Year-end testing and exams are done; and the teens in particular are very happy about that. Rowen and I were happy too, and celebrating with a sleepover at her house.
After school, Rowen and I started out with stops at the computer store and my house; I packed a bag and we dropped it off at her house; and then we headed out on our bikes for some playtime at the park that included a short swim in the river and an ice cream stop at the Emporium when we needed to cool off. Dinner ended up being a picnic for two back at the park, and then we spent most of the evening there, playing and watching most of a baseball game, until we needed to meet up with Rowen’s parents at the store and walk home with them.
That was when we found out that Patrick had invited Scott Faulkner for a sleepover too – probably about ten seconds after finding out that Rowen had invited me. I’m sure that you know what that meant for us – regular interruptions by two junior pranksters. What is it about boys getting together in pairs or groups that turn them into such annoying pests? Yes, I know that the majority of them grow out of it by the time they’re thirty or forty, but unfortunately for girls; scaring them off with threats of hugs, kisses, and girl germs doesn’t work anywhere near that long. In Patrick’s and Scott’s cases, it’s entirely possible that they’re going to cross over before Rowen and I do despite being two to two-and-a-half years younger. (Before you ask, Aunt Leanne, no, I’m not interested in younger, older, or any boys; so don’t bother going there!)
Despite having a pair of annoying nine-year old boys bugging us way beyond any reasonable point of being entertaining, cute, fun, or funny; Rowen and I have managed to have fun. We watched a movie with Owen and Patricia; played on our computers after getting changed and in bed; and had a nice, long girl chat between chasing off the prank attacks from the boys. (For the record, Rowen and I still don’t think that Grandma Emerson and Mom are right about denying our request to be allowed to use our Magi power to put the two boys to sleep so they can’t bug us so much.)
Anyway, it’s heading toward one o’clock, and we’ve got our first ball game in the morning, so it’s past-time for us to get some sleep.
Live from Witch Falls; this is Cassie Proctor and Rowen Emerson, signing off!