Lots to Unpack!

Time to unpack!  Maddie didn't have school today, so she got to sleep in a bit.  Actually, we all did a bit.  I did go back to work, and there was a somewhat unpleasant task of removing all the props and binders again from my desk in its new location, as new furniture was abruptly announced to be coming in tomorrow.  That would not be the case, I learned later, but nevertheless, it took a while to clear things out again, and therefore that was most of my day.  I couldn't wait to get home.

Just an update:  the sea monkeys are doing great!  Wow, they're moving around in there, with quite a few younglings still swirling about.  They were excited for food and oxygen.  It was great to see them, and the birds were all super excited to see full dishes of various seeds out there on the back deck.  The bluebirds are thrilled!

Maddie had a relaxing day today, and Mom of course was doing laundry and unpacking medals, new clothing, and all the things loaded up in three suitcases.  We're back and here we go, getting ready for Easter.  Mom was working on costuming, ironing certain things and going in that direction with the dancers.  I'm arranging a filming upcoming, some videos that will take place during the Easter production that need to be filmed ahead of time.  It's the usual material with healings, Pilate, Roman soldiers and of course Jesus.  Maddie won't be in the filming this time around as it will be a weekday, and it's down in Braselton.  But it will be good - we've got some of Roman soldiers back from last year, and we'll get an "angry crowd" together, complete with Bible costumes that Mom will be assembling.

Tonight I got back a little late due to the moving stuff, but we had enough time and energy to watch a few episodes of "Monk," which we did.  We're somewhere in season five, pushing forward and binge-watching all this year as she takes her forensics class in high school.  Speaking of which, she starts tomorrow again. She's put out her requests for registration for the classes she wants next year - can you believe it's the last year?  Can you believe she'll be eighteen in a few months?  What?

We closed down this quiet day (comparatively!) at a decent hour, because school starts again tomorrow.  And we're still tired too, of course.  Vacations can wear you out occasionally!  Also, we're all still rocking back and forth in our heads, our equilibrium still used to be on a swaying cruise ship.  Standing up, you can't help but internally sway back and forth!

Anyway, we closed out our day with some reading from our Kingdom Keepers book, catching up on that new story of "Inheritance" that we'll continue in a second book soon enough.  We said our prayers tonight, and after that, it was time for bed!

Although I did just find out Billy Joel released a new song, which is like super, super rare.  This was the musical hero of my childhood, and this song "Turn the Lights Back On" is such a poignant and emotional song.  It's only one song and not a whole album or anything, but it's so emotional to have an old friend's voice back.  This song is living rent-free inside my head at the moment!  Maddie, you've had Taylor Swift, but when I was your age, I had Billy Joel.  Glad I could see him a few times in concert, and of course really glad to hear him again with a new song.