Even junior Magi Masters need a break now
and then; and it was way too gorgeous a day to waste the sunshine parts of it
with after-school study sessions so we deferred that for later and had fun for
a few hours after band practice instead.
That was the second-best part of my day,
with the top spot going to the Michael and me play time that we got to have
after tucking Ethan and Ehlana in for the night. Comments like that make us sound more like an
old married couple instead of teens; particularly since my parents might have
been saying the same thing tonight once their oldest kid had gone to bed after
seeing her boyfriend out and on his way home.
The comment is hypothetical; but the parental play time isn’t. Let’s not go there.
Oh, and I’m not implying that my parents
are an ‘old’ married couple either. ;^)
It’s been warmer every morning since we got
back from Washington, so Tai Chi by the river has been more fun too when we don’t
need to bundle up to do that. The rest
of the morning and school part of the day were pretty much completely back to
normal; with the only change that I didn’t specifically mention yesterday being
that our Grade Eight couples’ club currently has six fewer members. The singles don’t outnumber us yet, but it is
getting much closer to fifty-fifty than it has been in quite a while.
The combination of newly single teens and
warm weather is beginning to bring out the teen weird, and while I don’t expect
to have any new pairings to report imminently; some of my classmates are
already ‘on the prowl’ for their next boyfriend or girlfriend. Some of the guys are backsliding into extreme
goofiness to supposedly impress the girls; while the available – and sometimes
not-so-available – girls are dressing to impress and playing games too. While our school trip probably sped up the
recent break-ups in our class, there are other teen dramas playing out in other
grades right now; though I’m not going to get into that tonight. I’m sure there will be lots of those kind of
updates between now and the end of the school year; since summer freedom,
particularly when it comes to flirting with teen visitors and tourists; seems
to be something that quite a few teens want to have every year.
Though we’d have rather been out playing
immediately after school, Michael, Rowen, and I still liked getting back to
band practice again after missing a week.
We’re continuing to work on music for the two upcoming holiday weekend
parades, and the only thing that feels strange is the near-opposites in the
tone of the songs between the somber Memorial Day music and the lively tunes
for the Fourth of July parade. While we
were busy with the band, Tim went home to get his bike and then played football
with some of the guys until we were set free.
Rowen and I surprised both of our boys with
the deferred study offer; and we had dinner plans at my house too by the time
we’d gathered there; dropped off our gear; and collected Ethan and Ehlana to go
with us for our ride and play time at the park.
We did the usual construction sites tour first; rode the trails at the
park; and then the boys played some football for a while. Rowen and I took Ethan and Ehlana to the
playground too once Ethan had his football moments; and we headed for home just
in time to have a burgers, hot dogs, and cold salads dinner by the river. Mom and Dad sat on one of the benches for
that while the rest of us were on the dock; and that little break was up there
on my fun list for the day too.
We had an all-teen clean-up crew after we
finished dessert, and Mom and Dad took Ethan and Ehlana for a walk while we did
that. They eventually collected Uncle
Adam, Aunt Leanne, and Zack; had some play time at the park; and eventually
made it home again at about the same time that we were wrapping up our back porch
study session. That left us with enough time
for some yard play that included just a little more football for the guys and
some Frisbee action for the girls. We
did snack time on the back porch too; and then Rowen and Tim headed out while
Michael and I were put to work doing bedtime bath and story time with Ethan and
Ehlana; and Mom and Dad got to work in the office.
I skipped over the short Magi lesson that
Mom did with Michael and me after we had the twins tucked in and our play time
for two in the lounge; but that was a nice little blast of fun too. You can read all about my training in the
journal that Mom keeps for that, and it includes lessons we do with Michael,
Rowen, or the twins; but I’ll try to get around to doing another update on that
here later this week too. My abilities –
and Michael’s and Rowen’s – are changing a lot right now as we go through
puberty; and I think that having a Magi Master in town to mentor the Magi teachers
here is having an impact on the development of teens at a critical stage in the
process. That’s really cool for us; and
I have a feeling it’s going to be even more amazing for the coming generations –
starting with Ethan, Ehlana, and their Magi friends.
The last few hours have definitely not been
play time here in my room, but I’m getting a lot of work done every night; and
I’ll need to keep doing that if I want to hit my language study goals in time
to take the summer off. The family
business work will continue; but I’ll try and do more of that during the days
when Michael’s busy. Speaking of busy; I’ve
got another packed day ahead that’s going to start in just a few hours; so I
should really wrap this up and get on with my nap time. I can dream about endless summer fun while I’m
doing that; and deal with the work again tomorrow night.
Until next time…
…Live long and prosper, fellow Magi of the
Light!
