Happy Birthday, Mom!
There were quite a few gifts for Mom today, but I’m fairly sure that the presents she loved the most were, in this order, Ethan and Ehlana’s ‘no more nursing needed’ gift; the no-work weekend; and the no-kids-at-home night that Ethan, Ehlana, and I seriously do not want to know the details about.
Ethan and Ehlana’s no-nursing gift was Mom’s first of the day, and prompted the second; which was both a present and a Magi Healing lesson for me. She’d shown me how to precisely control the amount of breast milk she needed to produce for Ethan and Ehlana, and completely stopping that production wasn’t really much different – just a lot faster than letting it happen naturally. The rest of the healing from nearly nine months of nursing twins didn’t take long either, but at my age, that was one of the stranger lessons; and while I’m glad that Mom’s so happy, I am also not going to think much about the why for that. Let’s move on, shall we?
Tai Chi was out by the river, and Uncle Adam and Aunt Leanne joined us for that – and for breakfast. Mom and Aunt Leanne were set free after eating to shower and get ready for a pampering morning with Vicki and Liz at the salon while Dad, Uncle Adam, Violet, and I started our work morning with the kitchen cleanup; supervised by Ethan and Ehlana. By the time we were finished doing that, Alicia had come over, and she took care of the twins while our work party continued both inside and outdoors. Uncle Adam went home to work there while Violet and I started on the house work and laundry; and Dad mostly worked in the back yard. His chores included getting three canoes ready; checking over a few bikes; cleaning the grill and getting the tank filled; and taking care of some early spring yard work. I helped out with that by mid-morning – sweeping the porches and sidewalks; raking the paths; and washing windows and doors.
Uncle Adam came back in time to help Dad with our barbeque lunch plans, and when Mom and Aunt Leanne got back from the salon; Alicia was set free – mostly because she would need the break before joining her friends for another mass babysitting night – this time at the Emerson’s house. Rowen came over from the store in time to have lunch with us, and then we spent the afternoon playing with everyone until it was time to get ready for Mom’s birthday dinner party at the Inn. We went for a short canoe ride; played at the park; and had an ice cream break at the Emporium that just happened to be timed perfectly for Dillon’s afternoon break before the dinner rush at the Inn.
Violet, Ethan, Ehlana, and I also had to get our overnight bags packed, and I dropped mine off at Rowen’s house before we all walked over to the Inn. Dad and Aunt Leanne hadn’t really set up a particularly big dinner party, but there were a lot of their friends going to Sheldon’s; and that ended up giving Miranda and Jacob a full dining room that was about as busy as nearly every Sunday night. Our party included the Emersons, Seagers, and Greens; plus Aunt Deborah and Nick. Rowen and I ended up at a ‘kids’ table next to Mom and Dad, and we had fun hanging out with some of our friends while our parents were hanging out with their dinner guests.
Having the babysitting service at Rowen’s house seemed a bit strange, and we didn’t have my lounge for the girls to hide out in from the boys, but Alicia and her friends managed to mostly control Patrick and the other guys; and we had a fun night that included games, movies, and a lot of running around and goofing off. Rowen and I went to bed by a bit after eleven, and have been chatting and surfing since then. Rowen’s had to chase off Patrick and Scott a few times too, but they’ve probably gone to sleep now since they haven’t bothered us in about twenty minutes now.
I thought about staying up to see Aunt Leanne and Uncle Adam when they come to get Ethan and Ehlana, but Rowen’s nodding off, and I’m tired too, so instead of doing that; I’m going to wrap this up and get some sleep.
Live from Witch Falls; this is Cassie Proctor, signing off!
