Happy 14th Birthday, Roger!
He’s had fun today, and while Michael and I
were busy helping out at the Inn during his early buffet birthday dinner there;
we did stop in for some of the birthday play time at his house while Michael
was on his break. There wasn’t a major
party because Roger had picked having the dinner as the big event for his
special day; so we were basically just hanging out together and playing some
games in the back yard. The main news
that I have to report from the party is that there really wasn’t any news.
Compared to a year ago when Roger’s party
was the first big event for us after Nora’s very noisy break-up with Tim – and his
first kiss with Rowen; this was very uneventful. That doesn’t mean that all teen drama has ended
for our classmates and friends, but Michael, Tim, Rowen, and I aren’t currently
involved in any of that right now.
That’ll change in another week and a day or
two; so I’ll enjoy it while it lasts.
Since I don’t really have anything else to
add about Roger’s party, and Michael and I mostly just worked our tails off
during the buffet rushes; let’s move on to the only other news of my day – even
though I wasn’t really involved in it at all.
Mom and Aunt Leanne have been coordinating the back-to-school shopping
trip for over a month now, and while I haven’t written anything about that in
my journals, the trip is tomorrow; so it’s past-time to add a few comments.
First up is the news that this is going to
be a very big shopping event. The final
number of shoppers is one hundred and forty-seven! Even if you include everyone in the area; we’re
talking about nearly ten percent of the people in town and the Ridge River
district. It is going to be noticeably
quieter around here tomorrow! One good news
item for the parents is that Mom and Aunt Leanne managed to coax forty-three
adults into going on the trip. Yes,
there are one hundred and three kids and teens going too, but the teens can
mostly take care of themselves; so there won’t be any adults with more than two
kids to keep up with while we’re shopping.
Mom also got confirmation that Melissa and Lily will be bringing Dawn
and Jillian to Crystal Springs too; so it’ll be great to see them too – even if
we won’t get much time to hang out together when we’ll be part of such a big
shopping group.
That’s going to be a blast, and I want to
get some extra sleep tonight so that I’ll be ready for the trip; which is why I
came straight home after staying with Michael, Jake, Stephanie, and Rebecca to
close the Inn after sending their parents home early. Jake insisted on doing that because it’s the
last chance they’ll have to do that before he and Stephanie head back to school
next Saturday. They, by the way, are not
going on the trip tomorrow – they’re staying to help out at the Inn and will be
taking next Thursday and Friday off instead to get ready to leave. Stephanie plans to do her back-to-school
shopping in New York instead of hauling a bunch of luggage with her on the
flight.
Miranda, Rebecca, and Michael are going on
the trip tomorrow, and Michael and I be travelling with his Mom, Aunt Sylvia;
and Jessica, Ryan, and Sophia – though we won’t be shopping with them all
day. We’ll do most of that with Rowen
and Tim – though I plan on helping Mom with Ethan and Ehlana for at least a
couple of hours too so that she’ll have time to play dress-up with her friends
too.
I can write about all of that tomorrow, and
really do need to get to bed early for a change if I want to be at full-power
by morning; so, until next time...
...Live long and prosper, fellow Magi of
the Light!
