Rowen and I ended up using most of our after-school play time to work, but since we were having fun anyway; that was okay with us. School seems to be get better every day the closer we get to the Christmas holiday; and there’s something Christmassy going on somewhere around the school every day.
The after-school play day plans were changed when we decided to work on the outdoor Christmas decorations after having our snack. I mostly wanted to do that to help Dad. He was adding that work to an already packed schedule, and didn’t really have the time to do all of the decorating too. We couldn’t string the lights along the rooflines – okay; Mom wouldn’t let us do it the only way we could – but we could set up the yard and front porch decorations.
We both helped Dad as much as we could with the lights when he did get home from work, and had everything set up by dinnertime. Rowen stayed for that before we went upstairs to get our homework done and mostly talk shopping strategy for Saturday. Having jobs and our own money this year does make a difference, and we both love the extra bit of freedom to make a few of our own decisions that gives us.
Mom gave us time to play for a while, and then we did a Magi lesson together before it was time for Rowen to go home for the night. I helped Mom with the twins until they were tucked into their cribs; spent a little time in my Jacuzzi; and hopped into bed by ten-thirty. The plan was to go to sleep after doing my usual nightly computing, but I got tied up in the Magi project archive, and doing some general archive research on some of the comments and questions Uncle Adam had written about. His information was specific to the Witch Falls Magi, so I found related archive writings about other Magi groups and added the relevant data to our project.
One thing that really pops out at me is just how unique our little town is – even when compared to millennia of Magi history. In ancient times, the Magi groups often lived segregated from the non-Magi. Sure, they ‘went out into the world’ a lot; but their home communities were either secluded, or if in cities; segregated. I certainly understand why my distant ancestors needed to be so careful – especially since that really hasn’t changed all that much today – but maybe some day that will change. It would certainly be very cool if the rest of the world could be like Witch Falls.
Anyway, I’ve lost track of time, and it’s past one o’clock again. Tomorrow is another work night, along with games at the Inn. I’ll try to get a bit of extra sleep after that since Friday night is going to be our first dinner and a movie night in a month; and Rowen’s staying for a sleepover. That’s it for now, and hopefully that plan will work for tomorrow (to-) night.