Happy 14th Birthday, Nora!
I hope she’s having a good day, and Rowen
and I sent a gift along for her with one of our friends to give to her today;
but we also weren’t surprised when we weren’t invited to her ‘girls’ day in the
city’ birthday adventure trip. We’ll get
the details on how that went tomorrow at Sunday school; so I’ll let you know if
there is anything newsworthy to pass on for posterity in our archives.
While my day probably wasn’t as exciting as
Nora’s, and we had a bit of rain here and there this afternoon that cut back a
bit on our outdoor fun; we’ve still managed to have one of those really good
days. It was a bit on the chilly side
for Tai Chi this morning, but we exercised by the river anyway; and then Michael
and Dad cooked while Mom and I hit the showers before having breakfast
together. Mom had her morning at the
salon to get to after eating, so she went to meet up with Aunt Leanne, Aunt
Grace, and Aunt Deborah while I led the clean-up crew of one while Ethan and
Ehlana mostly just kept me company.
Michael had needed to leave after we finished eating, and Dad took his
turn getting ready for the day while I was doing that; and then we were able to
head outside and get started on the yard work once Alicia came over and took
charge of the twins.
We were doing a comparatively light yard
work day, and had the lawn cut; gardens weeded; and the rest of the usual
weekly chores finished by the time Mom got home again from the salon. We’d also managed some house cleaning and
laundry with some help from Alicia; and started working on making lunch while
Mom, Ethan, and Ehlana took it easy in the back yard. Alicia stayed for lunch and helped me with
the clean-up; and we particularly had fun catching up on the latest news from
the salon that Vicky, Liz, and the other women who were there this morning had
to pass on to Mom, my aunts, and their friends.
Despite the risk of rain, we had a pretty
big group of friends and family come over to spend the afternoon with us;
starting with a canoe ride. We opted to
head toward the falls so that we at least had options if we did get caught out
in the rain; but we also weren’t on the water when our play afternoon was
interrupted as two separate thundershowers moved through town. We were on an Emporium ice cream run for the
first one; and took shelter under the pavilion at the park for the second –
though some of us ran around and got rained on anyway. Michael was with us for the ice cream and
park play time while on his afternoon break from the Inn; but he went back there
when we were ready to paddle home again.
Rowen and Tim were along for the entire afternoon adventure, but they
moved on too shortly after Tim helped the rest of the guys with putting canoes
and gear away in the storage barn. Uncle
Adam, Aunt Leanne, Zack, Uncle Mark, and Aunt Grace stayed for a little chat
and drinks once that work was done, but everyone else had other plans for
dinner and the evening to get on with; and Mom and Dad just had their three
kids at home with them by five-thirty or so.
I helped Dad with throwing together an
easy-dinner, though that decision had more to do with knowing we’d be eating a
lot tomorrow than because we wanted to minimize the work and clean-up. Our dinner conversation was interesting
because Ethan and Ehlana spent a lot of that time talking about their college
courses – and joking about being at the same level as Violet, Dillon, and the
rest of our favorite college freshmen.
Technically, they won’t be there until sometime in mid-June; but that is
funny – particularly when Ehlana and Dillon are taking a lot of the same
classes as he works toward his bio-engineering degree goals.
My brother and sister are also getting
excited about getting to spend time at the lab soon; though they won’t actually
be able to do much until at least one lab is completely set up – and even then
it’ll be tough with so many people working there all day. They’re already talking about going there on
the weekends when the work crews will be off; but Mom isn’t all that enthusiastic
about that idea; and we’ll likely be too busy most weekends this summer to do
that anyway.
After Dad and I finished cleaning up, we
stayed close to home – playing outside for a while when it wasn’t raining; and
then taking it easy and watching some television in the living room after
that. Michael came over in time to join
us for bedtime snacks and stories with Ethan and Ehlana; we tucked them in for
the night; and then came up to the lounge to watch a movie while Dad did some
work in the office and Mom opted for a good book and some Jacuzzi time. I’m sure that Michael and I had more fun than
anyone else in the house during that couple of quiet hours together, but then I’m
also sure that Mom or Dad will point out that their night wasn’t over yet when
they read this someday.
Yeah, let’s not go there; shall we?
While I’m trying not to think about that,
though, I do want to mention that I don’t have a problem with my parents’ sex
life. That topic is generally off-limits
with kids and teens, but I certainly don’t plan on having that part of my life
end once I have kids, teens, or hit any certain age limit. For anyone reading this who might be thinking
biology and life will dictate that for me; I’d like to just remind those
doubters that a Magi Master with the ability to heal doesn’t really have to
worry about that kind of thing – at all.
Oh, and on the off-chance you’re suddenly
getting jealous; let me also remind you that we have a doctor in town with the
Healing talent – though going to see him for something like that will probably
be very weird for you. Yes, Mom, Ethan,
Ehlana, and I could all deal with those kind of issues too; but that would be
even stranger for you and any one of us; so feel free not to go there. This is one area of medicine that I’m more
than happy to leave to the professionals!
That’s gone way off topic, and here I am
ending another journal entry on a very odd note. I want to get some sleep and be fully charged
for Mother’s Day, though; so let’s just leave it there; call it a night; and I’ll
try my very best not to take those last thoughts into dreamland with me.
Live long and prosper, fellow Magi of the
Light!
