Ethan:
It’s the last day of September, and I’ll
pretend that the news of the day was the nice, warm weather; since I don’t want
to write about kid-free nights for parents or co-ed sleepovers for college
teens.
For my news, I had fun last night with
Aiden and his family. That started with
the bonus play time with Ehlana and Naomi while we waited for parents to get
home from work; we biked the trail around the south side of town, but not up to
the park; got home by the time the parents did; and split up for the rest of
the night. Aiden and I had dinner with
his parents, sister, and her sleepover guest for the night; Leah. There may occasionally be collusion among the
parents for getting those kid-free nights that I don’t want to write about,
since my parents weren’t the only couple without kids last night; but let’s not
go there either.
Dinner was Pizzeria pizza and bakery
treats; Aiden and I joined in for a family movie; and then moved on to our
video games after we all came up to our beds for the night. I know, it was Saturday night, but Aiden’s
Dad is used to going to bed and then waking very early; so this was a late
night for him!
Aiden and I stayed awake late; we still
woke early-enough for Tai Chi by the river; and then we were busy through to
lunchtime with breakfast, getting ready for the day, and church. We had fun with all of that; Aiden and Naomi
had their own plans for the day with their families; so we split up after
church; and Ehlana and I spent the rest of the day with our family. That included a barbeque lunch; some play
time and biking at the park; a visit for Ehlana and me to the lab with Uncle
Adam and Dillon for a couple of hours; and the late buffet at the Inn. We came home with Mom and Dad after that; did
some studying and a Magi lesson; and wrapped up our day with some tub or
Jacuzzi time.
That’s my news for the day and I’m ready to
get some sleep now; so this report – and September – is over.
Ethan – out!
***
Ehlana:
Maybe Naomi and I messed up the kid-free
night schedule, but I think her parents were happy to trade me for Eli while
Zack had Eli, Sebastian, and Caleb at his house last night; and Brianna had
Faith while her aunts and uncles got kid-free nights. Unlike Ethan, I don’t mind adding that our
parents went out to dinner and the pub while we were away; but I don’t need to
write about their adult-rated play time after they got home and had the house
to themselves. Yes, that’s weird for
most kids to even think about with their parents – especially when you’re seven
and not thinking about that sort of thing at all; but we should all be glad to
know that those activities don’t end with the onset of parenthood – especially for
those of us who are not first-born! ;^)
Naomi and I had a slightly different night
than Ethan and Aiden. We watched a movie
with Naomi’s parents too, but then Liz had some hair fun with us after that;
and then a fun girl chat before bedtime.
We didn’t stay up late; and got a really good night of sleep without any
little brother and his best friend prank or spying issues. Our Tai Chi this morning was in the back yard
instead of by the river, but the rest of our morning was near the same as Ethan’s
– especially since we did everything together once at church and reunited. Ethan’s already covered the family play time
for the rest of the day, so the only thing I have to add for that is to mention
that the lab visit was supposed to be shorter – just a check of the plants in
the greenhouse and a check on some running experiments; but we got distracted
and played in the lab for as long as we could before dinner at the Inn.
That’s all of my news for today too, and while
I don’t need the sleep as much as Ethan does right now; I’m happy to get the
rest when I can; so I’m out of here too.
This is Ehlana Proctor; coming to you live
from what is now my past!
