The next big snowstorm has finally arrived as I write this,
but we only had a dusting of snow and rain late in the afternoon; and the snow
didn’t start falling again until late evening.
If we get as much snow as they’re forecasting by morning, it’s a safe
bet that we’ll get a snow day – something that every kid and teen at school is
hoping for.
Since the storm was taking its sweet time getting here
today, it was school as normal today.
After being away for the weekend, we had a lot of catching up to do with
our friends, and the Maple
Valley Winter Festival
was the top story for most of them.
Rowen teased me about being too busy hugging Michael last night to find
out that he and Tim had taken Lisa and Nora to the festival on Saturday;
getting a ride out there from Jake and Stephanie. It sounded like they all had a fun day, and
that probably went a long way toward saving Michael from ending up in the
girlfriend doghouse after my little hugging incidents with him made the gossip
network rounds.
That didn’t keep me from being on the receiving end of a
frosty cold front that was definitely chillier than anything this storm will
throw at us over the next twelve or eighteen hours. I didn’t help my case with Lisa and her best
friends by having fun all day; smiling a lot; and playing along with the jokes
that Tim and some of the other guys threw at me. It still isn’t much fun having some of my
friends upset with me, but the tween drama is a lot easier for me to deal with
now; and I have every intention of continuing to be myself, have fun, and not
worry about all of that anymore.
There was extra homework for us today, and most of the bonus
assignments were for our Day Two classes.
Mrs. Warren passed all of that along to us, including the homework from
other teachers, so they were obviously expecting a snow day tomorrow too. That wasn’t a problem for Rowen and I – we
just added a little Magi power to our after-school study session; and were
still finished everything with lots of time to play.
Mom hadn’t been playing while we were at school. She’d dropped Ethan and Ehlana off for the
morning at KidZone daycare; done a grocery and supply run; and then she’d spent
the afternoon on some family business work with Miranda, having a travel plans
meeting with Grandma Emerson and some of the volunteers; and keeping up with
Ethan and Ehlana. That’s the main reason
why Rowen and I stayed indoors after getting our homework done instead of going
out for a little sledding action. We played
with Ethan and Ehlana in my room and the lounge so that Mom would have a chance
to do some work in the office before cooking dinner.
Our play time included a music practice; some cartoon
action; a long telepathic chat that Mandy was in on too; and a short, Magi-powered
video game match. When Rowen needed to
head home, I helped Mom in the kitchen, and Ethan and Ehlana supervised. Aunt Leanne stopped in on her way home from
work mostly so she could tease me about the Sunday night hugs with Michael;
though she also had more pictures of Robyn Johnson, and a few stories about
their trip. She’d needed to get home and
get a few things done in case their house was needed for any storm-related
emergencies, so she didn’t stay long before heading out again.
Dad had come home at the same time Aunt Leanne had stopped
in, and we were able to sit down for dinner a bit earlier than usual. He was expecting a snow day tomorrow too, but
still spent most of the evening working in the office just in case he and Aunt
Leanne were able to open the office in the morning. I’m hoping they don’t if school is
cancelled. Shoveling all of that snow
during the last storm wasn’t so much fun that I’d like to do that much work
this time.
While he was busy in the office, Mom did Magi lessons with
Ethan, Ehlana, and me; we had a little play time; and then I came up to my room
to get an early start on my nightly computing and studies. That really just ended up giving me more time
to work, and if we do have any power outage issues with the storm, I’m far
enough ahead of my study plan for this week to take a night or two off if
needed.
Whatever Mother Nature ends up throwing at us, I should
probably wrap this up and get some sleep if I want to be ready to deal with it,
so...
...until next time, this is Magi Master Cassie Proctor;
logging out!
