Heirs of the Magi News Flash!

***Heirs of the Magi News Flash!*** Winter has, for the most part, been mild so far - or awesome for the month that Cassie and Michael spent in summertime-Australia! They are home now and will be working from home for most of the time until Easter. The hometown work will include getting ready for their next trip, but there will be a lot of fun to get in on and share with their favorite people - including their March Break trip to Florida adventure. All of your favorite Magi Masters will continue to work and play while their future plans unfold; so... ...Visit Witch Falls often to keep up with all of their latest stories; and Happy Reading!

Monday, March 18, 2024

Ehlana's and Ethan's Journals - March 18, 2024

 

Ehlana and Ethan:

This update is coming to you live from Florida!

We’re just checking into our hotel; so this is just a micro-update and we’ll add details when we make time for the rest of our reports this week.  Our wake-up calls came early this morning, but we were fired up right away; and we were first to be ready to hit the road ahead of the rest of our little gang of travelers.  Uncle Mark, Aunt Grace, Uncle Nick, Aunt Deborah, Liz, Philip, and the gang of kids going with them – and us – were loaded and ready to go on-time too; and then we all hit the road for the airport.  Minivans were borrowed for this trip, since we do have more kids and teens than adults, but let’s just add that in addition to the kids of those parents, Brianna, Zack, Hailey, and Beth-Ann with all of them added for best friends or because Aiden and Aaron were coming too.

The drive time and flights were an adventure too, but we helped out a lot with kid control; so it was a bit tiring too and not newsworthy.  I am not going to get into a commentary on airport security today, since we’re heading back out to play for the rest of the day, but while I didn’t like the scanners and other issues for my favorite women, I can assure you that I really dislike all of that now that I’m a tween and don’t think that anyone should be allowed to look at me or my friends and cousins with that kind of tech – or have the power to insist on even more-invasive searches.  Get a grip on reality, people of the world, and stop allowing horrid things like that!

Moving along, we made our plane transfer without incident; arrived in Orlando; and eventually rounded up all of our luggage and picked up two large passenger vans that we’re renting for the week.  We’re at Disney World through Wednesday night, and while there has been some rain and a bit more expected; it is supposed to be decent this evening and it is in the high seventies – a big change from the sub-freezing temperature we left back at home this morning.  We’re planning on some indoor adventures now; but then we’ll be at the main park for the evening when the weather is forecast to be better.  Finally, before we get going again, we’ll also mention that we are staying in very nice suites, but there won’t be co-ed opportunities for the teens and tweens in our group because we’re also sharing rooms with younger kids and helping out with them too each night.  Naomi, Sophia, and I will be helping with Brianna, Faith, Leah, Hailey, and Beth-Ann; so we’ll have it much-better than the boys when they have Zack and Eli teamed up and possibly at their worst thanks to daily fun overload!

We’ll let you know how all of that goes for us as we go along, but it is time to meet up with everyone again and get going again; so we’re out of here!

Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!

Sunday, March 17, 2024

Ehlana's and Ethan's Journals - March 17, 2024

 

Ehlana and Ethan:

Happy 46th Birthday, Mom!

We’re giving Mom – and Dad – a kid-free night, though considering the lack of news from their weekend away; they don’t really need the extra alone time! ;^)

Our day has been pretty good, but we are also going to bed early because we need to be up very early to head for the airport and the start of our Christmas gift from Cassie, Michael, and also from most of the parents involved in the plan and this trip to Florida.  Tai Chi was by the river this morning, but chilly and not much above freezing.  It didn’t warm up much today, but that didn’t get in the way of our adventures; since we spent most of the time indoors.  Breakfast with Cassie and Michael was good too; we had fun at church and Sunday school; and then we decided to go home and pack our bags for the trip before lunch instead of this afternoon.  That took an hour or so; we hauled everything over to Cassie and Michael’s house; and loaded most of it into their car while only keeping out the things we needed for the rest of today and in the morning.  After that and our lunch break, Cassie went along with us for a visit to the lab and archives, and while I really wanted to play for a few hours too; we really only checked out what was going on there; made sure that projects we’re working on were tidied up and secure while we’ll be away; and in my case; leaving some notes for work that can be done by others while we’re gone.

We made sure that we had time to get ready for dinner at the Inn; collected some best friends along the way there; and met up with Mom, Dad, Uncle Adam, Aunt Leanne, and a small gang of family and friends by the time we got to the Inn.  Mom’s birthday dinner was amazing, and while we were on kid control while we enjoyed the meal, we still managed to get in on some of the birthday fun – including a bit of roasting; the birthday song and gifts and cake; and the social time that followed dinner because we were also at the late buffet.  Naomi and Aiden came home with us after we left the Inn for a visit with Mom and Dad while Sophia and Aaron went to spend some time with their own parents.  Dad had to do some work to get ready for his week in the city, so we had that visit in the office.  It felt like we didn’t spend enough time with Mom, but she’s staying home instead of coming with us – though she’ll likely spend a night or two in Crystal Springs with Dad too; and we all need the early night ahead of traveling to the airport or Crystal Springs in the morning.  Sophia and Aaron met up with us again at Cassie and Michael’s house and are here for the night too.  We’re split up right now and Ethan and I are writing this report and the rest of us are getting ready for bed; so let’s wrap this up.  We really do need to get up early to head for the airport, and we’ll be part of a small convoy, but we’ll save those details for our next report.  That update will be coming to you ‘live’ from Florida, so stay tuned for that; and we’ll call it a night soon; enjoy the co-ed sofa sleepover end to our weekend – even though that really will only be a nap before we’ll need to be up and going again.

Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Ehlana's and Ethan's Journals - March 16, 2024

 

Ehlana and Ethan:

Our day began with Tai Chi by the river for eight, and while Sophia and Aaron are beginners; they are catching on fast and enjoy getting to do that with us when they can.  Cassie and Michael had a hot breakfast for us; we then spent the morning working on chores at a handful and change of houses; and then we met up again for lunch and a play afternoon with Cassie and Michael.  That meal was really just a snack; the biking and play time included some shopping at the Galleria and a Pizzeria pizza snack break; and then our friends headed for their own homes to spend time with their own families while Ethan and I spent the rest of the day with Cassie and Michael – and Silkie and Mandy.

We have not heard from Mom and Dad at all, but then we might not want most of their getaway weekend details anyway!  If they do have any interesting and kid-friendly stories for us after they get home again; we’ll pass them along.

As for our Friday evening fun and start to our spring break, the biking and fun with Cassie, Michael, and a small gang of friends and cousins was great; and the rest of our evening was awesome too through dinner, a music jam session, a bit of video gaming for the boys, and two movies before we got around to the co-ed nap time.  As for tonight, we’ve enjoyed some quality chat time along with another movie, but bath or Jacuzzi time was needed too; and now we’re all ready to catch up on our sleep.  That’s also pretty much all we have for tonight; so that’s all for this report.

Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!

Friday, March 15, 2024

Ehlana's and Ethan's Journals - March 15, 2024

 

Ehlana and Ethan:

Our day began with Tai Chi by the river; we moved on to a special family-and-friends’ breakfast at the Inn that Cassie and Michael hosted; and that’s where we ‘officially’ found out that Dad and Aunt Leanne were taking Mom and Uncle Adam away on a three-day weekend for a birthday celebration – belatedly for Uncle Adam.  The four of them hit the road for that adventure while we went to school; and we’ll guess that they’ve been having more fun that we did with our academic adventures.  Okay, our last day of school ahead of spring break was more fun than work, but let’s not have that get in the way of any potential jokes or stories!

Moving along, that actually brings us up to now.  Ethan and I are packing overnight bags and some other gear before heading over to Cassie and Michael’s house for the weekend.  Our four best friends are doing the same and will be staying with us tonight too; so this update is early so that we can play for the rest of the day.  Sure, the best news of the day is still ahead of us, but we can write about those stories tomorrow night.  Stay tuned for that; and we’ll move on and get to living those adventures soon!

Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Ehlana's and Ethan's Journals - March 14, 2024

 

Ehlana and Ethan:

We need to get some extra sleep tonight ahead of a busy weekend and the start of our spring break; so let’s make this a micro-update.

The weather continued to be good again with another high around seventy.  Tai Chi was by the river; we had a happy day at school; and then we biked and played with our friends again instead of playing at the lab.  Game night at the Inn was an entertainment highlight; Mom didn’t want us working after we got home; so we moved straight to bath or Jacuzzi time.  Our bedtime computing has been kept to a minimum, and I can’t write a short update and also offer any commentary on the news of the day; so you’re welcome!

That’s enough for now anyway, but stay tuned; since we are sure that the next week and change is going to be awesome!

Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!