Ehlana and Ethan:
Happy 7th Birthday, Bryn Jennings!
We had a family gift for Bryn while at church today, but that was the limit of our involvement in her special day. Her family and friends are taking care of making her day special; and we’re sure that she is having fun with those adventures.
As for our adventures, Ethan had fun last night with our parents and Naomi; I had fun with Aiden and his family; and we do not need to write about our respective co-ed play and nap time with our respective future spouses! We started today with Tai Chi by the river, but Aiden and I were on our own for that while Ethan and Naomi got to do that with Mom and Dad. The weather was decent this morning; so it was nice to be outdoors – at least until the rain and thunderstorms moved into the area late this afternoon. We had a good morning at church and Sunday school; Ethan and I were on our own for lunch with Mom and Dad; and then we opted to work-play at the lab this afternoon while our friends moved on to other adventures. While the rain arrived later than forecast and we could have played outdoors; we were glad to play with our books or beakers instead. Dad had work to do too; we won’t comment on why he didn’t get it all done while we were out; and we enjoyed our dinner with them when we got back from the lab. Ethan and I took care of the clean-up; we all did a bit of work and a Magi lesson in the office; and then it was bath or Jacuzzi time by nine o’clock.
Now we’re winding down to the nightly twin chat and computer checks. Before we get to the world news, Cassie and Michael have spent their last day in Montana, and after working and sightseeing in Bozeman yesterday and then driving to Billings in the evening; they worked and played there today. Their business deals and projects were all rural-living related; and ranged from environmental conservation to sustainable farming and herd management. They have a travel and sightseeing day booked for tomorrow; and they’ll be in North Dakota by tomorrow night.
That brings us to the world news update, and the top story since last night has been another assassination attempt on President Trump – this time at the White House Press dinner. The shooter did not really get very close to the President and only managed to injure one Secret Service agent before being disarmed and arrested. We do not want to make light of how serious the incident was, but will point out that it has proved to be a great distraction from the more-serious issues in the Middle East, Ukraine, and the rest of the world. There has definitely been no change in either war; no peace talks are happening; and the status quo that is continuing to destroy the world economy rolls along with no end in sight.
From our perspective, this incident is another example of the stresses in the world that are leading to new levels of anger and hatred; and we expect that this trend will escalate in the coming months – especially as the weather improves in the northern hemisphere. It would be amazing if the rest of the world would choose love and happiness instead of selfishness and hatred, but we may be waiting until the Ascension of the Light before we’ll see that happen.
Let’s stop there. Ethan and I need to catch up on our sleep, so we’re going to do that; and be ready for the last school week of the month. Stay tuned; since we expect that our adventures are going to get more-exciting again as we head into May and the last two months of the school year.
Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!
