I know, it’s been four days since my last journal entry, but sometimes life gets in the way of keeping up with everything I have on the go.
For a quick catch-up; Thursday was a fairly standard, after-school work and evening game night at the Inn day. Friday’s highlight was the sleepover that Rowen and I had at her house, and Saturday was pretty quiet; though I got a lot of work done too – including a couple of hours in the afternoon working on the future plan with Ethan and Ehlana while Mom and Dad were busy in the office. Saturday ended up like that because Mom and Dad decided to take us to the Maple Valley WinterFest today after church; changing their original plan for a Saturday trip when the weather forecast called for a much warmer second-half of the weekend. That worked out great for Rowen too, since her parents could go along with us, with the slight downside of having Patrick – and Scott Faulkner – along for the outing too.
‘We’ also included Uncle Adam, Aunt Leanne, Aunt Deborah, and Nick; and we headed out for Maple Valley as soon as everyone had gotten changed after church and met up again at our house. The WinterFest was just as much fun as last year, and though we didn’t have quite as much time to spend there this time around; we did manage to get around to most of the shows and exhibits. With the unusually warm winter, the top stories around Maple Valley were all about the season being early and the ‘crop’ being light this year. The higher prices and dwindling supply of Maple Syrup and the other Maple confections attested to that reality, but we were still able to pick up more cases of the syrup, boxes of cookies, and a few treats along the way – like Maple-dip donuts. After enjoying a pancakes and sausages lunch, I can assure you that the syrup is just as delicious as last year!
There wasn’t going to be an adult date night and kid sleepover after we got home from the festival, but our first stop in Witch Falls was at the Inn; getting there just in time for the start of the late buffet. We were a few bottles of Maple Syrup lighter by the time we got home, but more than made up for that thanks to another great meal and a few new happy memories. We were on our own after dinner, and Mom and Dad set me free to hit the Jacuzzi, get a bit of work done, and hopefully be sleeping before midnight for a change.
It’s only a bit after eleven now, and I do want to get some extra rest tonight, so...
...live from Witch Falls; this is Cassie Proctor, signing off!