The morning started out great with Tai Chi for one and
breakfast for four with Rowen and her parents.
She and I also made a stop at my house on our way to school to drop off
my overnight bag and see Mom, Dad, Ethan, and Ehlana. We only had time for a condensed recap of our
sleepover and a round of hugs and kisses before needing to continue on to
school; and then it was time to get to work again.
I guess it all works out by the end of the school year, but
we had another Day One schedule Friday this week despite having last Friday off
for the holiday weekend. Since that’s my
favorite way to end the school week – especially our Phys-Ed, Music, and
Spanish classes – I was a happy camper all day.
Rowen and I had a short after-school study session, but then continued
the fun by taking Ethan and Ehlana to the park until dinnertime. With the big high school football game the
top story of the day for most of the guys, we weren’t surprised to see a
pick-up game going on at the park by the time we got there; and it wasn’t long
before Ethan was getting a bonus football moment with Michael and Tim while
Rowen, Ehlana, and I watched with the rest of the girls from the sidelines.
While I’m thinking about football anyway, let’s get the rest
of that news out of the way now too. Our
team beat Hillcrest, and from what was reported on the town intranet; it sounds
like it was again Kyle Landry and our defense that was the big difference in
what was apparently a close, tough match.
Final score: fifty-two to
forty-two. That puts our team in the
Championship game next weekend for their small-school classification; so I
expect that there will be wide-spread football fever at school next week – and
probably all over town. I’ll check with
Uncle Adam to see if he has a vaccine that Rowen and I can take for that.
Moving along, Rowen’s parents are going to have the computer
store open extra hours between now and Christmas, so she stayed with me for our
dinner and a movie night. It’s beginning
to feel like Christmas too after watching a Christmas cartoon that was mostly
for the twins; and a total chick flick Christmas movie tonight. Having Mom, Aunt Leanne, and Aunt Deborah
working on the Christmas shopping trips to the city during and after dinner was
exciting too. Since the Moms’ trip is on
Monday, they were mostly finalizing the groups and drivers for that, and with a
week to go until the kids’ shopping adventure; recruiting more adult help was
the top priority. Dad, Uncle Adam, and
Uncle Nick will need to put a little pressure on some of their friends, but it
only seems fair to me that the Dads should help out next weekend so that more
of the Moms only have to do one trip next week instead of two.
Rowen’s parents and brother stopped in to get her after
closing the store, and stayed for the end of the movie and an Olde Bakery
bedtime snack with us before all of our guests headed out; and Mom, Dad, and I
had a little play time with Ethan and Ehlana while putting them to bed for the
night. I needed some Jacuzzi time after
that; have been working on my computer while in the tub; and continued to do
that after getting in bed with Mandy.
It’s going to be a long, busy day tomorrow, but I’m just getting to the
point where I’ll be able to sleep soon; so I’ve gotten a fair bit of studying
and a bit of family business work done while waiting to wind down.
Part of the reason for that is because I’ve been thinking
about Rebecca’s birthday party and sleepover tomorrow night. Her birthday is on Sunday, but with the
Sunday buffets to deal with; her family can’t exactly spend much time
celebrating with her, so they’re doing her party on Saturday night
instead. Why am I thinking about that a
lot? Because it’s going to be a boy-girl
party. Rowen and I will be the only
younger girls there, and though we are getting taller too; that year or so
difference between us and Rebecca, Jenny, and the rest of their friends means
that we’re still six or more inches shorter than they are. That, and our lack of development by comparison,
makes things more than a little awkward; and adding guys into the mix is bound
to get weird. At least the guys won’t be
there for the sleepover – even if a few of the girls might like that.
I will need to at least be able to stay awake with the other
girls at the party, and with Mom and Dad for the yard and house work, so I’d
better wrap this up and get some rest.
Say ‘goodnight, Cassie’.
“Goodnight, Cassie.”
