Our morning started out early so that Mom, Ethan, Ehlana,
and I could all see Dad before he left for Crystal Springs, but then four of us
were able to have a little cuddle and nap together in Mom and Dad’s bed before
we needed to get moving again too. Tai
Chi by the river seemed a bit less fun without Dad; and the dull, cloudy sky
matched the part of me that was missing my father. There was rain in the forecast, but we didn’t
actually get any; and ended up having a nice day – especially by the time we
were finished school when Rowen and I were ready to play.
Before we get to that, it was a good day at school. As usual for a Monday, the guys talked
football a lot while the girls talked about boys; the latest entertainment
gossip on the web; shopping; and some random local weekend gossip. Rowen really didn’t want to be around for
certain parts of the chats about boys; and I was happy to help her out by
hanging out together in the school yard at lunch, and staying out of the pack
between classes. Phys-Ed was outdoors, and
Rowen and I paired up for the cross-country run that included a lap of the path
around the park. We may be vertically
challenged compared to the other girls in our class right now, but that doesn’t
really matter for longer runs. We were
the first runners back to the school; though I’m sure that at least some of our
classmates were taking advantage of the time away from direct supervision – a
theory that was all but proven when the last group of runners returned with
just a few minutes left before lunch.
Music class was the most fun this afternoon, and we again
split the time between a theory lesson and two more rotations where we tried
out different instruments. If you’ve
ever been in beginner instrumental music classes, I’m sure you can relate to
what it sounds like, and even though Rowen and I did better than most with
everything we tried; we definitely contributed to the cacophony of noise that
in no way resembled anything harmonic or melodic. That little detail didn’t keep us from having
a blast, though, and I really love having a class that is actually in a subject
that’s new and challenging for me.
With Dad away in the city, after Rowen and I did our
homework, we took Ethan and Ehlana with us so Mom could have a break; and went
to the park. Our first stop was the
football field; mostly because Ethan and Ehlana wanted to see Rebecca and
Jenny, and watch the boys playing football.
Ethan didn’t just want to watch; he ran out onto the field right away;
and then he and Michael earned some laughs when Michael helped him to score a
touchdown before running him back to us and dropping him off in Rebecca’s
lap. While we’d planned on taking Ethan
and Ehlana over to the playground, they wanted to stay; I could sense that
Rowen did too; and since that unofficial, silent vote left me in the minority;
we stayed until the pick-up game ended, and it was time for us to head home.
Rowen stayed for dinner with us, but then she needed to head
home; and we had Uncle Adam and Aunt Leanne coming over for a Healing lesson
and family business work session. By the
end of the evening, the big news for us was that Mom was doing an overnight
trip to Crystal Springs sometime in the morning; I was going to have a
sleepover at Grandma and Grandpa’s house; and Uncle Adam and Aunt Leanne were
going to get the twins for the night at their place. I’ll guess that Aunt Leanne had the idea in
mind well ahead of time; since it didn’t take very long for her to get our
grandparents on board, or have Alicia set up to pick-up the twins from their
house after school.
Spending the night with Grandma and Grandpa will be fun, but
Mom and I have both been doing some extra work in the office since Ethan and
Ehlana went to bed and Aunt Leanne and Uncle Adam went home. I’ve finished the archive studies that went
with the healing lesson tonight; practiced languages for an hour; took care of
a bit of family business work; and did the rest of my usual nightly
computing. It’s now after one, and Mom’s
decided that we both need to pack up and get some sleep, so...
...say ‘goodnight, Cassie’.
“Goodnight, Cassie.”
