Ehlana and Ethan:
Winter is still here with us – if not with more snow; so we’ve had another indoors day as much as possible. That started with Tai Chi and breakfast followed by a frosty walk to school; and then we stayed inside for all of our academic adventures before another no-as-chilly walk home and then on the lab or archives after a quick after-school visit with Mom and Silkie and Mandy. Yes, Mandy is currently spending some time with us, but she is in high demand with our cousins while Cassie and Michael are away; so it is only a matter of time before she moves on to hang out with Faith, Brianna, or Leah for a while! She is actually curled up on my bed right now as we’re doing this update and our twin chat and bedtime computing; so Ethan will likely get Silkie for his cuddle buddy tonight.
We had fun with our lab or archives work-play; came home again in time for dinner with Mom and Dad; and then we all went to the Inn for game night. Mom and Dad won the senior title this week; we didn’t win a junior title tonight; and for Ethan, that could be because Naomi was more interested in keeping him distracted and having fun than in winning tonight! We did not do a bedtime walk with Silkie after getting home and our friends got rides home thanks to the cold weather. Mom and Dad had some work to do in the office, but we were sent upstairs for bath or Jacuzzi time; and now we are winding down fast toward nap time. We want to be at full-power for the last school day of the week and the weekend; so let’s wrap this up.
Cassie and Michael have started their Friday already and headed out on their travel day before dawn. They’ll arrive in Yangon by the time we wake up in the morning – they’ll need about eleven hours to drive there; and then they’ll get right to work for the rest of the day. They are planning some sightseeing this weekend, but their days will be full between the work and play time.
The world news continues to be tense with war risks high in the Middle East in multiple locations and continually-worsening conditions in Ukraine for both the soldiers and civilians as winter becomes tougher every day with limited electricity and heating in many of the Ukraine-controlled cities. Central America is another powder-keg in the making; and we could be in for some serious problems here at home as more and more people get angry with what our government and agencies and military are doing here and worldwide. Compared to all of that, Greenland seems like a nothingburger, but that isn’t true for the people of the territory or the people of Denmark, and contrary to media and our own leaders; there is no deal to take over parts or all of Greenland at all; and we should add that Denmark and Greenland have no interest in handing the territory over to the United States under any circumstances.
Let’s stop there and skip the temptation for a rant. We’ve had a good day with the mix of work and play time; we’re happy; warm indoors despite the cold outside; and we’re looking forward to the weekend with our family and friends! That’s collectively awesome, and we’re grateful; so we’ll take all of those happy thoughts and head off to dreamland right now!
Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!
