Our first day off from school for this
Christmas holiday break was a mix of fun and work, so while I’ve had a good
day; I won’t be able to rank this as a best-ever-so-far start to one of my
school breaks.
Tai Chi was indoors, and while Michael
joined us for that; he went home for breakfast and to help his parents out with
chores around the house and yard for most of the morning. They all then needed to head for the Inn because
they had too many Christmas luncheons and dinner parties booked to take their
usual day off – just as they have on Tuesday and Wednesday; along with one last
blast of Christmas luncheons that are booked for Christmas Eve Day. While Michael was busy all morning anyway, I
helped Mom out around the house; we both did some work on the family business;
and then we had lunch with Ethan and Ehlana before I was ready to take the
afternoon off and play with my brother, sister, our friends, and some of our
cousins.
Okay, that quickly changed to a lot of our
cousins – including Jessica, Ryan, and Sophia Bassett when we collected them
along the way while on our outdoor adventure part of the afternoon. It wasn’t exactly a best-ever kind of day for
playing outside, so we were only at the park for three-quarters of an hour; and
then we came back to our house for hot drinks, snacks, and some play time in
the lounge and my room. Michael was with
me for most of that play time, and though we were seriously out-numbered; we
managed to survive until it was time to head for the Inn so that we could both
help out with the dinner rush.
That blast of work with minor moments of
fun kept us busy until seven-thirty; and then Jacob set us free for the night
instead of keeping Michael until close.
I brought him home with me again – Michael, not Jacob – and we got
started on a fairly quiet, fun evening in the lounge. Ethan and Ehlana joined us for that; we
played video games for a while; and then settled in to watch a Christmas movie
together. Mom and Dad were both working
in the office for most of that; but they did join us for a bonus Christmas
movie after deciding that they’d rather spend the time with us instead of in
the office. The good news is that we had
a really nice time together; while the downside was that Michael and I didn’t
have any time left for a make-out session once that second show had ended.
We instead helped out with getting Ethan
and Ehlana tucked in for the night with girls-only and boys-only bedtime chats
before Mom and Dad went to bed too and I saw Michael out and on his way home
before coming back up to my room for the night.
While everyone else in the house had turned in by then, they weren’t
sleeping yet; so I opted for some Jacuzzi time with a time phase before hopping
into bed with Mandy. After all of the
work and play time today; I’m sure that she appreciated that a lot! Since getting into bed with her, I’ve only
needed to do my usual bedtime computer and email checks, and I haven’t got anything
important to report there; so I guess that’s pretty much it for tonight –
except for the Christmas song pick of the day.
Now that we’re down to just four sleeps
until Christmas, I’m going with songs that remind us of the reason for the
season. This classic is again one of my
favorites thanks to the efforts of one of my favorite A Capella groups. I hope that you love it too!
I’m going to listen to this – and other
Christmas songs while drifting off to sleep now; so, until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
