Ehlana and Ethan:
Happy 1st Birthday, Christopher Palmer!
Josiah, Christina, and their family are taking care of Christopher’s big day, and that includes some of our aunts, uncles, and cousins, but we’re not in on that party; and only did a visit with the Palmers and dropped off a gift this morning between breakfast and the start of our chores.
The rest of our Friday was awesome! We actually needed to stay close to shelter while out biking at the park; beat a minor storm home; and then we spent most of the rest of the day indoors. In addition to our four best friends, Mom and Dad had extra dinner-and-a-movie guests; we helped with work on both sides of that meal; and entertained some of the kids in the lounge – mostly for the boys that chose video gaming over the movie option that was family-friendly and didn’t include fighting, car chases, or blowing things up. Ethan, Aiden, and Aaron dealt with supervising most of the gaming while the girls chose some quality chat time and a bit of music fun in my room.
Mom and Dad only had six tweens and teens in the house by ten-thirty; they joined us in the lounge for a bedtime chat and part of our next movie; and then we were on our own for the rest of the co-ed cuddling and sofa sleepover parts of our day. We stayed up a bit too-late, but didn’t push that too-far; since we knew that another long chores day was on the schedule for all of us. We loved hanging out together, though, and that has definitely been our favorite part of our past twenty-four hours or so!
Tai Chi was by the river this morning; we opted for a quick and easy breakfast that included fruits and bakery treats; and then Sophia and Aaron moved on to their own chores plans for the day while Naomi and Aiden opted to stay with us and we worked as a team at a total of five homes. The forecast for rain and storms was an issue for us today, but not at first; so we kicked the work into high gear and mowed all of the lawns – including for Cassie and Michael’s and Grandma and Grandpa’s places. Gardens, driveways, sidewalks, and porches were worked on after that, and we got wet and muddy by the time we finished everything on our collective to-do lists. Since getting the work done, we’ve split up to grab showers and change; Ethan and I are also packing overnight bags; and we’ll be heading to Naomi’s and Aiden’s houses respectively for the rest of the day.
For Ethan, that is all about spending time with Naomi before she leaves for Washington tomorrow, and they are at her house tonight so that she can multi-task that with spending time with her family too. Okay, multi-tasking isn’t the right word, since I really hope that Naomi doesn’t plan on making out with Ethan the entire time and right in front of her parents and brother, but you know what I mean; so let’s move on! We can report that Sophia has the same plan for tonight with Aaron and at his house; so Aiden and I are just going to enjoy the opportunity even though we won’t be apart for the coming school week! ;^)
That’s all we have for now, since the best parts of today for fun are still ahead of us; and we also do not need to comment on what our parents will do with their kid-free night! There isn’t really any news for Cassie and Michael either, since they’re just making their way back to our country; and their overnight flight to the east coast will have them on this side of the Atlantic at a weird time due to the time changes they’ve been dealing with since leaving St. Petersburg. Stay tuned for news about them that we’re keeping a surprise for a bit longer, and while you do that – or flip the next digital page in our future because you can’t want to find out; and we’ll wrap this up and get started on our respective play plans and sleepovers!
Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!
