This is going to be a short update because
I’m tired and running out of steam fast.
Tai Chi by the river was great; but arrived
a bit early for me. My workout for that
wasn’t normal, but it was great in a different way; and Brianna giggled her way
through our workout while I ‘helped’ her to exercise with us. Her hugs and kisses were great too, and while
yes, her one-year old version of a hug is more of a snuggle; she’s very good at
them!
Breakfast for our gang of campers was a bit
of an adventure, but Mom picked up an early bakery order that included our
primary food options; and the rest of the breakfast options were all options
that didn’t require cooking and had minimal clean-up. I did help out with the work before and after
breakfast; helped to get all of the younger girls ready for the day; and then
left the kid control to others for the rest of the morning while I got to work
on the weekend chores for the rest of the morning. That included getting more than half of the
tents packed up; and then I mowed the lawn while Mom had other volunteers –
paid draftees – take care of the gardens.
That doubled to keep some of the kids busy for a while too; and then we
were all set free for the day after we had another easy-meal for lunch that
consisted of self-serve mini-subs, cold salads, and snacks. After lunch, we headed for the park; some of
us rode bikes on the trails; others played at the playground; and we all had a
blast that included regular cool-down swims in the river.
We were back at home in time for another
barbeque dinner; though this one was quite a bit smaller than the one last
night. We’re having another camping
night too; but only with the cousins and just a few best friends – like Michael,
Tim, Rowen, Naomi, and Aiden. It’s been
nice to have another decent weather day, and I would have liked to do even more
with our cousins today; but another major adventure day just wasn’t in the
cards for us today. The quieter evening
play time with our parents and grandparents was nice; and the campfire was good
too – especially once Michael could join me after he was finished at the Inn
for the night.
Rowen and I have the same three junior
camping buddies tonight; and we’re all tucked into our sleeping bags much
earlier than last night – again because we’re all too tired to stay up
later. Most of the younger kids were
sleeping before eleven o’clock; we put out the fire not long after that; and we
had all of the kids in their sleeping bags by midnight. The teens and tweens had a bit of a wind down
chat by the river after that, but we wrapped that up at twelve-thirty; and
Rowen didn’t stay awake past one – possibly because the tapping of the
keystrokes on my computer lulled her to sleep.
I only had a bit of work to do that came up
through my email, but I took care of that fairly quickly; and there’s nothing
new to report from the work or usual computer and email checks. It’s been another fun day, but I’ve had
enough, and we have one more family day ahead before the cousins head home on
Sunday that I want to be rested up and ready for; so, until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
