed.
Michael stayed to do a Magi lesson with Mom and me; we took care of
getting Ethan and Ehlana tucked in for the night; and then we came up to the
lounge for a too-short bit of alone time so that I could say goodnight to him
in a mostly non-verbal way. That was a
fun little interlude between all of the busy, but after seeing him out; I got
ready for bed and busy with all of my studying and family business work. I’ve been doing that for more than four and a
half hours; and that’s the main reason for the exhaustion.
I’ll be heading off into dreamland very
soon, but before I go there; let’s cover the news that I was too busy for
today.
As you’ve gathered from the news of my
short visit with Grandma and Grandpa; they got home for the holiday weekend
today. Surprisingly, they didn’t have
any travel delays; and managed to get into town by mid-afternoon. While they were traveling, Mom led a small
crew of helpers that included twin supervisors; and they had Grandma and
Grandpa’s house ready for their arrival – including some fresh groceries and
bakery treats. My grandparents were here
for dinner and an evening visit with most of our home town family, and while I
would have liked to be at the dinner; they were sitting down to eat too late
for Michael and I to do that.
Violet and Dillon had plans with his family
and some of their friends tonight, so they weren’t at the dinner either; but
they did stay and have a visit with Grandma and Grandpa after helping out with
the house work there – and they helped with unloading the minivan too. Yes, they might have been able to reverse the
family time days, but there was no guarantee that Grandma and Grandpa would
have such a comparatively easy travel day today; so they didn’t try to change
things up when my grandparents could have just as easily been late getting home
from Arizona.
Missing out on the family time wasn’t
something I wanted to do, but there just weren’t enough hours in the day today;
and there’s a good chance I’ll feel that way a lot over the next, well, from
now until the New Year! ;^)
The only thing I’m feeling right now,
though, is numb and sleepy. Only having
time for a nap before I’ll need to be up again will mean another early-morning
self-healing session ahead of Tai Chi; but I’ll deal with that – and hope to get
a chance for more sleep tomorrow night.
I did get everything done tonight and can take the weekend off except
for any work that comes up via email, and that’s all I have for this update;
so, until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
