Happy 37th Birthday, Dad!
Tai Chi by the river was a great way to get
Dad’s big day started; and we had fun with breakfast too – including a video
chat with Grandma and Grandpa; the special breakfast menu; and getting Dad to
open his gifts.
After that it was time for most of us to
get to work again, and for me; that meant helping with the clean-up, getting
ready for school, and then spending the day in classes except for our lunch
break and cheerleading practice. We did
at least get to spend extra time outdoors today thanks to two teachers in need
of temporary escape from the classroom; and our cheerleading practice was
comparatively short because I wanted to be home in time to help Mom with the
birthday dinner work.
She had other helpers for that, and
contributions from my aunts; but the cooking still took longer than actually
eating the meal did. Michael could have
taken the night off from the Inn to join us, but opted to work instead – mostly
because he’ll already be off for the game on Friday; and his parents were
already short-handed tonight. We had fun
during the meal, but I doubt that Dad will rank this one among his
top-five-ever-so-far birthdays. He had
to work all day, and after we’d finished dessert and after-dinner drinks, our
aunts, uncles, and cousins headed home; and Mom, Dad, Ethan, Ehlana, and I went
into the office and got started on our work or studies.
I did help out with one last birthday gift
for Dad – a time-phase that allowed all of us to get our work and studying done
much more quickly than we would have had we worked in ‘real’ time all
evening. Mom and Dad are appreciating
that gift more than the twins and I are right now; but let’s not go there – or even
think about how they’re ending Dad’s special day.
While it’s definitely more boring up here
on the third floor tonight, I still appreciate being done my work early tonight
so that I can get the extra sleep. I’ll
likely end up having a late night tomorrow, the football game will keep us busy
on Friday evening, and I’m sure we’ll have another fall clean-up day on
Saturday; so sleep could be in short supply over the next few days. Instead of thinking about that, or anything
else; I’m just going to wrap this up and get started on that quality down time
now.
Until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
