This is going to be very short because it’s
been a really long day; and I had to wait to write this until after Jaimie and
Kaitlyn finally fell asleep. Mandy and I
have Jaimie with me and Violet has Kaitlyn.
We’ve had a few thunderstorms roll through
today, but the rest of the day was pretty good; and we even managed to dodge
most of the wet when we were playing or outdoors. Tai Chi by the river was great; breakfast
with Michael’s family was awesome; and the rest of the pre-church activity was
non-stop crazy. The teens led the
service; so that was a blast too; and then I went straight to the Inn with
Michael and his family so that we could get everything ready for the first of
four buffet sittings. That took
crazy-busy to a new level, and kept at that level for the rest of the day – for
almost everyone working at the Inn.
That didn’t quite include me, because I
went home after everything was cooked for the first buffet and the second wave
of food went out. We had a big family
canoe adventure for an hour and a half or so; and then I cleaned up and went
back to the Inn. From then until the
last wave of food went out for the fourth buffet; the only break that Michael
and I took was to have a quick dinner with our families during the third
buffet. Rebecca and Michael were set
free when I was too; but they went home to hang out with their family while I
needed to go on to my house to hang out with Jaimie and Kaitlyn. Dawn’s spending the night with Aunt Grace and
Uncle Mark; while Chris and Martin spent most of the evening hanging out with
some friends before taking over the lounge for gaming an hour or so ago.
Before that, it was kid and teen movie
night in the lounge; and then Jaimie and Kaitlyn took turns in my Jacuzzi. Violet and I helped them with a pair of
mini-makeovers; and then we sat on my bed and had a nice long girl chat until
Kaitlyn finally ran out of steam and let Violet take her off to bed. Jaimie lasted a bit longer as we cuddled with
Mandy and watched some videos on YouTube; but a couple of pop ballads finally
put her to sleep and gave me a chance to get my usual bedtime computing done.
The weather forecast is for more rain and
thunderstorms tomorrow; but I hope it’ll be like today with short rain spurts
instead of long stretches of wet.
Getting rained on while playing with the band in the parade wouldn’t be
fun for sure; though ‘fun’ isn’t the right word for participating in a Memorial
Day parade anyway. Whether our town
picnic will be at the park or school will be a set-up time decision in the
morning; so we won’t know until then what we’ll end up doing.
I do want to be ready for another busy, amazing
day with my family, friends, and neighbors; so that’s all I have for
today. Until next time…
…Live long and prosper, fellow Magi of the
Light!
