It’s been a kid play and adult work day around our house
today. That’s been good for Rowen,
Ethan, Ehlana, and me; and not so much fun for Mom, Dad, Aunt Leanne, and Uncle
Adam.
The work included finishing the holiday weekend pre-cooking,
and Dad spent most of the afternoon, and part of the evening, taking care of
his usual post-court-week work. Since
none of that was particularly exciting, there isn’t much else to add. Uncle Adam and Aunt Leanne had lunch with us
after church, but were busy for dinner with his family, so all was fairly quiet
here from dinnertime on.
I wouldn’t say that quiet was the word to use for our play
afternoon. Rowen and I had Ethan and
Ehlana with us from lunchtime until she needed to be home at five o’clock. We started out with a quick homework session
in the lounge; followed that up with sax and flute practice; and then spent the
rest of the afternoon at the park. It
might be a tough choice for the guys in town to pick between playing outside on
a beautiful fall afternoon and watching NFL football with their buddies, but
that wasn’t a problem for us; and having fewer boys around the park was a bonus
for Rowen and me.
There were still footballs being tossed around out on the
field, but there weren’t enough guys to have a pick-up game, and there weren’t
any spectators watching the action from the bleachers. We stayed away from that side of the park,
and split our time between the playground and some exploring along the path and
river. We always have fun with playing
on the swings and slides with Ethan and Ehlana, but I really love watching them
when we’re exploring.
While my brother and sister are blasting their way through
Grade Nine in their home education, one thing that they can’t do is have the
years of life experience that most high school freshman have. There are always new things for them to
experience around the park, and it’s fascinating to see them in action as they
match what they know with full-sensory reality.
I haven’t even thought about that for a long time, but I’ve been through
all of this; and it adds a new perspective for me to watch Ethan and Ehlana
now.
Of course that does still apply to me, though there are some
big differences – like real life Grade Seven compared to when I first hit that
education milestone. I’m sure if I
talked with Aunt Leanne, she’d tell me that this has a lot to do with my
disinterest in crossing over; so it’s probably a good thing that I have no
intention of talking to her about it.
The added perspective might help me look at my own experiences a bit
differently; so I do plan on spending some time thinking about and studying
this – the education-experience gap, not the crossing over issue.
I don’t have much more to report. We had a quiet dinner; Mom did a Magi lesson
with Ethan, Ehlana, and me while Dad finished his work; we had a little play
time after that until it was time to get the twins tucked in for the night; and
I’ve been in bed with Mandy and working on my computer since then.
It’s nearly midnight, and I’ve had enough fun; so I’m going
to wrap this up and get some rest.
Say ‘goodnight, Cassie’.
“Goodnight, Cassie.”
