Happy first birthday, Naomi!
Ethan and Ehlana were fired up today – especially when they got to spend a couple of hours hanging out with Naomi this morning while her father was busy with getting everything set up for the party they were having after Liz was finished work at the Salon. That was going to be a family-only event, but the twins had wanted to see Naomi so they could give her the birthday presents that Mom had helped them to pick out. (She’d vetoed the iPad suggestion, but had approved a new dress that Ehlana only half-joked about being able to borrow once Naomi outgrew it; and a cute little gold necklace)
There was a birthday surprise for me too, though it was the timing, and not the gift, that was the newsflash. I’m sure that Ethan and Ehlana did want to surprise me too, and it was fun getting to be there when they got to tell Naomi that they – we – were all Magi too. Mom assured me later, when we could talk about it, that it had been a lot of fun watching Ethan and Ehlana convince the senior members of the council that they needed to let Naomi know about them, and start training with them too. If she thinks that was high on the fun scale; she’s going to need to re-calibrate it for everything else that will be happening over the next few years.
Our little photographic memory Kodak moment with Naomi happened in the lounge, while Dad and Alicia were out running an errand that I’m sure wasn’t just random coincidence. We had time for a telepathic chat; Mom did a short first lesson with Ethan, Ehlana, and Naomi that I was only observing for; and then we were back to playing normal babies and toddler again by the time Dad and Alicia got back from their trip to the store.
That time with Naomi was definitely the highlight of my day, but Rowen and I have been having fun since getting together after lunch. It wasn’t all that warm out today, but it did get above freezing, and the park was play central for a lot of kids – at least until the NFL football playoff games started later in the afternoon. We decided not to do another sleepover tonight, but I had dinner at Rowen’s house, and then stayed to play with her until nearly ten o’clock.
Since getting home, I’ve done the bedtime story part of the nightly routine with Ethan and Ehlana; had a long soak in my Jacuzzi; and done everything on my computer from family business work to archive studies and my usual email and entertainment checks. I added a few notes to our Magi project archive relating to today’s events with Naomi, but that was mostly for future reference. It’s been a long time since a Magi of the Light has received training from a Master starting at such a young age; and it will be interesting to compare where Naomi is now to how powerful a Magi she’ll be as an adult.
I should start doing all of this using a time-phase – it’s after one o’clock again, and I’m going to need to stop playing for the night. Using up so much power on a time-phase might not be worth the effort, but the great thing about the future is that there’s always more of it just around the corner.