We’ve had another rainy day in Witch Falls,
and though it stopped raining an hour or so ago; the temperature is supposed to
drop to below freezing by morning. The
game-time forecast is for freezing temperatures too, and if we get any wet to
go with it; there could be either freezing rain or snow. I’m getting cold just thinking about that
right now, so let’s not and move on with the update.
The big news story for our local family is Aunt Grace’s new
car. According to Aunt Leanne, she went
with a ‘boring’, dark blue, four-door sedan.
I wouldn’t really disagree with that, but it is very nice; and Aunt
Leanne should be glad that Aunt Grace and Uncle Mark picked a car that has room
for baby seats. That’ll make it much
easier for them to haul their youngest cousins, nieces, and nephews around when
they’re giving certain parents a break.
There’s also the fact that they’ll need the space for their own family
eventually, but even though you’re reading this at some time far enough in the
future that it wouldn’t matter; I’m not going to give away anything that Ethan,
Ehlana, and I might know about the timing for that right now.
While the car was big news for them, my day was actually
pretty normal. That worked for me
because it meant getting to spend more time with Michael; and being at the Inn to help out with the dinner rush – and hang out with
Jacob, Miranda, and Rebecca. Miranda
might say that winning the game night championship with Mom again this week was
the highlight of her day, and game night was fun; but my favorite moments were
while we worked together in the kitchen, and I especially loved hanging out and
chatting with Rebecca. We’re doing
pretty good right now when we’re not at school, but sometimes – like tonight – it
feels exactly the way it did when we first met; and I was sure that I had my
very first friend for life.
I’ve skipped over all of the school day action, but then
there wasn’t much to report anyway. The
rain kept us indoors; the English and Health tests were a breeze; and the only
thing the guys wanted to talk about for most of the day was the football game
tomorrow night.
Our study session at the Inn after school was entertaining;
though Tim didn’t think that studying for our science test tomorrow was fun –
though Michael, Rowen, and I thought that his antics while we tried to help him
were a big part of the entertainment for us.
He didn’t have an issue with getting ready for the computer test, but
there really aren’t all that many kids or teens in our school that aren’t way
ahead of the learning curve when it comes to computers at every grade
level. I’m sure that our parents and
teachers are very happy to know that those endless hours of video gaming and
surfing the web pay off in at least one subject!
Our study session went a bit long, so Michael and I needed
to get right to work in the kitchen when Rowen and Tim left to go have dinner –
this time with their own families instead of together. It wasn’t really all that busy tonight; so
that gave us more time to play, and Rebecca and I had a nice long chat while we
worked the prep line. She’s my best
source for the latest teen news; particularly because Jenny keeps her informed
of the latest news through the well-connected cheerleader network. Some of that information is more than I need
to know; but that happens a lot in every school – even in our little town.
Michael and I didn’t win the junior championship tonight,
and neither did Rowen and Tim; but we had Ethan and Ehlana with us most of the
time, and had a lot of fun with them – so from my perspective, we did win.
Mom went home with Ethan and Ehlana right after the gaming
was finished, but I stayed to help with the clean-up; and to walk home with
Michael. We had lots of company for our
goodnight kiss, so that wasn’t anything to write about; and then I started
helping Mom with getting Ethan and Ehlana ready for bed as soon as I got
home. We had the bedtime story while
doing a phone call with Dad; and then Mom did a Magi lesson with me once the
twins were tucked in for the night.
This time, we were working on time-phasing again, and while
I’m really good at it; there’s still a lot more for me to learn about the
effects time-phases have on everything from different base elements to
bio-systems. Tonight, we worked with
some fruit and vegetables, and measured the effects on the produce both while
speeding up time and then slowing it down.
Theoretically, if you could hold a time-phase indefinitely; pretty much
any fresh food could be kept that way for years – even without freezing or refrigeration;
since even the temperature can be maintained in a time-phase. That would normally be very impractical; but
it’s cool to know that it could be done.
On the flip side of that; speeding up time can spoil food very
quickly. We didn’t actually take the
lesson that far – only enough to measure and calculate the decay rate for the
different fruits and vegetables.
As usual on Thursdays, I got a late start to my nightly
studies and computing; and that’s why it’s heading toward three-thirty as I’m
writing this. There isn’t anything from
the studies or family business worth mentioning; but Violet sent me a last
email before she and Dillon will be heading home tomorrow after they’re
finished classes for the day; and they’re as excited about the week off as we
are about having them home for a few days.
They won’t get here until late tomorrow night, but with Dad getting home
from the city, and the big football game; we’ll be in for a really great start
to the weekend – even for those of us who will be freezing our butts off while
watching that game.
I wonder if Tim would consider letting Rowen and I set up
some web cams and watch the game from the lounge? We do have a handy little WiFi network in
town that would make that very easy to do.
That’s probably a no, and he wants to be on the team next
year; so maybe I should just stop commenting on the downside of the sport; and
just accept the inevitable.
Or I can wait until next year and stay in denial while
that’s still an option.
For right now, though, as I’m thinking about those impending
hours of chill time; all I want to do is snuggle under my warm comforter with
my cuddly cat and get some sleep. Even
without the family home for the holidays, it’s going to be a very busy weekend
getting ready for the Thanksgiving holiday, and I might even get to lose some
sleep with a late night girl chat or two with Violet while she’s here – if I’m
lucky. Until next time...
...Live long and prosper, fellow Magi of the Light!
