Ethan and Ehlana:
We had a lot of fun last night with Mom, Dad, our friends, and family that all gathered at our house for a dinner and play evening. There was more video gaming in the lounge than we’d originally planned thanks to Zack, Eli, and some of the guys hanging out with us, but there were Christmas movies in the living room; games in the dining room and sunroom; and next-gen kids play time too. Ehlana and I helped with the younger kids during dinner and with some of the play time, but we hosted our friends most of the time; and had fun with them through until most of our guests headed for their homes. Only Naomi, Aiden, Sophia, and Aaron stayed overnight, and it was past-midnight before we were on our own in the lounge, but we still stayed up later for another movie and the co-ed cuddle and chat time before we got around to the nap time.
The late night didn’t keep us from getting up at normal time for Tai Chi, and while it was cold out; we still opted for a workout by the river; followed that with a hot breakfast; and then got to work. Today, we didn’t do that with our friends – they had other plans for the day with work at home or elsewhere. Mom and Dad kept us busy, and thanks to the forecast for Christmas; some of our chores were outdoors because we needed to clean up some bikes and canoes. Yes, we might even get to do some canoeing on Christmas because the current forecast is for temperatures in the sixties and seventies! That will work for us – even if it also means not having a white Christmas. Ehlana and I have kept busy all day with the chores and some pre-cooking help; and now we’re packing overnight bags before we head over to Cassie and Michael’s house for the rest of the day.
They are hosting a night with teens and kids and next-gen babysitting that we’re going to help out with while most of our favorite parents and adults go to Sheldon’s Pub for a Christmas party – along with dinner at the Inn for some of them. Cassie and Michael will visit the pub too for a while, but are taking this turn with the kids too and helping with a bunch of kid-free nights – including for our parents.
The rest of our story for today can wait for the next report, but we need to get going now and help Cassie and Michael with the incoming kids’ arrivals. We’ll save the world news update for a weekend report too; so that just leaves one holiday journal job before we wrap this up and head out.
The countdown really seems to be on to Christmas Day now; and we’re thinking about that while choosing our daily Christmas video picks from among the hundreds of favorites we have – not to mention the thousands of options available online from artists great and small! Tonight we are picking another song that we first heard through Cassie and Michael; and we hope that you’ll enjoy the holiday entertainment too – regardless of when you’re reading these journals in our near or distant future!
Christmas Miracle – George Canyon
Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!
