Ehlana and Ethan:
Happy 33rd Birthday, Uncle Nick!
This month-end update is early because we’ll finally be busy with a birthday celebration for the rest of the day, and in addition to our ‘dates’ to the birthday dinner and party; we’re going to have a mid-week sleepover with Naomi and Aiden tonight too.
We just finished our school day adventures, and had fun while there, but we’re really looking forward to the family-and-friends’ play time that will be starting soon because we’ll be on kid control at the Ayres’ home while Mom helps out with the birthday dinner work. The rest of that story will have to wait for tomorrow, but since we have a little time while getting ready for our night out at our aunt and uncle’s house; let’s cover some of the news of the day.
Our perspective on election years and presidential politics is more-informed than for most kids our age, but then if any of our friends had cared to watch the first presidential debate last night; they’d have soon turned it off again; since we can all watch playground name-calling at school that would be just as intelligent. ;^) That’d be funnier if not true; and we will totally understand if a majority of eligible voters exercise their right not to vote for either of these candidates. On the pandemic front, we’ll pass thirty-four million confirmed cases today, and that debate was a perfect illustration of how messed up politicians really are. While the world is dealing with two million new coronavirus cases a week and five-thousand deaths a day; they fight over who would have been worse at dealing with the crisis. News flash – this pandemic isn’t about you, Mr. President or Vice-President!
Moving along, while we don’t normally comment on the various wars going on around the world; we’re keeping an eye on the new fighting that has broken out between Armenia and Azerbaijan. There are already too-many problems in that region; allies are lining up on either side of that fight; and we really hope that the fighting won’t escalate and that mediators will step in before we end up with more countries being destroyed and innocent people get caught in the crossfire.
As we think about all of that; this isn’t a positive way to wrap up what has been a really good month for us – with nothing but bad news. That contrast for our lives continues to be something we think about, but as we’ve mentioned before; we don’t feel guilty for our blessings – we just want those same blessings for everyone; and hope to help that happen as we work toward the Ascension of the Light.
Going to Uncle Nick’s birthday party doesn’t really do anything toward making that happen, but love and joy starts at home; so we’ll do our part to share a bit of both with the people we love the most.
Especially when it comes to what will hopefully be a co-ed sofa sleepover with Naomi and Aiden later tonight! ;^)
We’ll let you know how that – and the party – goes for us tomorrow night, but that’s all for now; so we’re out of here and back to the real world.
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!
