This report is coming to you from Grandma and Grandpa’s
house; where Ethan, Ehlana, and I are spending the night while Mom and Dad are
on a ‘date night in’ with bonus kid-free night.
Trust me, they’re having fun; and some of us don’t need any more
information than that.
Without those kinds of stories, this report is going to be
on the boring side, but if you’re looking for that kind of entertainment; try
Aunt Leanne’s journal. :^)
For me, the highlights of the day were Tai Chi; hanging out
with Michael and Rowen this afternoon; and the last handful of hours with
Grandma and Grandpa. Dad and I managed
to have a little fun while doing the yard work; but I wouldn’t put mowing the
lawn or any of the rest of the chores very high on the overall fun list for any
day. We basically worked from after
breakfast until a bit after one o’clock.
Since we ended up having a late lunch, Rowen had biked over to get me
for our afternoon play time already; so I scarfed down a quick sandwich and
some cold veggies before we hit the road in search of small town fun and
adventure. We stopped by the Inn to get Michael when it was time for his afternoon
break, and the three of us went for a construction site tour before going to
the park for some trail riding.
We wrapped up Michael’s break time with a snack break back
at home that Ethan and Ehlana joined us for, and after Michael went back to the
Inn, Rowen helped me to get everything packed up that the twins and I would
need for our sleepover at Grandma and Grandpa’s house. She walked there with us too when it was time
to go, and then hung out with me until it was nearly dinnertime and she needed
to collect her parents at the computer store and take them home for the night.
It’s possible that every kid in my class, including Michael
and Rowen, think that it’s weird for me to like having sleepovers at my
grandparents’ house now that I’m almost a teen; but I really do love the few
chances we actually get to do that when they’re not travelling or we’re each
busy with other things. I missed out on
all of that for the first nine years or so of my life; and I’m not going to
ever take sharing moments like this with the people I love for granted.
The top fun event of the night was playing games for an hour
or so after Michael came over once he was set free from the Inn;
and the bedtime story and snack that followed our play time. This was the first time that Michael and I
were hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa at their house for more than a
passing-by visit; and Grandpa needed to tease us about everything from holding
hands to it being all but over for us except for the wedding now that we were
at the spending time with the grandparents stage of our relationship. I know we’re only twelve, but Michael and I
didn’t really have a problem with that suggestion.
Just don’t book the wedding quite yet, please!
Michael didn’t stay late tonight, and not just because
Grandpa teased us about not being able to stay up late anymore now that he
needed all of his wits about him to keep up with the new, young Pastor’s
sermons; but we did sit in the living room for a little cuddle time after Ethan
and Ehlana were tucked in for the night before he went home. Despite our interest in having some quality
alone time, we’ve managed to have another week go by without any improvement in
that area of our lives. I’d say we’ll
work on it next week, but Dad’s going to be away and I’ll be helping Mom more
with the twins; so that probably isn’t going to happen.
And I used to wonder why Mom and Dad had dating issues! ;^)
Anyway, it really was time to go to bed after Michael left;
but I’ve been working on my computer for a while since then. I’ve mostly been working on my language
studies, but didn’t want to stay up past midnight; so I finished that up about
twenty minutes ago so I could get through my nightly computer checks and this
update in time to hit that ‘be-asleep-by’ target. That’s all the news for today, and I still
have about ten minutes to get to sleep, so that’s it for tonight.
Live long and prosper, fellow Magi of the Light!
