Ehlana and Ethan:
Barbeque dinner in the back yard was a
great way to start our camping adventure last night; we followed that up with
family play and biking time; added in a campfire at dusk; and then we wrapped
up our day with some co-ed cuddle and chat time for four of us in the
tent. There was a chance of some rain in
the forecast before morning, but by then; some of us were sure that we’d stay
dry until sometime during the day on Friday; so we enjoyed the tent time with
our best friends.
It was cooler this morning, but Tai Chi was
by the river – and temperatures in the low-fifties are still warm by comparison
to those freezing numbers we’ve just gone through recently. Breakfast was in the sunroom – and a hot
meal; we packed up the tent and our gear after that; and then spent the rest of
the morning on our studies in the lounge.
There was a quick lunch; we took the trail the long way around to the
lab; and then spent the afternoon there – in the lab or archives – because the
rain moved in and it has been wet pretty much since then. That’s why Dad picked us up at the lab along
with our bikes; delivered Aiden and Naomi to their houses on the way to ours;
and we’ve been here at home since then.
We’re missing the family and friends fun
nights, but our favorite collegians studied again tonight anyway; so we were
left to entertain ourselves while everyone else was busy. We played video games; watched a movie; and had
a music practice over the past few hours; Jacuzzi or bath time just finished;
and now we’re getting ready to crash and nap.
An all-day spring clean-up is likely in our near-future tomorrow, and
even if we don’t get more rain; that’s sure to be a wet, messy adventure at
least in the morning; so we should make sure that we are ready to do our best
with our chores.
That does sound way-too-responsible, but we
are Cassie’s younger brother and sister; and she can occasionally be a tough
example to follow! Fortunately for us,
she’s also fairly-amazing; and we do get to have some extreme adventures now
and then thanks to her too! ;^)
The last comments we want to make tonight
before moving on are about the coronavirus and local opinion. We’re all getting tired of the self-imposed
restrictions – especially when we still don’t have any cases in or around our
town yet, but we can’t just blockade the region from ‘outsiders’ instead and
then go about our lives as normal; so we’ll keep up appearances – and deal with
the consequences both now and whenever these restrictions are lifted in the
coming weeks and months. We can assure
you that when you have a strong community like ours, it is easier to cope with
emergencies; and those bonds get stronger and better when overcoming the
challenges together – even when that’s happening at least six feet apart! ;^)
Okay, we’re obviously getting tired with
jokes like that; so it’s time to move on and get some sleep.
This is Ehlana and Ethan Proctor; live from
the hidden home of the Magi of the Light – and May the Magi Force be with you!
