Rowen and I do like studying on our own when we can, mostly so we don’t have to play at normal sixth-grader; we had fun this afternoon studying with some of our classmates too.
Gretchen and Sally both stayed with us after church; and we had Lily and Karla come over to my house after lunch. Since Gretchen and Sally lived on farms, Rowen and I didn’t get to hang out with them much outside of school or church, so it was nice to spend the afternoon with them – even if we were studying for our tests. We didn’t hang out much with Lily or Karla because they were usually with the other crossed-over girls and in too-close proximity to the guys they all liked to keep a close watch over; but they were looking for some study help from the best students in our class, and willing to take a few hours off from their usual boy-watching to do that with us.
The lounge was study central, and we worked for nearly four hours; with Rowen and I splitting our time and subject with our friends to cover more ground. Talking about summer vacation was fun – except for when Lily and Karla wanted to talk about that in relation to boys and potential boyfriends. Rowen usually just stays quiet during those boy-chats, and I should probably follow her lead on that, since the peer pressure has definitely turned against those of us who haven’t gotten with this part of the growing up program; and my opinions on pre-teen boys does not help my popularity with girls like Lily and Karla.
Anyway, we did have a good afternoon, and after wrapping up our study session and going with Dad to take Gretchen and Sally home, Rowen and I had a bit of time to play until dinnertime, and we took Ethan and Ehlana with us up to the lounge, since we’d been getting rain off and on all day and it was too wet to play at the park. They were happy to just have the two of us there so they didn’t have to play normal baby like they’d mostly been doing since going to church this morning. We listened to music; they played on their iPads; and we had a nice, long, telepathic chat until Rowen needed to head home.
It’s been a quiet night since then, and other than helping out with the dinner cleanup, I’ve mostly just been playing with Mom and the twins. We did a Magi lesson together; Ethan and Ehlana did the full bath and bedtime routine; and after putting them to bed, Mom and I spent some time in our Jacuzzis too. I’ve been on the computer since climbing into bed with Mandy, but it’s time to pack up and call it a night. There are likely lots of teens in town still up studying for their first exams in the morning, but I’m actually skipping some work so I can get a solid eight hours or so tonight, so...
...live from Witch Falls; this is Cassie Proctor, signing off!