I’ve ended up having a strangely quiet day
even though it feels as though I’ve been on the go most of the time too.
We started the morning out with Tai Chi by
the river; had breakfast after Violet and Dillon left to go and have that meal
at his house; and then I mostly helped Mom out with the housework and laundry
while Dad dodged the occasional splash of rain here and there to do his usual
Saturday morning chores outside. There
was a break in that action when Violet and Dillon came back; loaded her things
into the car; and then hit the road for college – a break that was a blast of
activity and too short. It was probably
a good thing that we didn’t drag out the goodbye hugs and kisses; and getting
back to the chores helped to keep us busy during that first few hours when the
house felt a bit emptier.
While I’m thinking about Violet, I haven’t
really mentioned her ongoing Magi training this summer in my journal, but Mom
has been working with her; and you can read about how that’s going in Mom’s
training journals if you’re interested.
I haven’t really done very much Magi stuff with Violet lately, but since
you could say that about nearly everything this summer; that isn’t really
surprising. I’m sure she has more fun
doing those kinds of things with Dillon or Stephanie anyway – just as I do with
Rowen or Michael.
That’s a nice lead-in to the next part of
my update – the post-lunch cheerleading practice that Rowen and I did at her
house once she was finished helping out at the computer store. We didn’t have a lot of time to work on that,
but we managed to get through a few routines – and start putting one new one
together. A little birdie might have let
us know that coming up with our own routines might be part of the cheerleading
tryouts this year; but she didn’t – and doesn’t – know that we’d be interested
in joining the squad. We still have some
work to do on that routine; but it’s going to be cool when we have it ready.
Rowen had plans for the rest of the day
with Tim, so I went home again after we were finished having fun and then took
Ethan and Ehlana out for a ride and park play time. Michael joined us for most of that once he
was set free for the day from the Inn; and we had a blast mostly just goofing
around with the twins for the rest of the day while Mom and Dad mostly worked
in the office. There were still a few
sprinkles of rain for a while, but that really just helped to cool us off a little;
and when that wasn’t enough, we went for swims a few times and one Emporium ice
cream run that included picking up treats for Mom and Dad.
We had an easy dinner night with burgers
hot dogs and salads with just the six of us; followed that up with some family
play time; and the we went for one last swim before Michael and I took Ethan
and Ehlana up to the lounge to watch a movie after getting them ready for bed. Mom and Dad went back to work in the office
them; though that was mostly because Dad was hoping to get enough work done
that he’d have time to spend with Ethan and Ehlana tomorrow afternoon instead
of getting stuck working all day again.
They came up to get Ethan and Ehlana at nearly the same time the movie
ended; said goodnight to Michael and me; and then they all went to bed early.
I won’t write anything about why my parents
might have wanted to go to bed early; but only because I don’t really want to
think about what they were up to while I was having fun making out with my
boyfriend once we were alone. That’s way
too weird even for a Magi Master teen; so maybe we’ll just skip the make-out
session part of my report tonight too.
We did have fun, though – Michael and me;
not... well, I’m sure Mom and Dad had fun too... I’ll just shut-up now. ;^)
Michael went home at midnight; I got ready
for bed; and Mandy and I have been cuddling together while I’ve been doing my
usual nightly computing and some family business work. Violet and Dillon got to school safely; I had
an email from Dawn and Jillian with an update on their summer and news that
they were hoping to meet up with us for the annual back-to-school shopping
trip; and Rowen checked in for a bedtime text-chat that mostly included comparing
notes on how hot our respective boyfriend alone time was tonight.
Would you like to guess the answer to that?
Here’s a hint – it’s the quiet ones you
have to worry about.
Now you just have to figure out whether I
meant that to be about Michael or Rowen; since everyone knows that Tim and I
are definitely not quiet.
Okay, it’s obviously time for me to get
some sleep now, and there isn’t anything else to report anyway; so, until next
time...
...Live long and prosper, fellow Magi of
the Light!
