Grandma and Grandpa are in Italy now; and they’ll be
starting a very romantic Valentine’s Day long weekend very soon – unless
they’re going to sleep in after a long trip from Pakistan. As usual, I don’t need some of those details;
but sure hope that my future husband and I will get to be that happy when we’re
in our seventies! I sure lucked out in
the adopted family department.
Life in Witch
Falls wasn’t that kind of
exciting today, but I did have fun; and Michael and I are the Valentine’s Day
junior champs for game night this week.
I’m happy about that because Miranda had put together a special batch of
themed games and several of them required knowing a lot about your partner –
whether you were a couple or just paired up friends or neighbors. Miranda may have had an ulterior motive other
than some extra fun, and if she did; it paid off when she and Jacob won the
senior championship. Michael’s father
might not take gaming seriously; but he does know his wife very well and aced
every single question about her. Mom and
Dad did pretty well too, but the adult questions were harder than they were for
the kids and teens; and they were at a distinct disadvantage because Mom and I
don’t have a back-story that’s deep enough to talk about our past with some
kinds of trivia details.
Everyone had a lot of fun with the alternate gaming program
whether succeeding or messing up; and the special snacks were awesome too. I’m sure that pretty much every girl there
tonight was in the Valentine’s Day mood by the time we went home – including a
few single girls. I’m not suggesting
that any matches were made tonight; but there may have been a little flirting
going on tonight.
Valentine’s Day was obviously a big deal around school
today; and around town too – at least for the businesses getting extra,
last-minute customers looking for gifts or treats for their special loved
ones. Our school looks very festive with
walls and displays filled with crafts.
The gossip network was actually fairly quiet today; but I’m sure that’ll
change over the next few days as we find out how successfully the kids and
teens handle the big day tomorrow. Yes,
that’s mostly on the boys; but I can assure you that there are more than a few
girls with expectations that are too high and they’ll be disappointed no matter
how hard their guys try to make the day special for them.
I don’t really have much to write about from our actual
classes. We had a good day, and mostly
played with themed lessons that were as much about having fun as learning
anything. Our after-school study session
didn’t take long, but that was a good thing; since Michael, Rebecca, and I were
able to get an early start to our work in the kitchen and have an easy time
with a lighter-than-usual dinner crowd.
We’ll make up for that tomorrow night when they’ll have a full house a
couple of times over – just like they’ll have at breakfast and lunch.
I guess there isn’t much else to cover tonight, since I’ve
already hit the game night highlights.
Michael and I walked home together after cleaning up the dining room and
helping his parents get everything set up for the Valentine’s Day breakfast,
but we did our goodnight hugs and kisses on his front porch before I went on to
my house in time to help Mom and Dad with getting the twins into bed for the
night. Mom did a quick Magi lesson with
me; I’ve been multi-tasking my bedtime computing while soaking in my Jacuzzi;
and I’ll be out of the tub and into bed for the night shortly after I wrap this
up.
There may be some girls having a restless night in
anticipation of the big day, but thanks to too little sleep lately; I won’t be
one of them. Dreaming of some hot
Valentine’s Day fun with Michael is an option, though, so with that in mind;
I’m out of here.
Live long and prosper, fellow Magi of the Light!
