Ehlana and Ethan:
Happy 11th Birthday, Robyn Johnson!
We actually got in on a short vid-chat with Robyn, but that was with the Carringtons while they were doing that; and we really only offered our best wishes. Robyn is having a good day and is celebrating with her family and friends; so let’s move on and get to our news of the day.
Sophia earned a lot of points with our friends yesterday, and while we always think that she is awesome; she is also one of our quietest friends; so that doesn’t get shown off very often. The biking and play time at the park wasn’t anything new and we had fun with that, so Sophia wasn’t center-stage with our friends until she invited all of us to come home with her for dinner and the evening.
Sophia’s parents need credit for that too, since feeding an entire gang of tweens and teens should scare any parent, but they managed to survive the event and earned points too thanks to the Pizzeria pizza, finger food sides, and Olde Bakery desserts. Ethan and I made sure that we helped out with the pre and post-dinner work and had some help from other friends; so we had fun with all of that and the meal. There were some food and drinks games with some of the guys, but they didn’t get out of control; so that was mostly-fun too. While feeding our friends always works for them, it was some of our evening entertainment that really impressed them – especially when Sophia’s Dad joined in on a jam session. Not all of our friends know how-impressive Sophia’s – and Aaron’s – musical skills are amazing, but everyone had fun; and some of us do know that the ‘show’ we either watched or participated in included some seriously-awesome and technically-sophisticated music.
There was also video gaming for the boys; girl chat for the girls; and an action movie for everyone that kept us busy until near-midnight; and then most of our friends headed for their homes or elsewhere for the rest of the night while only six of us stayed for the co-ed sofa sleepover wrap-up for our night. We stayed up for another couple of hours while enjoying some quiet chat time and another movie after also dealing with the clean-up from the rest of the evening fun; and then we crashed and napped for a few hours.
Tai Chi was still on-time; the kids in the house cooked breakfast for everyone and delivered an order to the gas station; and then we split up for our own homes and a chores morning that for Ethan and I was mostly indoors. We got that work done by eleven-thirty; our four best friends met up with us at our house then too – along with a gang of family and friends; and then we all headed for Maple Valley to spend the afternoon at Maple Fest! Hitting a high in the mid-fifties makes it more-comfortable for outdoor festivals, but we still think that it doesn’t feel the way it should – even if this could be closer to what will be normal for us in the coming years and decades. Snowball fights or ice sculpting weren’t entertainment options, but we did enjoy the pancake lunch, the shows, and the rest of the festival highlights that included a market, game booths, and more that were mostly set up to support charities. The parents in our group also picked up cases of local maple syrup and other treats like maple donuts; and we enjoyed quite a few maple-related treats while wandering around the festival.
We came home by late-afternoon; dropped off friends and treats at several homes; and then Ethan and I were on our own by the time we got home with Mom and Dad. Food wasn’t really needed then, so we did some work in the office after unloading the van and truck; opted for an evening snack at around seven-thirty; and then it was bath our Jacuzzi time for the tweens in the house. After a late night, we were okay with that; and we’re keeping our bedtime computing to the minimum too. The first half of our weekend has been awesome, we’re getting tired; and catching up on our sleep is wanted and needed. There also isn’t really anything that we need to add for our news and I’ll survive taking another night off from any commentary on world news or random topics.
Just thinking about that has me itching to do it anyway, but Ethan really doesn’t want me to go there tonight, so I won’t; and we’ll just call it a night right now and move on to nap time.
Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!
