Ehlana and Ethan:
We’re winding down the final hours of May,
and we’re tired; so this will be a micro-report.
Our Saturday night ended with the movie and
cuddle time; a bedtime visit with Mom, Dad, and May after they got back from the Inn; and then it
was time to get some sleep. Yes, there
was a co-ed sofa sleepover in the lounge; and we were very happy campers when
we woke up this morning!
Church services resumed today, but with
three socially-distance sessions – two in the morning; and the evening service
that we attended after dinner. Mom and
Dad wanted to help our neighbors with that; and it’s easier for us to attend in
the evenings than it is for others that need to start their work days
much-earlier than we do. That gave us
the rest of the day for other activities, which for us included some morning studying
for our final tests that start tomorrow; and a play afternoon that included a
canoe ride; biking; and games in the back yard.
Cassie and Michael spent some time with us,
but they were also busy with the post-wedding events with his family and some
of Rebecca’s and Lucas’ visiting college friends. They also helped Jen at the pizzeria for the
dinner rush; so they’ve been very busy today.
Since getting home from church, we’ve had a quiet evening that included
bath or Jacuzzi time; a music practice; and some television show-watching. We’ll start our first end-of-term testing
tomorrow, but that really isn’t a big deal compared to the teen exams –
especially for the seniors; so our studying for them is entirely for show; and
we’ll get those tests done every morning and still have afternoons off – even though
that won’t be true for older kids or teens.
We will basically be done school for this
term in five days, though, so that’s great; and we’ll have play days for the
final week – just as we’d normally do if we’d been at school instead of working
from home.
That’s all for tonight from here, but we’ll
also add that our thoughts and prayers are with everyone dealing with the growing
list of problems that so many people are dealing with here in our country and
around the world. The pandemic is still
the most-serious challenge, but the addition of the protests and riots are a
real danger too; and we hope for calm and peace even while we understand the
anger and outrage that so many people are feeling.
We really don’t need to add our commentary
to any of these stories, and this hasn’t ended up being a micro-report at all;
so we’ll just digitally shut-up now; get some sleep; and get rested and ready
for our year-end tests. That seems
unimportant by comparison, but school tests and exams are as inevitable as
taxes; and not even a pandemic will keep us from having to write them!
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!
