Ehlana and Ethan:
The Haunted Halloween Walk and everything that went with it were amazing last night! We had a blast with both bands; got in on some of the action at the food booths for dinner and several snacks; played games; and watched a few of the other bands – along with going on the actual walk an hour or so after our set with Naomi and the Haunted Harmonies. As usual, we were a hit with the crowd; and had a lot of fun singing and playing with our best friends. Naomi eventually went home with Ethan for the night and I was with Aiden and his family, but we were also together until then and that included hauling our gear home and putting everything away before getting around to our respective co-ed sleepovers that included some of the same activities that don’t need to be written about here in our journals.
It was cold this morning – near freezing, but there were still two groups doing Tai Chi workouts by the river before breakfast with Aiden and I on our own while Mom and Dad had extra exercise buddies including three Carringtons. They ended up having a two-family breakfast too while I was on my own with Aiden and his parents and sister, but we all had fun; and managed to get to church on-time. The service and Sunday school before Halloween isn’t exactly different or strange at our church, but other people might think so; since we do semi-celebrate Halloween and do that in positive ways. If you’re suddenly picturing scenes of Holy Ghosts floating around the sanctuary, congratulations on the active imagination, but there are Halloween-worthy stories in the bible; and that includes overcoming evil that can definitely be tied into Halloween.
While it was near-freezing this morning, it warmed up into the seventies today, so after church, Sunday school, and lunch; Ethan and I were part of a group of family and friends that opted for a canoe ride upriver. Naomi and Aiden were with us too; our little flotilla paddled about half-way to the whirlpool and back; and then we spent the rest of our afternoon carving pumpkins and enjoying some Halloween snacks. All of our friends and family members headed for their own homes or elsewhere in time for dinner, but while about half of them were going to the Inn for the late buffet; we stayed home and opted for an easy-meal and some work in the office. Mom did a Magi lesson with us too, but it was the charity work that was most-important and meaningful. Cassie and Michael will be in Chad soon after their adventures in Sudan; and Mom will be keeping a closer eye on them because they will be working on some very dangerous areas over the next couple of weeks while in Chad, Libya, and Algeria. These dangers are going to be part of their work, since they can’t help the people in those countries as-effectively without getting personally involved, but we don’t have to like that part of their future; and will do what we can to keep them as-safe as possible.
Mom let us work until nine-thirty; it was bath or Jacuzzi time after that; and now we’re winding down fast toward nap time. There isn’t any good news from the war fronts this weekend – especially since Israel bombed Iran again in supposed retaliation for the most-recent attack on Israel - and really just another tit-for-tat bombing that has been going back and forth for long-enough that both sides have likely forgotten the original insult or who started it! Our national elections continue to heat up to the big vote in a week and change, and we’re basically just looking forward to it being over – though that is wishful thinking, since whomever wins; the politics will go on and the divisiveness will remain.
That isn’t a very cheery thought to wrap up with, but we can stay in our own happy places while heading off to dreamland, and we don’t really have anything else to add to this update; so that’s all for tonight.
Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!
