With the Christmas shopping trip now just a day away, school was a fun place to be. It’s not like every kid and teen in town is going – though that would be cool if they were – but there were going to be somewhere between ninety and one hundred on the trip; not including parents and volunteers. I was as fired up as any kid about the trip, but I was also excited about having a dinner and a movie night with Uncle Adam, Aunt Leanne, Aunt Deborah, and Nick; and having a sleepover with Rowen was going to make the day even better.
Rowen and I had to do a little running around after school to check in with her parents at the computer store and pick up her overnight bag at her house before going home. We had a little snack with Mom, Ethan, and Ehlana, and then went up to the lounge to get our homework out of the way for the weekend. With a little Magi power, that didn’t take long, and then we were free to play for most of the weekend. Ethan and Ehlana were with us for part of the time before dinner while Mom and Dad were busy cleaning, and we were all downstairs again once Uncle Adam, Aunt Leanne, Aunt Deborah, and Nick got here.
Mom went all-out for dinner, and while that was great, and I loved both the food and getting to spend time with everyone, but the cleanup was a lot of work for those of us who hadn’t been the cooks. We did eventually get around to the movie part of the night, and Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure was the unanimous kids’ choice. Since pop culture has a tendency to disappear from history, I’ll add that it’s a cute little big-dog movie; not about the holiday escapades of a famous classical composer. ;^)
Rowen and I hung around with everyone until after Ethan and Ehlana went to bed, and then we went upstairs to take turns in the Jacuzzi. We’d been talking about watching a second movie, but by the time we were cleaned up and changed, snuggling in bed with Mandy and having a little telepathic chat before going to sleep sounded much better. I’m doing this, along with my usual nightly computing; and Rowen and I spent a little time looking up a few of the gifts we want to buy tomorrow to see which stores at the Mall had those items in stock.
It’s now after eleven and we do need to be up early to get ready; help with Ethan and Ehlana; and get to the Inn in time for the buffet breakfast, so it’s time to call it a night. One more sleep to the biggest and best shopping adventure ever so far!