School’s out for the summer!
The good news is that Rowen and I – and our classmates – are finished Grade Six. The scary news is that Ethan and Ehlana unofficially finished Grade Eight. That puts them a bit ahead of where I was at one-year old, but then they have iPads to help them. No, I’m not going there tonight; and I really do think they’re amazing.
It was mostly party time all day at school, and nearly everyone except for a few graduating seniors were just having fun and waiting out those last few hours until we were set free for the summer. Rowen and I went straight home and started working on setting up the tent and campsite for our first camping adventure. Ethan and Ehlana came outside to play and supervise for a while, and then we took them for another short swim when we were all ready to cool off. We were having a gang over for a barbeque dinner tonight, so Mom recruited Rowen and I to help out when it was time to get everything set up for that and put together the side dishes. The Arrows had their second game of the season tonight, so that did mean dinner was fairly easy and on-the-fly. Paper and plastic dinnerware helped keep the cleanup to a minimum too, and then Rowen and I took Ethan and Ehlana to the park so we could hang out at the playground until the Arrows-Torpedoes game started.
This was the first game of the season for Taylor’s Torpedoes, so the Arrows had that slight advantage; plus they didn’t want to start their season with two losses, and definitely had the edge with their cheerleading squad. Rowen and I had Ehlana and Naomi helping us, and they did a particularly good job with the hugs, kisses, and giggles that entertained and charmed our parents, the other players, and all of the spectators. The game was good too, and was really close; with our Arrows managing to pull out a narrow eight-to-six win in the bottom of the seventh.
After that, it was campfire time. Mom and Dad ended up with about half of their team coming over to our house for that, and the usual group of neighbors started dropping by once the fire and music had started. Rowen’s parents, Patrick, and Scott were first and, as usual, the Stones were last after getting home from the Inn – though this time they didn’t have Rebecca and Jenny with them since they were doing a sleepover at Jenny’s house with some other girls.
The music, scary stories, and quiet chat-time around the fire lasted until a bit after midnight, and then Rowen and I went up to my room to get ready for bed before doing a round of goodnight hugs and kisses and heading out to our tent by the river. We’ve mostly been sitting or lying down and talking since then while I’ve also been doing my usual bedtime computing. We aren’t the only riverside campers; though we are a lot quieter than the two boys out in the Stone’s back yard. Being able to listen in on what was going on a few yards down added some entertainment and a bit of weirdness. Let’s just say that Rowen and I heard enough to strongly suggest that two more of our classmates have crossed over.
**If you’re reading this some day; - and you know who ‘you’ are – make a note to yourself that sound travels very well over water. :^) **
Moving on, this has been another great day, but I have a yard work morning coming up soon, and Rowen’s working at the store, so it’s time for us to get some sleep.
Live from summer vacation central in Witch Falls; this is Cassie and Rowen, signing off!