This has been a seriously awesome day!
Before I get to that, though, I should mention that the last two days were hot, mostly sunny, and except for baseball practices; almost all work and nothing newsworthy to report. By the time I went to bed at around two-thirty this morning; I was ready to forget about work and studies for a while and have some fun.
The big play day at school was definitely fun. After being pregnancy-exempted from the volunteer pool last year, Mom was back helping out again this year for a half-day while Ethan and Ehlana entertained Grandma and Grandpa for the morning. Instead of working a booth like she did two years ago, Mom was assigned to one of the game stations – a relay race that she needed to change the difficulty for depending on the age of the students competing. My class didn’t rotate to her station until later in the afternoon, but Rowen and I did stop in for a visit when it was our turn for our morning snack station break.
Summer is definitely here, and we had another beautiful, very hot day. That meant lots of water, suntan lotion, and regular breaks for frozen treats. Someone reading this in the future might think that a Magi Master using suntan lotion is silly, since I could just heal myself of any sunburn; but miraculous healing from something so visible just isn’t an option for Magi in twenty-twelve.
With only twenty or so students in each grade, we don’t really have a serious competition; though most of the games are contests of some kind. I’m sure that our teachers sometimes need to be a bit creative about it, but by the end of the day; every student had won at least one ribbon or prize – something that was a very big deal with the younger kids. Though Rowen and I are at the younger end of our class, we did better than most of the other girls today – in the games, that is. Half of the girls were more interested in boy-watching; trying to impress boys; or distracting them so they’d goof up in the games. The third part of that was fun for everyone except the guys caught up in their games.
By the time we were set free for the day, Rowen and I were ready to cool down; starting with a swim in the river even before we did snack time with Mom, Ethan, and Ehlana. We ended up with a twin each when Mom brought them out – already changed into swimming diapers – and we floated around with them for nearly fifteen minutes before getting out; drying off a bit; and then sitting out on the back porch to do the daily update while eating ice cream cones.
Rowen and I went to play at the park after that; split up for dinner; and then she came back over to our house in time to go to the Inn. This was the last game night of the school year; mostly because Miranda had decided that we shouldn’t try having one next week when we had the big shopping trip scheduled for Friday. Miranda and Jacob didn’t even come close to winning the summer-long bragging rights for game night Champions; though they did have some consolation when Jake and Stephanie did win the Junior Championship. They weren’t the only disappointed team tonight, but first-time this season winners Heather and Adam Green were quite happy – especially since they were also enjoying a few rare hours of baby-free time thanks to some Grandma and Grandpa babysitting services.
I’m in bed and doing this early tonight. Working was an option – especially since we don’t even have a full school day tomorrow, but Rowen and I have camping plans for tomorrow night, and getting some extra sleep tonight is probably a good plan, so...
...live from Witch Falls; this is Cassie Proctor, signing off!