We’re mostly back to normal today, though from my
perspective, that’s not necessarily a good thing when it comes to life as a
tween.
Mom and I exercised before Ethan and Ehlana were awake, and
we had a fun, quiet morning together before I headed out to meet up with Rowen
and get to school. There isn’t much to
report from our Grade Seven class, though Rowen will tease me if I don’t
mention that Michael practiced with us in the music room at lunch again. We had fun, and though I’m sure that Aunt
Leanne won’t be the only person teasing us about it if Michael starts
practicing with us regularly, I like playing music with Michael; and wish
everyone could just let us be friends without attaching any compounds like
‘boy’ or ‘girl’.
Since that wish probably won’t happen, let’s move on.
Since Alicia was working with Mom after school, I was free
to concentrate on my family business work, and except for a quick break before
getting started, I kept busy in the office straight through until dinner was
ready. Ethan and Ehlana entertained Mom
and I while we ate, and got to help out with the clean-up when Mom combined
that with a short telekinesis lesson for them.
We’d had a late meal, so by the time we were finished with that, it was
time to head over to the Inn.
Mom was partnered with Miranda for the night, as usual when
Dad was away, but that didn’t earn them a championship this week. Rowen and I did about as well as usual,
though that doesn’t really mean anything, since we play to end up in the pack
with the rest of the kids our age.
Sometimes it would be nice to play as well as we could, but I’m used to
that not being an option. We weren’t
surprised when Vanessa didn’t come to game night with Nora, but her absence
just made things a bit weirder – at least for Michael and me. For him, it was because Tim had a new partner
to play the games with; and for me, it was because Aunt Leanne regularly teased
me about arranging to find a new partner for Rowen so I could help Michael out
in his time of need. Add to that a
couple of sax jokes after she found out about our lunchtime practice; and she
was on a roll tonight.
Yes, she was scaring the niece; but didn’t seem to have a
problem with that.
It’s going to be a yard and house work weekend, so after
getting home; helping to get Ethan and Ehlana off to bed; and coming up to my
room; I’ve been putting in a few more hours of work on my computer. Only part of that was family business, and
the rest of the time I’ve been working in the archives and studying
languages. I’m enough ahead to skip
working this weekend if needed, but it’s nearly two-thirty; and it’s been a
long day, so...
...say ‘goodnight, Cassie’.
“Goodnight, Cassie.”
