August 19
Fili and Kili were fixing up that old tent for me and Thorin! Oh, it is really more duct tape now than whatever it was originally made of, and it looks rather a bit like a Franken-tent; but they sealed all the holes and taped new mesh over the top, so it should at least keep most of the bugs out!
I am so touched and overwhelmed, and I really don't know what to say! I had no idea they were so concerned about us. It's our job, isn't it, to be concerned about them? But they said that they felt bad that we've been spending so much time taking care of things, to the point where it sometimes seems like Thorin and I barely know one another any more. They said that the least they could do is give us one night to ourselves before we get back home!
So Fíli and Kíli set up the rescued tent out behind the trailer and padded the floor with all of the spare blankets we brought (but haven't needed at all until now because of the heat), and they even set the battery-powered fans out there to keep us cool! And on top of all that, they are going to watch the younger boys in the trailer for us tonight while Thorin and I have some alone time. The older boys are even going to make dinner for everyone! I mean, it's just sandwiches, but still it is thoughtful.
And, really, it doesn't matter if they know what Thorin and I are doing out there, does it? Really, I'm beyond the threat of embarrassment anymore. Dís's boys are, after all, practically adults – and any euphemisms we use around them have certainly not gone unnoticed!