Ethan and Ehlana have their favorite
sleepover buddies spending the night at our house, and while I was tempted to
invite my favorite sleepover buddy to stay too; Michael went home shortly after
Mom got home. Aiden’s and Naomi’s
parents are enjoying a kid-free night thanks to grandparent babysitting offers
for Eli and Hailey; though that isn’t as big of a deal for Aiden’s parents when
his father needs to be at the bakery so early in the morning.
Michael and I were here all evening instead
of going to game night; and we had the four younger kids with us so that they
could hang out with us and Mom could have an evening out that didn’t include
taking care of us. We skipped game night
because I didn’t want to end up with another too-late night – or need to use
time phasing to catch up after spending the entire evening playing at the
Inn. Michael and I did work at the Inn
after school; we had dinner there; and did our homework while having our meal.
Taking Ethan, Ehlana, Naomi, and Aiden home
with us was a last-minute offer, and while we were teased about that; Mom did
not require us to have four chaperones to keep us out of trouble. While we did our homework and had a music
practice, we also had fun playing together; and I multi-tasked a lot of my
bedtime computing while we kept ourselves entertained. None of that was particularly exciting or
newsworthy; but it was a really nice way to spend the evening – and I really
need to have more moments like that with Ethan and Ehlana whenever I can fit
the bonus play time into my too-busy schedule.
Mom went out to Sheldon’s after game night
with some friends – but only for about an hour before she was ready to come
home and wrap up her day with my Magi lesson and some quality Jacuzzi
time. Michael went home shortly after
she got back, and the four kids were in bed by then, so we did a quick Magi
lesson; and then I came up to my room to get back to my studies and work while
she checked in with the kids on the way to her tub time action.
I’ve skipped everything that happened this
morning and while I was at school, but it was basically a very normal,
uneventful day; and there just isn’t any news to write about. It was cooler today and it’s going to get
colder for the next few days. We could
even see a dusting of snow – though it won’t likely stick around for long if we
do get more than a few snowflakes. The
guys would still want to be playing football tomorrow night, but with freezing
temperatures and snow and rain a possibility; I’m not terribly upset that we
won’t be out on a football field. The
really good news is that Michael and I will be able to join my family for
dinner and a movie night tomorrow, and while we’ll be working on Saturday and
Sunday; we’ll have some bonus fun too – with the return of some of our favorite
collegians while they’re on their Thanksgiving week break.
Violet, Dillon, Christina, and Josiah will
all be home this weekend; but then they’ll spend the holiday weekend with their
‘in-law’ families. We’ll be doing some
pre-cooking and baking this weekend too; so even that part of our chores should
mostly be fun. I’m working at the Inn on
Sunday, but that’s partly because I know that Dad will be working in the office
anyway – especially when he’ll be trying to fit his entire work week into three
days next week.
That won’t be the same for me on the school
front, but I will need to get my work and studies done ahead of the holiday
weekend. Spending time with Violet,
Dillon, or any of the other college students could be tough; but I’ll try to do
that too. Thinking about all of that has
me wondering why I’m still doing this instead of being asleep already, and I
don’t have a good answer for that; so, until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
