Congratulations Rebecca, Carolyn, and the
rest of our girls’ basketball team!
Miranda and I had a blast going to the game
and cheering for them, and though I seriously doubt that our efforts made a
difference; the upset win was certainly an awesome surprise – if not for the
favored home team and their fans.
Carolyn won the game for us in the closing minutes, and while the game
had been close until then, she came through with the high-pressure baskets
while her opponents did not.
While the game was the highlight of the
trip; I really liked having the drive time with Miranda too; and we also picked
up fast food to go for the drive home instead of waiting and eating late. When she dropped me off at home, Miranda
stayed for a visit with Mom, Dad, and the twins before going on to the Inn to
help with closing up for the night; and that was entertaining too because she
helped out with my Magi lesson while she was here.
Compared to that play time, the rest of my
day was fairly boring. School was good,
and basketball had top billing for the school news network; but nothing
particularly exciting happened all day.
The temperature outdoors rose into the high fifties; we spent most of
our lunch break outside; and had fun, but that break in the cold was tempered
by knowing that we’re heading back into the freezing temperatures again
tonight. We’re also getting a bit of
snow tonight too, and had a spit or three of rain earlier while Miranda and I
were away at the game; but we’re not expecting a major snow event overnight or
tomorrow.
After Miranda left for the Inn, Mom let me
work on the family business with a time phase to let me work a bit longer and
get the extra work done; but that’s had the side-effect of tiring me out. We all called it a night at ten-thirty; Mom,
Dad, and I were all in on the bedtime story with Ethan and Ehlana; we tucked
them in for the night; and then I came up to my room to get ready for bed
too. I opted for a quick shower because
I needed one after all of the cheering at the game in a hot gymnasium; but then
I cheated to get my hair dried so that I could get into bed with Mandy and wrap
up my night with the usual computer checks and this journal update.
I’m really looking forward to tomorrow
because Grandma and Grandpa will be home by early evening at the latest unless
they have some travel delays. It’s going
to be great to have them home – even if it’s only for a short time before they’ll
be heading south again – this time to Florida for their usual winter
getaway. We’ll likely miss game night so
that we can have a visit with them, and I’ll probably skip helping out at the
Inn during the dinner rush too; but I’ll let you know about that with the next
update.
Having our grandparents home is going to be
a highlight for the week, but we’re also heading into some busy days through
the weekend. Since Grandma and Grandpa
will be home, we’ll be doing a dinner and something entertaining night with
them and the rest of our family on Friday; the Maple Valley Winter Festival is
this weekend; and Rebecca and her team will also now have a second-round
playoff game on Saturday.
I’m getting tired out just thinking about
all of that – though I’m already pretty much in need of some quality down time;
so that’s all I have for tonight, and, until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
