Happy 20th Birthday, Dillon!
I hope he’s having a great day; though he
and Violet are busy with classes and assignments and won’t exactly have a lot
of time to celebrate around the work.
While Dillon was experiencing his official
exit from his teen years, the biggest news here at home might just be that Mom
and Miranda did not win the senior championship at game night this week. I know, that’s shocking, since they do win a
lot during Dad’s weeks in the city; but they only managed third tonight; and
Miranda was terribly disappointed. Jacob,
Michael, and Rebecca weren’t able to soften the blow by winning either; but at
least Miranda will have two more chances before the summer break.
Game night was fun even without any
championship awards, but then the rest of my day was pretty good too. That started out with Tai Chi by the river;
Michael stayed for a quick and easy breakfast that was still better than what
he would have eaten at home on the way to his weight training with the guys;
and then Rowen and I even had a bit of time to hang out at her house before
going on to school. Her parents, by the
way, are very happy that tax season is over; and they pretty much get to take a
break by comparison until late May.
Okay, they don’t really get to do that,
since they’ll be doing a lot of work at the new med center for the computer
systems there; but they’re still happy that tax season is done for another
year.
With nice weather to enjoy, our school day
was pretty good; and outdoor classes in the afternoon were an option that more
than a few teachers chose for their students when possible. Having the extra fresh air was nice, and
while we did get some work done here and there too; there were moments when it
felt more like a play day. There was
lunchtime football after we ate, and Rowen and I were two of the girls that
joined in for the scrimmage this time.
Our team won, but we had at least a couple of advantages over the
competition – Michael and Tim; and girlfriends on the other team that were more
interested in distracting their boys than playing the game.
Then again, maybe it was those couples that
actually won; but I’ve mentioned before that I’m not into making out with
Michael in public, and that hasn’t changed.
It’s probably a good thing that the school football program isn’t co-ed
because if it was; the games probably wouldn’t still be family-rated
entertainment! ;^)
Moving along, it was too nice of a day to
just go straight to the Inn and get to our studies and work, so Michael and I
went biking with Rowen and Tim for an hour first. We did a tour of town; biked the trail at the
park; and had an ice cream break at the falls after picking up our treats at
the Emporium before it was time for two of us to get to work. The homework didn’t take long and then we
were kept busy for the next couple of hours while helping out with the dinner
rush and clean-up. I’ve mentioned the
lack of gaming success for our family tonight, but the play time with our family
and friends was still great; and I really loved spending time with everyone
there. Mom, Ethan, and Ehlana went home
as soon as the games were finished, and not because Miranda kicked them out due
to the loss; but I stayed to help with the clean-up and walked home with
Michael and his family.
That was entirely so that we could take a
bit of time for our goodnight hugs and kisses out on the front porch of his
house; so I was smiling and happy when I did eventually get home and it was
time to get to work again. Ethan and
Ehlana had some studying they wanted to do, so Mom let them stay up while doing
my Magi lesson with me; and then we took care of getting them tucked in before
going back to the office and working there until one o’clock. Mom was ready for bed by then, and while I
was getting tired too; I came up to my room and switched from family business
mode to language studies. I did that for
an hour or so; followed that up with my archive assignment reading; and then
did a last round of computer and email checks before getting to this
update. I had one bit of family business
work to do mixed in there because of a new, inbound email request; but no major
news from around the family or with our friends.
For some reason, Dillon and Violet haven’t
filed a birthday report with me yet either; but maybe they just haven’t
finished celebrating yet. ;^)
We’re just one school day and some nap time
away from the weekend now, and while we don’t have any plans for Friday night;
the top fun for the next few days is likely to be Jacob’s birthday on
Saturday. He’ll have to work, of course,
but the parents are planning a dinner at the Inn and night out at the pub; so
Michael and Rebecca are going to help out by giving their parents a teen-free
night. Lucas and I are happy to help
them out with that little gift; and Rebecca is going to be out at the farm
while Michael helps me out with some babysitting and a sleepover. I’ll be very okay with that plan if a sofa is
involved with part two of that!
I’m not going to be getting much rest now
tonight, but maybe I’ll try to do better tomorrow night – unless Michael and I
have something better to do while having our no-plans night together with Mom,
the twins – and with Dad once he gets home from Crystal Springs. That is all of the news for today, though; so
I’m going to get started on that bit of down time I have available before my
Tai Chi wake-up call will arrive in a couple of hours or so.
Until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
