Ethan:
I’m going to leave this update to Ehlana
except for commenting on one thing that I got razzed about a lot tonight.
Naomi and I were not on a date for the
football game, but I wouldn’t have cared if we were; and we were together for
most of the time we were at the school anyway – along with Ehlana and Aiden;
and the group of family and friends that were there for the first home game of
the season with us.
We’re going to keep getting teased about it
regardless of what we do; so maybe I’ll just start asking Naomi out on dates
for everything from our bike rides to dinner and a movie nights with our
families!
I’ll let you know how that goes for us.
Ethan – out!
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Ehlana:
Naomi loves that idea, Ethan!
This update is coming to you while Naomi
and I are doing our first sleepover and bedtime girl chat of the school
year. Ethan and Aiden are playing video
games in Ethan’s room by now; and we just finished watching a movie after
getting back from the football game. We’re
ahead of the full report; so I’ll back up and start from the top of the day.
Tai Chi by the river and breakfast with Mom
and Dad were fun and uneventful; our school day included bonus outdoor time to
take advantage of the nice weather; and then we biked and played at the park
with our friends until we needed to be home to help out with junior cousin
control before dinner. Our first family
and friends dinner and a movie – or football game – of the school year was a
blast while we were at home; and the football game was fun even though our team
lost their second game of the season.
Ethan got teased more than Naomi did about that ‘on-a-date’ thing, but
she has fun with that too; and we know that the guys that razz Ethan the most
are also most-jealous of him.
The movie night at home that was mostly for
the Moms and younger kids that didn’t want to watch football was finished by the
time we got home; and the rest of our guests left soon after that. Camping was an option for tonight, but we
decided to go with the five-star accommodations instead. Our movie choice in the lounge was
Halloween-themed even though it’s a bit early for that; and might have had
something to do with Naomi’s interest in some quality cuddle time with
Ethan. The movie wasn’t scary, but we
don’t have to tell anyone that; and even Aiden and I ended up doing a bit of
cuddling by half-way through the show.
Naomi would have been happy to do a sofa
sleepover with Ethan, but Mom and Dad stopped in on their way to bed and sent
us to our rooms. We do have a busy day
booked on Saturday, so we really should get some sleep soon, but Naomi and I
will have it easier than the boys because they have a guys-only camping night
booked for Miles’ birthday tomorrow. I
may do another sleepover except at Naomi’s house while Ethan’s busy – just to
give Mom and Dad a kid-free night, but I’ll let you know about that; and it
might depend on whether we’d get stuck with Zack and Eli too or not.
That’s it for the news from home, but I’ll
add that Cassie and Michael have had a good week at school; and they’re
wrapping it up tonight with a nineteenth birthday celebration night out for one
of their friends – and with their usual gang of study buddies. We don’t have any details yet other than that
they were going out for dinner and then to a party somewhere, but any news from
their night out will have to wait for a future update – whenever we get the
chance to have a long chat with Cassie sometime this weekend.
I don’t know how that will work out yet
this year, but it could be that Sunday morning breakfast chats will be part of
the routine; since Cassie seems to actually be busier this year than last – as amazing
as that is for most people around us to believe.
Oh wait – Cassie and Michael are newlyweds;
so maybe that is believable – even if that isn’t for the top reason most others
would expect! ;^)
I shouldn’t have gone there. Naomi’s thinking about that sofa sleepover
with Ethan again. I’ll wrap this up; try
to distract here while we wind down to nap mode; and then maybe she’ll still be
here in the morning instead of in the lounge with Ethan; since sneaking into
his room and waking him up to do that after I fall asleep is what she’s
thinking about now – if that grin on her face is any indication.
This is Ehlana Proctor; coming to you live
from what is now my past!
