Noisy First Night

Us elves have always been fascinated with the night sky. I, in particular, have always loved it. I suppose this is one of the reasons Aurora Skies appealed to me so much. I had only ever heard of the brilliant colors of light that would appear, and I never thought I would get to see such spectacular marvels for myself. Up until recently, I considered myself the most knowledgeable about the stars in our household. Ettelendil is turning into quite the amazing astronomer though. He is using that telescope I bought to find new stars and other celestial bodies. He's even getting paid for doing so. It's absolutely remarkable!

Birthdays Galore

When Minai, Ettelendil, Erondir, and Fiendir are at school, the house is almost silent with it being just Thrin and I. Normally it bothers me to some extent, but this time around I'm fully enjoying the peacefulness. I don't even have anything to really complain about. Thrin seems to like the calmness as well since he learns what I have to teach him better without his siblings around. I suppose that's because they're too distracting for him otherwise. Thrin becomes so curious when they are running about the house, and wants to see everything they're doing.

Aurora Skies

Our last days in Monte Vista were anything but peaceful. The last minute packing was crazy and stressful, and Thrin didn't help by crying constantly. I even began to wonder if there's really something that he needs, or if he likes crying for the sake of crying. I certainly hope it is not something that's going to continue as the months pass.

Lost Charm

It was time for my twin boys' birthday. Now that Erondir and Fiendir have gotten older, their physical and personality differences are even more apparent than they were before. Fiendir looks so much more like Jayden with his darker skin and the shape of his face. Erondir and Fiendir have tried to trick me and others by switching places, but their distinctions are too obvious for such a ploy to ever work.

Volunteers

As you might expect, the three of us were exhausted by the time the long flight was over and we returned home. It was pleasing to see that the house was still standing when we returned though. I don't know why I got so worried that everything would turn to disaster the second I left. I've personally seen that both Eiji and Galaran are more than capable of handling a few children. They even did more than just make sure the house didn't fall to pieces. The two of them had managed to get Erondir and Fiendir to start talking. It was certainly a nice surprise to come home to.

Reunion

I have really begun to wonder why I thought everything would be easy and calm after having so many children born so close together. With Ettelendil, Erondir, and Fiendir it is like I have male triplets this time around. It doesn't help that their sleeping schedule has somehow become so varied that they are never all asleep at the same time. One is always awake needing attention, and that means my own amount of sleep has been very low. I've had to rely on Galaran so much. Otherwise, I would never have any time to rest at all. I know I needed to let Herindur go off on his own, but I do slightly regret not asking him to stay around a little bit longer. I just wish I could find some way to get a tiny break.

The Other Woman

Galaran has finally had his birthday. As normal with all my children, Galaran told me that he had made plans for what he wanted to do now that he is a young adult. However, days passed. He gave me no indication as to what his plans were or when he was going to follow through with them. Knowing that Galaran has always taken a little longer than others to get everything together, I didn't bother him. Two weeks passed though. All he would say was that he was finalizing his plan. Another week went by. Still nothing. I sat him down and told him that I needed something solid to go off of.