I was back at full power this morning after
getting the extra sleep last night; and we’ve had a pretty good day around here
too – though still way too cold compared to the start of the week. When the temperature drops into the teens or
low-twenties with a wind chill flirting with being a single-digit number;
hovering around freezing by mid-afternoon looks good.
Not so much compared to when it was in the
seventies on Monday.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining;
joining the ‘polar vortex’ fan club; or thinking about applying a little Magi
power to warm things up around here again – though that would be awesome!
I am saying that I’m missing Tai Chi by the
river; and breaking out the winter coat, gloves, and hat already isn’t all that
much fun.
The weather has had something to do with
why I spent most of my day indoors – except for our cheerleading practice. Dani felt the need to have us continue
working out in the cold to get ready for the game tomorrow night. We do need to be ready for that, but sub-freezing
temperatures are going to be harder on the spectators than on us or the
players. I’d suggest that we won’t have
a big crowd if it is that cold by game time, but it’s a home playoff match-up;
so there will still be a good turn-out – even if that means huddling under
blankets to stay warm.
Thanksgiving is two weeks from today, so
football wasn’t the only chat topic around school. Holiday plans are news now, whether that’s
because of trips being made or big family events at home; and holiday weekend
shopping gets more attention from the girls than football for sure. A few of the girls are very excited about
going away for Black Friday shopping adventures, and I’m sure that’ll be fun
for them; but Rowen and I will be happy to be here at home for that – unless we’re
away for a certain championship football game with our team and cheerleading
squad. If that happens, I hope that
Michael and Tim appreciate how much we love them to give up one of our favorite
shopping days of the year – especially when it would even mean missing out on
the first-ever Black Friday sale for the second-hand store.
Then again, that store is for charity and
non-profit; so maybe I should just pay full-price there anyway. Now that would be a first – me not being
excited about buying things on sale!
While cheerleading practice and spending
time with my friends today was where a lot of the fun was; we did actually
accomplish a few things at school too.
There was one test, some free time to work on projects, and some play
time in music that was masked in a lesson on writing musical scores for
quartets or ensembles. Considering how
much of my week days I spend in classes, I don’t write about what goes on in
them here in my journal; but I hope you understand that the what we do in those
classes really is all for appearances.
While I can and do have fun; I don’t really think about the lessons any
more than most people think about basic, every day activities that you do and
just don’t think about at all. Writing
about a math test when it’s not really any different than if I was getting
tested on brushing my teeth or combing my hair just isn’t something I think of
as newsworthy.
I moved on from school to spend the evening
at the Inn. That started out feeling a
little strange because I was there on my own while Michael was busy with his
football practice and Rebecca was at the last day of try-outs for
basketball. The girls will find out the
results tomorrow, but Rebecca is sure that she’s made the team – and not just
because Carolyn Landry assured her that she will. While Rebecca and Michael were busy, I had
fun playing in the kitchen with Jacob and the rest of the kitchen crew helping
out with the prep-line work. I got
teased about getting as much work done as Rebecca or Michael and I get done
combined when they’re here, and that was actually true; but that worked out
pretty well for us because Jacob didn’t need the help by the time Rebecca and
Michael did get there and we were set free to do our homework and have dinner.
Helping out with the kitchen clean-up after
that wasn’t optional, but there hadn’t been a big dinner crowd; and we still
managed to have that work finished by the time the gamers started arriving for
game night. That was another blast of
fun, and though Michael and I didn’t win the junior championship; we managed to
be top-three even with spending as much time with Ethan and Ehlana as we did
focusing on the games. After missing out
on my Magi lesson last night and having extra work waiting for me at home; I left
the Inn with Mom, Dad, and the twins instead of helping with the clean-up.
Even with doing that, by the time I was
finished doing my lesson with Mom and helped to get Ethan and Ehlana tucked in
for the night; my bedtime studies and family business work didn’t get going
until nearly eleven-thirty. I got a lot
done because I don’t expect to have time to do much of that this weekend, but I’m
also running low on power again; and the nap I have time for isn’t going to be
enough to recharge.
It’s a good thing that I have other
options! ;^)
It is still time to call it a night,
though, and I don’t have any other news from today anyway; so, until next
time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
