Ethan:
Having the weather get just a bit warmer
each day is nice, and we enjoyed the nicer fall weather, but it’s also time to
remember that fall is here; and we need to get ready for the cool-down to
winter.
That has nothing to do with why Ehlana and
I worked at the lab after school instead of going out to pay with our friends –
that was because we had game night at the Inn after dinner; so we only had the
one chance to be at the lab today – or skip it.
Ehlana’s having too much fun with her experiments; and it was her call
to make tonight. I was happy to spend
that time in the archives; so it was no sacrifice for me.
We had a slightly-warmer start to our day
too, so we went outdoors for Tai Chi; Mom went with a hot but easy breakfast;
and then Ehlana and I had a good day at school that included some afternoon
outdoors time. The lab time was
comparatively-short; we had an easy-dinner with Mom; and then went for a walk
that eventually took us to the Inn for the gaming fun. Mom was partnered with Miranda, and since I
don’t mention it very often; I’ll add that Jacob does always manage to find
another game night partner when Miranda cuts him loose because she only gets
one chance a month to win the senior game night title. I agree with Cassie on that one; and think
that she always wins the rest of the time while having fun with her husband
instead, but then that’s a scary thought to take any further; so I won’t go
there. ;^)
We had fun at the Inn, and they did win
that championship, but then Mom brought us home; did a Magi lesson with us; and
then sent us upstairs to have baths before bed instead of letting us do any
bonus studying tonight. We do have a
fall clean-up day coming on Saturday that will include setting up for
Halloween, so I’m okay with that; and it’s late-enough already. There’s one more day at school; Dad will be
home tomorrow night; and then we’ll have a busy weekend. That might end up being more work than play,
but then we do have all of the Halloween fun coming up after that; so getting
the work done too is just part of life – even for junior Magi Masters.
So is getting sleep when needed; and that’s
where I’m going next – starting right now.
Ethan – out!
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Ehlana:
Ethan has the news covered for today – and he
was just stating a fact that the play time at the lab was my choice today; so
that wasn’t an attempt to blame me for anything.
My addition to this report is a comment or
three about our end of Dad’s week in the city.
We don’t write about it much because it’s like brushing our hair or
teeth on the ‘normal’ scale for us, but we do talk with Dad every day when he’s
away – and usually more than once a day.
Most of the time, that’s phone or vid-chats, but we have regular
telepathic chats that are more-special thanks to the empathy that goes along
with doing that; and I shouldn’t ever take that for granted. Ethan, Cassie, and I are truly blessed to
have such an amazing relationship with our parents – which is why even being
apart geographically isn’t as hard as it would be if we didn’t have these links
to each other.
That said, I’ll still be glad to have Dad
home again tomorrow, and I want to be rested up and ready to spend time with
him this weekend; so that’s all I have for tonight too.
This is Ehlana Proctor; coming to you live
from what is now my past!
