Let’s start today’s report by finishing the one I gave up on
last night.
Having a school night sleepover was one of the top
highlights of the day, and Rowen and I had a lot of fun after we got home from
the Inn.
We helped Mom with getting Ethan and Ehlana to bed while Dad went to
work in the office; Rowen spent some quality time getting reacquainted with my
Jacuzzi; and we had a nice, long chat while I was busy with my usual nightly
computing and studies. Rowen had been
sleeping for more than an hour by the time I got around to writing my journal,
and it was probably a combination of being tired and frustrated about all of
the tween nonsense that had me ready to just crash and forget about everything
for a few hours.
I was better again by morning, and having Rowen over gave
Dad an excuse to make pancakes and bacon for breakfast; which helped to get our
day off to a great start. Playing
dress-up and taking some extra time doing our hair was fun too; Fridays are
usually very popular at school; and that has all made for a really good start
to February.
The start of the new month also put Valentine’s Day at the
top of the girl chat list at school; with the dance next Friday a big part of
those discussions. Rowen and I could end
up being the only girls in our class not going to see Abby this weekend – or
going to Crystal Springs – in search of the perfect
dresses or outfits for the occasion. I’m
okay with that, but Rowen wishes she was a member of the couples club with
‘Tommy’ instead of his current girlfriend.
One really good thing that happened today that helped me out
in tween land was that the non-plans for my birthday became public knowledge
after Sally asked me about it this morning.
Lisa in particular seemed very happy to find out that not only was I not
doing a friends party; but I wasn’t going to the dance either. That helped offset the mess from last night,
but I also kept a low profile as much as possible all day too. Ditto that for after school. Rowen and I were both doing a make-up work
day, so after being set free from our last class, we headed for the store and
home; and I only took a short break with Mom, Ethan, and Ehlana before going to
work in the office until dinnertime.
I should have mentioned that while the girl talk was all
about love and Valentines today, most of the boys were in full football mode
with the Super Bowl now just two days away.
Football fever wasn’t a problem at home, but since we’re hosting a Super
Bowl party here again this year; it meant that we were having a work evening
instead of a dinner and a movie night so that Dad would be able to take Sunday
off.
Uncle Adam and Aunt Leanne still came over for a while after
dinner, but that was mostly so we could all call Grandma to wish her a happy
birthday. She and Grandpa had already
been celebrating her big day – and would be doing that for two days; just as
they’d done for his birthday. That chat
was fun, and so was most of our evening – even if most of us were working
too. I put in some extra time on the
family business; we had a little impromptu future plans meeting; Mom and Aunt
Leanne went over some real estate business both for the family business and the
projects here at home; and Uncle Adam, Ehlana, and Ethan played with the twins’
lab stuff and talked about their plans for the lab and the work they wanted to
do there.
Mom and Dad are still working in the office now, but I came
up to my room after Ethan and Ehlana were put to bed and Uncle Adam and Aunt
Leanne went home. I’m already tucked in
with Mandy; took care of my basic nightly computing earlier; and I’m skipping
the archive and language studying in favor of a few extra hours of sleep. Doing that this early on a Friday night could
cost me some cool points if my friends find out, but I’m tired; and it’s going
to be a busy weekend with extra work tomorrow to get ready for the Super Bowl
party on Sunday. It’s a good thing that
we’ll also be doing a chick flick movie afternoon and evening too, or I’d be
wishing that Mom, Aunt Leanne, Ehlana, and I were going away for the weekend
instead.
That’s actually an awesome idea! Maybe we should think about doing that next
year!
Anyway, that’s all for tonight, so...
...until next time, this is Magi Master Cassie Proctor;
logging out!
