We had some rain roll through this morning,
so Tai Chi was indoors; but it didn’t hang around long and we’ve had a really
nice day for pretty much the rest of the day.
Too bad we spent most of it either writing
exams or studying for the next ones!
We wrote our art, math, and phys-ed exams
today; and I can’t help but be a little amused that any of my friends have
problems with the first and last of those three. I can at least understand the issues with
math, even if I don’t have that problem; but even top students in art and
phys-ed when it comes to the practical side of the subjects can have problems
with the written tests and exams. Okay,
maybe it isn’t totally fair that I’ve had all of those little facts memorized
for more than a decade now and can just breeze through any test when it comes
to anything about art or sports history; techniques for any art medium; and any
data relating to the science behind phys-ed, but it isn’t as though the
material is particularly difficult compared to other subjects. I think that it’s just that subjects like
math and science get more attention because the ‘easy’ subjects get
under-estimated.
That said, most of my classmates were still
happy with how all three exams went today; and nobody seemed to be worried
about bombing any of those tests.
Compared to last year; that’s a big improvement right there! Michael, Tim, Rowen, and I didn’t study
between exams today, but since most of the other teens did; Rowen and I ended
up spending part of our lunch break tossing a football around with the guys
when they couldn’t get enough players for a scrimmage. That was fun, but I actually wish they had
been able to pull our friends away from cramming for the next exam. That doesn’t really help at all; but old
habits die hard and it isn’t easy to convince people to change when ‘everyone
else is doing it’.
Not taking any breaks all day also has the
downside of making it harder to switch gears and start studying for the next
round of exams. Mom helped with that a
bit by having a snack and drinks ready for us when we got home – though she
wasn’t actually there at the time. She
was at the lab with Ethan and Ehlana; possibly because she didn’t want to
witness what the guys in our group did to those boxes of bakery treats while we
had our little break out in the back yard.
The dining room was study central, and the subjects were music and
science. I’m sure you can guess that
science was the top worry for most of my friends – including Tim; so we spent
most of the time until our dinner break working on that. We weren’t doing a major dinner tonight, but
Michael, Tim, and Rowen were invited to stay; and we had an easy-dinner meal so
that we could eat quickly and do a bit more studying again before Michael and
Tim needed to go to their baseball practice.
None of the ‘farm kids’ came over again
after dinner; but most of the ‘town kids’ did.
There was more science studying going on again, but Rowen and I spent
more time on music – both for the playing test and the written exam. Tim and Michael studied with us again after
they got back from their ball practice – though we all hopped into the river to
cool off for a little break then too before getting back to work again. We had a few extra swimmers with us for that –
including Ethan and Ehlana; but the still-cool water kept everyone else on dry
land.
Our evening study session came to an end at
nine-thirty, and while the rest of our friends headed home; Michael and I took
care of doing the bedtime routine with Ethan and Ehlana and getting them tucked
in for the night. Some play time for two
would have been nice after that, but instead of cuddling on the sofa in the
lounge; we had some more music time – and spent that hour working on the songs
we’ll be doing with the teen praise team for the Fourth of July parade and the
Sunday service in the park that weekend.
I am going to love doing that with Michael
as much as the rest of the music we’ve played and performed together. Since that’s one more thing that we never
seem to have enough time for; I’m also glad that we’ll have an excuse to put
music a bit higher on the priority list for the next few months.
That was also a really nice way to wrap up
our day, and after sending Michael home with a long goodnight hug and kiss; I came
straight back up to my room and got ready for bed. Mom and I may try to do some Magi lessons
this week, but we’re both busy; and taking a week off is an option now and
then. Violet got home shortly after I
had myself tucked in with Mandy, and she stopped in for a quick bedtime chat;
but didn’t stay long – she’s as tired out as Mom is tonight. I’m not exactly worn out right now, but I am
going to shoot for comparatively early bedtimes all week, and since I’ve pretty
much covered all of the news for today; it’s time for me to get started on that
extra nap time right now.
Until next time…
…Live long and prosper, fellow Magi of the
Light!
