I’ve run out of time and need to get to
sleep so that I can be ready for our annual start of summer shopping trip in
the city! That’s why this is going to be
a micro-update.
Tai Chi by the river at sunrise was great
thanks to the bonus exercise buddies.
Breakfast for a gang of campers was a bit crazy; but Violet and Dillon
helped out; and we survived that blast of work and fun. Michael had to get to work after that, and
Tim had to leave too; but Rowen stayed to help me with kid control as parents
came to pick up their kids; and with the campground clean-up. She eventually went over to the computer
store to help out there for a while; and I stayed and worked around the yard and
house until lunchtime. We only had Naomi
and Aiden still with Ethan and Ehlana by then; so we had a quiet lunch; and
then I had the afternoon off to play for a few hours while Michael was on his
afternoon break. We met up with Rowen
and Tim for some trail riding at the park; followed that up with some swimming
at my house that Ethan, Ehlana, Naomi, and Aiden joined us for; and then we
wrapped up Michael’s break with an ice cream run to the Emporium before we dropped
him off at the Inn so he could help with the dinner rush.
Rowen and Tim went to do their own thing
after that too; so I brought the four kids home again – and left them with Mom
while I got to work on my family business work.
I had a lot to get done, so I worked until dinner was ready; took a
break for that with Mom, Violet, Dillon, and the twins; and then I went back to
work again. Naomi and Aiden had been
picked up by dinnertime, but since Mom needed to do the usual final work-up for
the shopping trip with Aunt Leanne; Violet and Dillon offered to go out and
play with Ethan and Ehlana while I was working and Mom was at Aunt Leanne’s
house.
Some playing went on at the Carrington
house too, but I was out of the loop for all of that while I worked to get
everything done so I can take the weekend off from the family business. I had all of that done by ten o’clock; took
care of getting Ethan and Ehlana tucked in for the night after that; and then
came up here to have a soak in my Jacuzzi – without doing any
multi-tasking. Everyone else is sleeping
now, and my time limit is self-imposed; but I’m tired out too after a couple of
camping nights and a lot of work and play time.
In addition to the shopping trip, we have a co-ed baseball game tomorrow
night; a work day at home on Saturday ahead of the long weekend; and I’ll be
working the dinner shift at the Inn on Saturday and the buffet to close shift
there on Sunday.
I’m getting tired just thinking about all
of that, and can write about the work and fun ahead each night; so let’s just
wrap this up so that I can get some rest and be ready for whatever life throws
my way over the next few days!
It’s been fun, but I’m done; so, until next
time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
