It was a fairly quiet day around here, but since that
included nearly two hours of alone time in the lounge with Michael after he was
done helping out at the Inn tonight; I’m a very happy camper.
My day started out pretty well too when Michael and I had a
little extra time for our good morning hugs and kisses before we met up with
Mom, Dad, Ethan, and Ehlana for our Tai Chi workout. His shopping day in Crystal Springs with Tim
and his parents was definitely more fun than my housework and chores; but Rowen
and I had a fun afternoon playing with Ethan and Ehlana while Mom and Dad
worked in the office.
That play time included a walk and a bit of shopping during
a break in the rain; but we mostly hung out in my room and the lounge. We managed to fit in some video gaming,
played my keyboard, guitar, and saxophone for a while, and watched some YouTube
videos. An ongoing, telepathic chat and
some Magi fun was mixed in there too; but we had to cut our fun short when it
was time for Rowen to leave and I was drafted to help out with making dinner.
Since Dad was continuing his work in the office after
dinner, Mom and I took care of the clean-up after dinner too before she started
doing Magi lessons with Ethan, Ehlana, and me.
That was a bonus round of lessons, but since we always miss out on them
over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays; the rare extra lesson we do
manage now and then is a good idea – and almost always lots of fun. The extra archive assignment I have now won’t
be fun; which is why I’m not ending my night with that little job. That would just totally pull me down from the
happy place I’ve been in since spending that quality time making out with
Michael.
I’m not going to include the details of that play time, but
let’s call it an eight out of ten for hotness.
Michael and I didn’t spend all of our time making out – though that was
the most fun. He told me almost
everything about his shopping trip except for a couple of details that Tim had
sworn him to secrecy over. I didn’t try
to get him to spill his guts about what could only be birthday surprises for
Rowen; but Michael couldn’t hide the empathic vibes that those secrets were
going to be happy and good.
The stories about the clothes shopping part of their adventure
were fairly entertaining, and while Michael does have to play the role to some
extent when out with any of the guys; he finds Tim’s fashion fights with his
mother as funny as I do. Miranda wasn’t
there to try dressing him up, so he didn’t really have to play the ‘normal
teen’ game, but apparently came close to getting in trouble with Tim for taking
Tracey’s advice and buying an outfit that Tim had outright refused to even try
on. Michael showed me a mental picture
of the pants and top; and it was obvious that the only possible complaint Tim
could have had about them was that his mother had picked them out. I don’t expect that Tim will be ready to let
any girls help with picking out his clothes, and Rowen would be too shy to
comment or offer her advice; but I can’t help but wonder if Tim’s opinions
today would have been different if Rowen had been there and telling him whether
she thought he looked hot or not in the clothes Tracey did manage to badger him
into trying on and buying.
While I’m thinking about that, here’s my parent-teen fashion
advice for the day. Teens, try to
understand why your parents think that you’re nuts for purposely wanting to pay
extra for faded, frayed, and holey clothes – especially if the holes are in
inappropriate places. Parents, don’t
forget that when we’re in this growth-spurt stage there is no way for us to own
any clothes long enough for them to get to that worn in and comfortable stage
before they don’t fit anymore; so some pre-stressed pants do have a purpose
even if the idea seems idiotic. Next
time your teen is driving you nuts about this sort of thing, check out your own
closet and drawers first, and if you still have pairs of favorite jeans, pants,
or shirts that you first owned in high school; stop complaining – especially if
you’re still able and willing to wear those clothes. Oh yeah, and if there are holes in
inappropriate places on any of those clothes, your significant other might find
that hot; but your kids feel the same way about that as you feel about us
buying new clothes with holes – or pants hanging way too low on the hips.
I love my new home, but one really good thing about having
to move around a lot with Mom before coming here is that she doesn’t have that
clothes-hoarding problem.
Let’s move along, though there really isn’t much else to
report for today. While I didn’t do any
language or archive studying tonight, there was a bit of family business email
work to deal with; and then I did a quick version of my usual nightly computer
checks before getting started on this.
I’m going to help out at the Inn again tomorrow night, but only until my
family gets there for the second buffet sitting; and then I’ll join them for
that. We don’t have anything else
planned for the day, but I’ll probably spend the afternoon with Ethan and
Ehlana to keep them entertained while Dad’s busy trying to get everything ready
for his week in Crystal Springs. We
didn’t give Mom and Dad a kid-free night this weekend, but Mom’s going to spend
Tuesday night in the city; so that’ll make it easier for them this week –
though her visit this time around is mostly so they can both have a visit with
the Malloys while she’s there.
I guess that’s about it, and while I’m still a bit wound up;
it’s time to try and get some sleep – especially since I’ll be in for a busier
than usual week while Dad’s away. Until
next time...
...Live long and prosper, fellow Magi of the Light!
