Yes, Michael and I did have a sofa
sleepover last night; and no, our mothers were not fooled for a moment that it
was unintentional. They do still think
it’s cute, though; and they let us get away with it anyway.
Waking up cuddled with Michael was a
highlight of the day for me, but it was also a first highlight in one of those
really good days. Having the temperature
climb into the mid-sixties had a lot to do with having a great day too, and
even though we needed to study for exams again; doing that outdoors this
afternoon was an option – and so was some play time with Ethan, Ehlana, Naomi,
and Aiden at the park. Tai Chi at my
house and breakfast at Michael’s was pretty good too; and while we each did
some chores at our respective homes after that; we were both at my house and
starting our exam studying with our friends by late morning.
Dad was doing some work in the office while
we were busy, but he stopped to help Mom with making lunch, and since it was so
nice out; he fired up a grill and cooked hot dogs and burgers to feed all of
the kids and teens in the house. That
included a bit more than half of my classmates, Ethan, Ehlana, Naomi, and
Aiden. We ate lunch outdoors too, and
after helping with the clean-up; we stayed outside for the rest of the
afternoon. We studied; took a break for
the play time at the park; and wrapped up the afternoon with a final hour and
change of studying before parents started picking up country teens for the
rides out to their farms and the town teens headed home for dinner.
The next and final highlight of the day for
me was finding out that Mom and Dad had set up a pot-luck dinner with the Stone
family. Michael and I helped out with
the work at my house, and Miranda, Jacob, and Rebecca came over with their food
contributions shortly before we were ready to sit down and eat. It was still above sixty outside then, but we
decided to eat in the dining room instead of getting an extra table and chairs
out of the storage barn and cleaned up.
I really loved getting to spend that time with both of our families, and
even getting teased about our sofa sleepover was entertaining. Michael, Rebecca, and I were on the clean-up
crew of three after that while our parents, Ethan, and Ehlana moved on to the
living room for some quiet chat time; and then that was pretty much it for the
fun today.
Since Michael, Rebecca, and I all have
exams in the morning, it wasn’t long after that before our guests went home for
the night. Mom did a short Magi lesson
with me while Dad, Ethan, and Ehlana all did some work or studying in the
office; and then the twins and I were all sent up to bed for the night. I helped to get them tucked in for the night;
followed that up with some Jacuzzi time; and took care of the ‘must-do’ family
business work while I was in the tub. I’m
not doing any archive or language studies this week as per Mom’s orders; which
is why I’ll be done this and heading off to dreamland soon even though it’s
just a bit past ten o’clock. Having a
four-day school week means that we’ll be writing three exams a day for our
twelve subjects, and while I’m not at all worried about that; it will mean that
some of my friends will be stressed and need extra support that I plan on being
there to help out with. I’m also
thinking that a Friday night sleepover and celebration would be fun too once we’re
finished with our exams.
That’s pretty much all of the news I have
for today, but before you think that I forgot; yes, I do know it’s Martin
Luther King Day. I’ve also previously
explained why this isn’t a big holiday here in Witch Falls; so there isn’t any
point in going over that every single year.
I’m sure that the holiday was a bigger deal for our college students on
their campuses, and maybe I’ll write about that sometime in the future, but I
haven’t gotten any reports from my favorite collegians on that tonight anyway;
so maybe we’ll do that next year.
For now, though, it’s time for me to get
some sleep. We’re going to have a very
busy week; and I’m not going to have any late nights – unless something major
comes up for my end of the family business.
Have a great day or night, depending on when you’re reading this in your
‘now’; and, until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
