This last update of May is not going to be
very exciting because I’m out of steam; and need to crash into nap mode for a
while.
The post-holiday weekend Tai Chi and
breakfast was really quiet by comparison to the last few days – no surprise
there. Life is returning to normal
around here; with everyone heading back to work and school. Final exams are the name of the game at school,
since they start next Monday; and that was the only real change in my schedule
for Tuesday. We didn’t have concert band
practice; Michael, Rowen, and I replaced it with an exam study session at the
school with some of our classmates while we waited for marching band practice;
and then we had fun with that practice because we also put getting ready for
the Fourth of July parade at the top of our to-do list – though some of us
still had to deal with the business end of things for the fundraisers. That’ll include another booth at the park for
that holiday weekend; and it should be another good month for the fruit and
vegetable boxes sales; so I also already know that it’s going to be another
very busy work weekend for me!
The music for the Fourth of July parade is
much more festive, so that made the practice more fun, but Jenny, Rebecca, and
the rest of the color guard are able to have even more fun because they’ll be
able to do more for this parade – some actual flag-twirling routines that will
add a lot to the entertainment side of our band. They have been working on that for a while;
but getting ready for our first parade had been the priority before this
week. Once we were finished at the
school, Michael and I moved on to our teen praise team practice. Music for that service is more festive and
upbeat too, and while we never venture too far toward the cutting-edge of
Christian music; we do get to pick songs that are appropriate for teens – and freshen
up old hymn favorites too. I really do
love all of the music time in my life, but it can also be exhausting to keep up
with everything; and today was one of those times.
When we headed home from the church,
Michael and I still had some exam-related study homework to get finished; we
did that at his house; and then had a bit of quiet time in his living room
before I came home that included just a tiny bit of making out. That did slow me down for getting started on
my bedtime computing, but we were overdue; and it was one of the best cameo
moments of my day – if not nearly enough alone time for us to catch up after a
weekend with almost no Michael and me time at all.
Somehow, this update is dragging out beyond
the little blurb I’d planned on writing tonight, but while I don’t really need
to add anything about the hours of family business work and language studies; I
should mention that the countdown to Isabelle and Andrew’s wedding is on; so
Violet and Dillon are spending all of their extra time on helping out with
that. They didn’t get home until around
one o’clock; I took a short break to get the wedding update from Violet; and
then they headed for bed while I got back to work. The breakfast and bedtime interaction with
them is great, but it still feels as though we’re living in two different
worlds right now; and only have those passing moments where our lives intersect
before we move on again.
I could say the same thing about my
parents, sister, and brother right now too, but I really have had enough for
today; so let’s not go there. It’s been
fun and too busy; I’ll have more of the same every day for the next week and a
half; and that’s all for tonight; so, until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
