The extra nap time last night had me fully recharged by this
morning; so I was fired up and ready for another long, fun day.
Good morning kisses with Michael and Tai Chi with him and my
family is always a good start; and I really like the morning phone chats with
Grandma and Grandpa too. One thing that
I am going to miss is having Michael stay for breakfast some mornings; but he
really doesn’t have time for that right now while juggling Tai Chi and weight
training. He only has about a half hour
to get ready for school and eat something on the fly.
There isn’t much to report from school. In our class, the top chat topic was
Gretchen’s birthday party – at least for those of us who are going to Crystal Springs with her. There are a few hurt feelings too, but
everyone also understands that it’s too expensive for most families to do big
parties when they’re in Crystal
Springs.
It was my time at the Inn
tonight that I had the most fun; starting with our after-school study session. One of the good things about the quiet
business time during the few weeks after Christmas is that there isn’t as much
work to do at the Inn; so we were able to take our time getting our assignments
done and have a little play time before Rowen and Tim headed out and Michael
and I went to help out in the kitchen for the small dinner rush.
After the shock of having Jacob actually win a game night
championship, Miranda didn’t attempt another girls against the boys; or even a
partner trade. She did have lots to say
when her team ended up near the bottom for the senior championship scoring, but
Jacob and some of the other guys just suggested to her that she might be the
main distraction keeping him from playing his best; while that hadn’t been a
problem on a guys-only team.
Jake and Stephanie didn’t help them out with that theory;
since they did win the senior championship – their first time competing with
the adults. Michael and I managed a
top-five finish; and that saved us from getting drawn into that debate on one
side or the other. I stayed to help with
the clean-up; walked home with Michael and his family; and got home in time for
the goodnight kisses with Ethan and Ehlana before doing my Magi lesson with Mom
in the office while Dad got started on his homework.
Violet was at Dillon’s house tonight, so Mom worked with me
for over an hour; and then set me free to get started on my archives and
language studies. That was only about
two and a half hours ago, and while the extra sleep last night helped out a
lot; I don’t want to be burned out again by the weekend and need to cut back
just a little. My archive assignment in
particular was a snoozer too; and I nearly fell asleep trying to get through it
tonight – not that I haven’t done that before during some of the most tedious
lessons.
I don’t have any other news from around the family and there
isn’t anything I want to write about here from the news, entertainment, and
sports checks; so I guess it’s just time to say goodnight and get some rest.
Live long and prosper, fellow Magi of the Light!
