Ethan and Ehlana:
Our Memorial Day adventures have been very, very wet. Tai Chi was indoors, but we got rained on during the entire parade and the ceremony at the cemetery; the usual annual story time for our families was cut short; and then the picnic was split between the school and church fellowship hall this year to allow for social distancing that was mostly for non-vaccinated visitors and guests. A short break in the rain around noon had most of our guests packing up and loading their vehicles for the trips home; and then the lack of outdoor activities at the picnic had all of our guests choosing to head out early too. We should also mention that the rain kept all family babies and toddlers at home instead of going to the parade and cemetery; and they had some grandparent or parent support. That was true for pretty much all of our neighbors too; though the picnic was still attended by a fairly-large crowd.
None of that really sounds very exciting, but while there have been parts of our day that haven’t been as happy as we’d have liked; we have still had a pretty good day. After our weekend guests left, we helped out with the clean-up at the school; followed that up with a quiet, easy-meal at home with Mom, Dad, and our favorite collegians; and then we had a work-study evening while Cassie, Michael, and May were with his family for a few hours. They’ll be leaving tomorrow because Cassie needs to be back at school to get ready for her summer session, but we’ll try not to think about that until we have to say goodbye to them tomorrow. We’ll also have more on May’s travel plans over the next few weeks too – though we can report that Michael will be giving her a ride to St. Louis so that she can start her summer adventures with Lee and his family. We’ll miss having her here with us all summer, but now that pandemic restrictions are being lifted; we’re glad that May can do some sightseeing even if going home to China for the summer isn’t really a workable option when risks of being quarantined at either end of those trips could mess up being back here in time for her senior year.
That is pretty much all we have for tonight. We studied for a few hours – some of that in a time phase – while Mom and Dad worked; we’ve just wrapped up bath or Jacuzzi time; and we’ll be doing a bedtime chat with Cassie, Michael, and May soon; since they’ve just gotten home for the night. Life isn’t going to really slow down for us as we move into June tomorrow, since we’ll also be adding in a lot of baseball games now on top of the practices, but we’re also near to the end of our school year too; so we have a lot to look forward to as we begin the countdown to our summer holidays. Stay tuned – or flip digital pages – for the latest on all of the fun we expect to be having in June, but it’s time for us to move on now; so, until next time...
...this is Ethan and Ehlana Proctor; live from the hidden home of the Magi of the Light – and May the Magi Force be with you!
