Ehlana and Ethan:
Happy 46th Birthday, Hannah Draper!
My future mother-in-law’s special day is the top story of the day for us – even without doing any bonus co-ed sleepovers to get her a kid-free night!
While the birthday dinner party was the highlight of our day, we started out with Tai Chi by the river this morning even though it was cold. It didn’t warm up all that much either – only into the low-fifties; but we had fun at school even without the outdoor time. Ethan and I came home from school to change and get ready for the party; and then we went over to Aiden’s house and got to work helping out with the dinner prep work. Mom and Dad were among the party guests too – and Naomi; we helped with some next-gen kids – cousins of Aiden’s; and we enjoyed the meal while staying on the sidelines for the birthday roasting during the meal. We were on the clean-up crew too; the early evening included some video gaming for the kids; and then we all left for our homes when Nathan needed to head for bed ahead of another work day.
We got home by around nine o’clock; did some work and a Magi lesson in the office; and now we’re winding down toward nap time with the usual twin chat and computer checks.
The world news was volatile all day starting with President Trump’s claims of promising talks with Iran that sent energy prices plunging on the markets – even though Iranian leaders claimed that there were no talks happening at all. President Trump also claimed that he postponed attacks on energy infrastructure to try and force Iran to ‘open’ the Strait of Hormuz; yet tonight there have been missile strikes on Iranian energy facilities – suggesting that those promises meant nothing. We are not surprised; and suggest that the Iranian leaders should not trust anything they’re told or promised if they ever do actually re-start talks with America and Israel.
Lebanon is being bombed and attacked too; and we wonder how long Israel can continue to fight wars on so many fronts before they can’t do it anymore – or their international support stops. They are responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people over the past couple of years along – along with hundreds of thousands of injuries; so we suggest that they’ve been responsible for far-more death and destruction than any terrorists have done in the entire world.
That’s been enough depressing news for tonight. Ethan and I had a good day and we enjoyed getting to help Aiden’s Mom with making her day happy too; so we’ll take the happy thoughts into dreamland starting right now.
Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!
