Happy 1st Birthday, Gerry
Bishop!
Most of you reading this, even in the
not-so-distant future might be saying “Who?” to that; so I should add that
Gerry is Michael’s youngest cousin on the Stone side of the family. I didn’t really have anything to do with
Gerry’s big day, other than the joint gift that Michael, Rebecca, and I sent
for him; but I was also there for the birthday phone call that Michael and his
family made to their cousin – or great-nephew to Jacob and Miranda. That was more for Gerry’s parents, Eric and
Sally; since Gerry doesn’t talk yet and probably had no clue at all about who
was talking to him over the phone.
While that was a fun little part of the
morning, I especially loved starting out the day with Tai Chi for two by the
river with Michael; and we managed to get through our forms with just minutes
to spare before the rain moved into town for the day. We might have gone over to my house and
exercise with Mom and Dad, but they’d picked an alternate morning exercise
routine today. We don’t need to add any
more information to that, so if you really must; use your imagination, because
I really don’t want to go there. I know
that Ethan and Ehlana exercised this morning too, but they started a bit later
than Michael and I did; and were indoors at Grandma and Grandpa’s for that.
So the good morning kisses with Michael and
the Tai Chi were really good; and then the hugs, kisses, and happy tears with
Miranda when we got back inside were fun too.
She watches us sometimes, when she’s home, when we exercise at my house;
but she thought that Michael and I were especially cute this morning with just
the two of us out there. The birthday
phone call to the Bishops was next, while Jacob was still cooking breakfast;
and then we had a fun chat while chowing down on delicious omelets and the rest
of the mini breakfast feast that Jacob made for us. Michael, Rebecca, and I were on the clean-up
crew, and then we had to hurry to get ready for church – though Rebecca and I
still managed to have a little hair play time too while doing that before we
needed to hop in the minivan and get to the church.
It’s Palm Sunday, and while I won’t write
about the service or Sunday school message that any Magi adult reading this
will know very well anyway; I also don’t want to make it seem as though it isn’t
an important day to me either – especially since I do write more about things
like birthdays and parties than I do about Sunday services. One of the reasons for that, though, is
something I have mentioned before; and that’s the difference for Magi Masters
between faith and actually knowing God on the higher plane of awareness that we
are blessed with sharing with Him.
By the way, while the idea of God being a
woman is entertaining; there are a few problems with that theory – not the
least of which is the not-so-little detail that if God was a woman; she wouldn’t
have needed Mary to bear Jesus. That’s
also a pretty big deal for this time of year.
I certainly can’t imagine an omnipotent God and mother standing by and
watching a bunch of bad people torture and kill her innocent, perfect child
when smiting them would be an option – or even just simply stopping them. If you find that idea strange, just imagine
what the bible stories might have been like if God was a woman. Instead of a flood, there might have just
been a forty days and nights of time-out.
You get the idea; so I’ll get back on track for this update now.
So Palm Sunday is a celebration day, and
the service and Sunday school were both upbeat and energetic with lots of music
and fun. It was also a long service, so
Michael had to head over to the Inn as soon as we were set free from our Sunday
school class. Since it was raining, I
stayed and waited to go home with Mom, Dad, and the twins. That took a while by the time we’d made our
way outside and Dad had brought the minivan around to collect us; and then I
was on the go again while getting changed and helping Mom and Dad with making
lunch for ten.
Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Leanne, Uncle Adam,
and Zack were all joining us for the noon meal; and they had caught up with us
by the time we had the food ready to go.
We spent nearly an hour together around the dining room table; taking
our time while we ate, and catching up on what we’d all been doing on
Saturday. I definitely had the most fun
day from those reports, but then Mom and Dad apparently didn’t really do
anything with their kid-free night. Some
of us didn’t need to guess that their report was missing a few key details that
the kids and grandparents in the room didn’t need to know.
My afternoon was fairly uneventful. I helped with the kitchen clean-up; did a
little more visiting with my family before our guests headed home; and then
split the rest of my afternoon between some play time with Ethan and Ehlana and
a study session with Michael, Tim, and Rowen during Michael’s afternoon break
from the Inn. Michael and I both helped
out at the Inn for the buffets; though I only stayed until shortly after the
first round of food for the last buffet went out to the dining room and then I
headed home again to get an early start on my usual school night work and
lessons.
Mom did my lesson first; I helped her with
getting Ethan and Ehlana off to bed for the night; and was then in my bed by
nine-thirty. I’ve worked for the past
two hours on my language studies, archive assignment, and some family business
work; but cut back a bit so I can get a decent sleep tonight. I don’t have anything particularly
interesting to write about from the work and study side of my nightly
computing; but the college teens email updates were fun.
Jake and Stephanie aren’t the only teens
with Easter weekend, off-campus plans; and while they’re also going to need to
work too; I’m sure that all of my favorite college teen couples are going to
have some fun too. Keep those
precedences coming, guys – I’m going to appreciate them in a few years!
Let’s keep the week ahead look short so I
can wrap this up. Dad will be heading
out for his four-day week in the city in the morning; we have the new Interior
Design Shoppe opening tomorrow too; and tax day on Tuesday will be a big deal
for anyone who has been procrastinating – or holding off on paying extra taxes
until the last minute. We don’t have any
family coming for the Easter weekend this year, but Uncle Mark and Aunt Grace
will be away in Granite Park; and Uncle Nick, Aunt Deborah, and Leah will be
spending the weekend with Aunt Deborah’s family.
That’ll make for a quieter family weekend
here; though Michael and I will be juggling activities with both of our
families, so we’ll be busy enough all weekend with dinners, church services,
and hopefully some play time here and there.
It should be another fun week, though, with lots of Easter-themed fun at
school to lead into the long weekend.
My week is going to start early with seeing
Dad off to the city, so I guess that’s it; and, until next time…
…Live long and prosper, fellow Magi of the
Light!
