Another mid-week hurdle has been successfully overcome; and thanks to Sally’s birthday party, we had a lot of fun today too. Some of the guys in our class joked about crashing her party, but I’m sure that most, if not all, of them were glad that they weren’t invited. After putting up with some above-average guy goofiness all day, I was definitely ready to get out of town for a girls-only evening.
Rowen’s Mom drove us out to the Reynolds’ farm after we’d finished our homework and gotten ready for the party. About half of the guests were there by then, so we played outside with the other girls while waiting for everyone else to arrive. Other than going riding at the Ridge River Ranch, I haven’t spent much time on any of the farms around town; and this was only my second visit to Sally’s home. The other girls probably thought it was funny, but I loved getting to play with the farm animals and the Reynolds’ two dogs.
Farm work didn’t stop even for something as important as an eleventh birthday party, but Sally’s father and brothers seemed quite happy to be busy with chores while their house and yard were overrun with a bunch of pre-teen girls. Mrs. Reynolds had a few games for us to play outside, and then the party moved indoors for the rest of the evening that included dinner and a movie. Dad came out to pick Rowen and I up at a quarter after nine after helping Mom get set up to nurse Ethan and Ehlana, and by the time we got home; they were ready for more help before we all went downstairs for a little telepathic chat and snack time.
Ethan and Ehlana had wanted to hear all about the party, but by ten-thirty, they were ready for a nap. I went up to bed then too, but have been working on my computer since then; and it’s after midnight now. There were some email waiting for me to catch up on that included nearly an hour of work for the family business, and then I played in the archives for a while to catch up on some of the material that Mom wanted me to cover to go along with the lessons we’re currently working on. Uncle Adam had some new entries for our fledgling project archive, so I caught up on that too; and that led to another email to pass on a few things that I picked up on tonight at the party about what could be latent patterns among town and country kids.
Since tomorrow – today – is going to be a busy work and game night day, and Mom will likely want to add in at least a short lesson after skipping one night already; it’s time to get some sleep. Mandy didn’t even wait up with me, and has been curled up on her usual pillow for more than an hour now. Sometimes I agree with her that cats are way smarter than people – at least when it comes to enjoying life and understanding what’s really important.