Ethan and the Haunted Harmonies:
Happy 14th Birthday, Paige Spencer!
First up, no, I haven’t taken over as lead for our little band – that was just a joke! We did have a practice tonight just a little while ago, but that was after an already-long and busy day. Ehlana and I are doing this update with our four best friends because Naomi is hosting all of us while Mom is in Crystal Springs for the night with Dad; and we’re winding down fast toward our co-ed sofa naps time with some quality cuddle time. I want to share more of that fun with Naomi; so this is going to be short update!
Tai Chi was by the river with Mom for two of us followed by breakfast for three that was standard school day fare; and then we headed off to school where the highlights of the day included special birthday moments for Paige. The cheer squad still had a practice at lunchtime; and we had good football or band practices after school.
Paige’s birthday dinner was up next and we had to put a bit of a rush on that for those of us that also had the teen praise team practice at the church. We still did our best to help Paige with having an awesome day; and she continued her party after that practice with her own best friends. When we came home with Naomi, we still had our studying to do, so we did that first; and then moved on to the band practice. That took more than an hour to go through the set we’re going with on Saturday night for the Haunted Halloween Walk; and then we split up long-enough to get ready for the co-ed naps part of our plan for the rest of tonight. We’re listening to music while doing the computer checks and teen chat fun – though some of us are not really all that interested in the world news.
That isn’t true for the Cassie and Michael update. They are in Tonga now and already through most of their Wednesday. Tonga put themselves into an odd time zone that makes them one of the first places in the world to start each day thanks to choosing UTC-plus-thirteen hours instead of going the other way like other nearby islands that are the last places in the world to end each day with a UTC-minus-eleven or twelve time zone! Tonga also has a more even weather with little temperature change from day to night – at least that’s true for the forecast while Cassie and Michael will be there. A mid-seventies temperature every day, all day might not seem very tropical, but we’d love that here – especially in the winter! After flying to Tonga early on their Wednesday morning, Cassie and Michael already did one island hop visit; and they will be doing that nearly every day while there – though they are not scoping out uninhabited islands for a tropical getaway for Magi of the Light. Maybe they’ll do that on a future visit! ;^)
I am supposed to be keeping this short and not really doing that; so let’s get to the world news. In a nutshell, none of the worst problems in the world got better today; the politicians continue with never-ending and empty rhetoric; and actions on the ground prove that the fight for power, resources, and wealth are what they really care about with no regard for the people they are supposed to serve and protect. That’s true at every point along the political spectrum too with the only difference being some of the ways they prefer to achieve their goals. Let’s stop there or I will get going on a rant; and I am sure that cuddling with Naomi will be much happier for both of us! We hope that you’re as happy as we are in your ‘now’ and it would be great if the world in general is a happier place for you too.
Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!
