Ethan and Ehlana:
The major barbeque dinner last night was awesome – even with quite a bit of work. Our favorite co-ed ball team went on to earn the undefeated regular season with a close, ten-to-eight win over the Rawhide Rangers; and we spent most of that time helping out with keeping the younger kids entertained while at the park. By the time we got home again, it was near-dark; we got started on the campfire with help from some of the parents; and then the teens were left in charge for the rest of the night while the adults got cleaned up and then headed for the pub and the end-of-season party for most of the ball players on all of the adult teams.
We don’t usually write about that at all, but should note that there are women’s, men’s, and senior’s divisions that are very popular; and more-serious too compared to the co-ed games that are mostly played for fun and entertainment. There are also a lot of young adults involved with those teams because of the better competition, and we do keep track of the games and standings, but we’re also not really into watching those games – mostly because it would just take up too much time to try and watch every ball game in town. We’re busy enough just keeping up with our family teams! You won’t be surprised to know that the biggest sports enthusiasts are also the best players on the best teams in each division; and they have some fun rivalries too with parents and adult kids often either playing together or challenging each other on competing teams. We don’t currently have any favorites, but if any of our favorite young adults do start playing in those divisions; we might need to expand our support in the future.
Getting back to our news of the day, the campfire highlights for us were our own musical contributions with Naomi and Aiden; the stories were fun; and we stayed up too-late having fun with the other teens and tweens. The campfire wrapped up by midnight and we already had some of the younger kids in their tents and sleeping by then, but it took another hour and a half before we had most of the kids in their tents; and Zack, Eli, and some of the other guys were not interested in giving up on their games and pranks before they eventually got tired out and were ready to sleep. The quieter, riverside chat time and co-ed cuddling was great, and while we didn’t get to have co-ed camping because of our junior tent mates; we were ready to just enjoy the nap time by the time we crawled into our sleeping bags. We can also report that Mom and Dad had fun at Sheldon’s; they were not booked to be designated drivers this time; and we don’t need any details of what they might have been doing after going up to bed for the night!
Our morning began too-early, but Tai Chi by the river with the big group of exercise buddies was worth it; and we needed that calm before the post-camping storm that was our morning meal and getting a major gang of kids and teens fed and ready for church. Aiden and I were on work crews before and after breakfast; Naomi and Ehlana helped with getting all of the younger girls ready for the day; and we all had a lot of fun – even if we were ready for naps by the time we got to the sanctuary! Church and Sunday school were still fun, since we also helped out with getting the teens ready for the holiday weekend service with some prop and costume making; the service went long; and then we came home and helped out with another barbeque meal that Mom and Dad hosted because we also needed the extra hands to get our campground cleaned up and the tents and gear put away. That meal and the work took about two and a half hours; the kids were set free to play after that; and Ehlana and I went biking with Naomi, Aiden, and some cousins and friends. We did an ice cream stop at the Emporium along the way; two swim breaks were fit in with the trail riding; and then Ehlana and I were on our own for dinner with Mom and Dad – an easy meal of leftovers that didn’t take much work to prepare or clean up from; and that allowed us to get our evening office work started early too.
Dad had work to get done by morning too, but Mom, Ehlana, and I had family business and charity work to do; Mom did a Magi lesson with us; and we used a time phase to get more done in less time so that bath or Jacuzzi time could still happen at a reasonable time. Getting all of that work done still takes a lot out of us, though, so it felt late by the time we hit the tubs to get cleaned up. That does pretty much bring us up-to-date on this report, though, so that’s also pretty much all we have for our news. As for Cassie and Michael, they’re nearly finished with their work in Shanghai. They’ve been busy with a series of meetings on their Sunday and Monday morning, but they’ll need to head for the airport soon; and then they’ll be in-transit through until they get back here again on Tuesday afternoon home time. That seems like a long time for us, but they’ll be having two Monday evenings thanks to the time change and crossing the international dateline; so it won’t seem that long to them – or actually be that long either! That is their top news for today, though – that they’ll be on the way home to us; and we are very happy that they’ll be home again.
Okay, it is time for us to get some sleep; so we’re out of here starting right now!
Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!
