I am totally messing up my Magi Master
journal responsibilities this weekend, but am exhausted; and need to keep this
double update as short as possible so that I can crash and nap ahead of day
three of our four-day holiday weekend.
Let’s back up and start from Saturday
morning.
I was up early; at the Inn early; and
worked the special holiday weekend breakfast buffet through until ten o’clock. That was a crazy-busy shift; and then I
caught the tail-end of Ehlana’s ball game at the park. The Hair Herons were playing against Palmer’s
Parrots; they won seven-to-four; and then I was on kid control duty for the ice
cream celebration at the Emporium before heading home to help with the barbeque
lunch that was at the Carrington’s and Everett’s homes. After that; it was trail ride time; Michael
and I both went out to the ranch for that; and had a blast for an hour or so
with my cousins and the rest of the riders before we needed to get home and
cleaned up for the dinner-to-close shift.
We worked hard for that shift too; moved on to my house for the campfire
and camping night with my sister, brother, and all of the teen and kid cousins;
and had a blast with everyone – whether that was at the campfire with the
stories and music; or the camping that for me was with Dawn, Ehlana, and Naomi.
Sunday morning was a bit crazy getting
everyone fed and ready for the church service in the park; and I needed to
leave early to help with the set-up on the stage for the teen praise team. The music and skits were a lot of fun;
Michael and I had another duet that was a big hit with the congregation; and we
had a huge turn-out for the service. We
also needed to hurry to get to the Inn once we were done at the park; and then
we worked out tails off today getting through three buffet sittings that were
over-sold-out. It was an
all-hands-on-deck day; we didn’t have enough hands; and some of us may have
skipped most of our breaks to help keep up with the work. It was also very, very hot in the kitchen –
and outside; at least by mid-afternoon; so that sapped us a little at a time
all day – even those of us that didn’t need to be in the kitchen all of the
time.
Jake, Stephanie, Michael, and I didn’t get
out of the Inn until eleven o’clock by the time we finished all of the clean-up
in all dining rooms and the kitchen; and had the library set up for the
overnight guests. The Inn, by the way,
is full all week; so that’s even more work that Miranda needs to keep up with
every day – and keeps more of our staff busy with room cleaning and the rest of
that work.
Speaking of work; I’m on breakfast shift
duty again in the morning, and need to get to sleep soon; so let’s wrap this up
so I can do that.
I walked home with Michael; we did our
goodnight hugs and kisses on his front porch; and then I came home and straight
up to my room except for quick stops for goodnight kisses in Ethan’s and Ehlana’s
rooms. Everyone here was in their beds
by then; but I really needed a shower; so I did that quickly and as quietly as
I could before getting ready for bed and tucked in with Mandy. I’ve only done the basic email and computer
checks since then; won’t be doing any extra work; and now that I’m up-to-date
with this report – even though it’s a bit lacking in details; I’m ready to
crash and nap until I need to get up for that early breakfast shift at the Inn.
We are having fun even with all of the
work, but I’m also learning to get as much sleep as I can whenever I can do
that; so, until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
