Happy 12th Birthday, Jessica!
Jessica’s top gift today was a saxophone,
and while music lessons weren’t an actual gift from Michael and I; we are going
to be doing lessons with her between now and at least next September because
she wants to be able to join the marching band and go to Florida with us once
she’s in Grade Seven.
So much for my plan not to help out with
the kids doing that, but Jessica is Michael’s cousin; and we wouldn’t have
dreamed of turning her down.
Let’s cover the parts of Jessica’s birthday
that Michael and I were involved in as we go along; but let’s rewind and start
the rest of this update from this morning.
Tai Chi was by the river, but it has been a
cloudy and occasionally damp day.
Michael exercised with us, but then he went home for breakfast and to
get ready for school and his morning weight training. I had more time to get ready and eat; so I
was early and met up with Rowen at her house before we walked to school. A usual, I don’t have much to report from
school. We had a project that was due
and wrote a test; but we also spent the day indoors – except for a short walk
for Michael and me at lunch that was rain-free; but a bit humid and we really
only went out for the fresh air and a break from the noise level in the school.
Things were still weren’t looking good for
Jessica to have an outdoor party tonight when we were set free from school, but
things started clearing up not long after that; and the decision was made to
quickly set up in the back yard. Michael
and I helped with that while Jessica hung out with her friends; we helped out
with serving the dinner; and then with the clean-up. Jacob and Miranda took care of a lot of the
food as part of their gift for their niece, but while we were all there with
most of Jessica’s family for dinner; her party was with her friends – and we
vacated the premises once the clean-up was done.
Michael and I did our studying at my house
after that; Mom did a short Magi lesson with both of us while we could actually
do that early-enough to not get in the way of my family business work and
studies; and then we had a music practice to get ready for all three of our band
and praise team practices tomorrow. We
took care of getting Ethan and Ehlana tucked in for the night after that; and
then Michael went home so that I could get to work – once I’d seen him out and
gotten ready for bed too.
The studying and work has kept me busy for
a while, but that’s relative; since I’ve been in a time phase since getting
started on that with my family business work.
I have everything done on my to-do list for
tonight, though, and none of that work or studying will be interesting to you
unless you have a thing for seriously boring project reports and endless
accounting figures. I may be good at
dealing with my part of the family business, but I don’t usually get a lot of
entertainment value out of it. I’d also
rather be sleeping right now, and that is an option; so, until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
