Ethan and Ehlana:
Happy 11th Anniversary, Kyle and Tory Denninger!
We didn’t have anything to do with their special day, but have heard that their family and friends are helping them out with having fun with their celebrations.
Here at home, it is hot today with a triple-digit high this afternoon, which is why we did the rest of our normal weekend chores that we didn’t get done earlier in the week this morning. Ehlana did a park visit too in support of our cousins’ ball games. Brianna, Faith, and their team won; Sebastian, Caleb, and their team lost by just one run; and both games were apparently pretty good. We’ve had a lazy play afternoon after a smaller group lunch that included a lot of swimming to stay cool and not-very-energetic outdoor play in the back yard or at the park. We’re currently transitioning to dinnertime and getting ready to host another co-ed sleepover; so the early update is because we’re going to be busy for the rest of the day. There is a co-ed ball game this evening for our entertainment highlight, and while camping was an option; we decided to stay cool and indoors tonight instead; and we’ll likely watch a movie or two in the lounge after the game – though we might be doing some babysitting too for some of the cousins and next-gen kids. We’ll keep you posted on all of that with our next report, but we need to go help with making dinner soon; so let’s wrap this up.
Last night, we wrapped up our shopping day with a movie that some of us fell asleep during, and since I was one of them; my co-ed nap time was longer than for Ehlana and Naomi – though they enjoyed the girl chat time while I was out for the count. I’ll try to do better tonight, but then again if we end up doing that babysitting; it won’t matter much from a co-ed cuddle time with Naomi perspective. We’ll keep you posted on that too, but let’s move on to a quick news update.
Iran and Israel are still trading missile and drone attacks; Israel is still starving and killing Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank; the Ukraine conflict is getting worse every day for the Ukrainians; and there isn’t any good news for the trade and tariff wars. The only diplomacy we see that isn’t just theatre is happening among our ‘enemies’ as they actually make deals with each other and oppose our actions around the world; and we can’t help but notice that those deals are worked out without never-ending threats and ultimatums. ‘Our’ negotiating tactics really do boil down to demanding that others do as we say or be destroyed; and it is only amazing that our leaders think that rule-by-force can be imposed when we have so many examples of how that has failed for us – and for pretty much every other government in the history of the world. We do also understand that force can work for decades or even centuries, but we are supposed to be evolving as a species; and now would be a great time to prove that by starting to care about everyone equally instead of fighting over resources, control, and anything else for the gain of power and wealth.
Okay, that’s all for today. Stay tuned; since we do hope that our birthday adventures will be amazing!
Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!
