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***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!

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Cassie's Journal - January 10, 2015



It’s been a long day with a lot going on, and I’m totally wiped out now; so I’m going to need to keep this update a lot shorter than I’d planned.

On Friday, our school day was all about the ongoing mid-term exam review and studying; so the fun didn’t really get started until we were set free for the weekend.  I went home; packed my overnight bag; did a short visit with Mom, Ethan, and Ehlana; and then met up with Michael at his house.  It was play time after that, and we had a blast with Jake, Stephanie, Rebecca, Lucas, and our friends.  Jake cooked dinner for us; Violet, Dillon, Josiah, and Christina were with us for that; and then we played all evening.  Rowen and Tim stopped in for some of that play time as did some more of Jake’s and Stephanie’s friends; but we didn’t stay up late and try partying all night.  Most of their friends needed to be elsewhere to spend time with their own families before heading back to school on the weekend; so it was just the six of us by the time Miranda and Jacob got home from the Inn.

That part of the night was fun too; if not really exciting.  We mostly just sat around and talked for a while; and then Michael and I were eventually the only teens left in the living room when everyone else went up to bed for the night – either because they needed to be up early for work or travel.  Michael needed to be up early too, and though I didn’t; our decision to stay up a bit later was mutual – though we just ended up falling asleep fairly quickly anyway after only a minor make-out session.  The middle-of-the-night wake-up and decision to go up to bed instead of just staying where we were was mostly made because of the need for washroom breaks and because Michael had ended up sleeping in an awkward position and was a bit sore when we woke.

He was fine again after a few hours of nap time in his own bed, and then we were up and on the go again.  Michael went to the Inn with his parents right away, but Rebecca, Lucas, and I stayed to help Jake and Stephanie with getting their luggage together and eventually loaded into her parents’ SUV before we all went over to the Inn for breakfast.  Michael joined us for breakfast too, and Jacob and Miranda each spent a little time with us too while we ate; but it didn’t seem like very long before Jake and Stephanie needed to get on the road for the airport.  Her father was driving them while her mother stayed and ran the furniture store, and while Lucas needed to get back out to the farm; Rebecca, Michael, and I all stayed at the Inn to help out – and give Miranda and Jacob some extra company while they dealt with missing their first-born baby.

I spent most of the day at the Inn except for breaks that included an afternoon study break at my house with Michael, Tim, and Rowen to deal with our weekend exam-prep assignments.  It wasn’t all that busy at the Inn, but Miranda really appreciated having us there; so it was worth the effort.  I went home with Michael and his family after we closed the Inn for the night, and we had a little wind-down visit together; but then he and I were left on our own in the living room again so that we could enjoy a bit of quality cuddle time before I needed to go home for the night.

All of the work has caught up with me though, and while it’s only a bit past eleven; I’m in serious need of some down time.  I only did the basic nightly computer checks; and the only news I want to add from that is the college travel update.  Jake and Stephanie are back in New York and staying in a hotel overnight before heading back to their college dorms tomorrow.  Violet and Dillon left this morning too, but they did a loop around to Woodvale; and will head on to college tomorrow after getting one last visit with the Rice clan.  Ditto that for Josiah and Christina, except with her family; and their stop was at least on the way back to school.  Violet and Dillon add a half-dozen extra travel hours when they do their trips this way – though in this case; they wouldn’t have gotten to spend much time with her family if they’d spent part of the work week in Woodvale instead – and they’d have missed out on a couple of bonus work days at the lab.

Anyway, that’s it, and I’m ready to crash now; so that’s it for tonight.  Until next time...

...May the Magi Force be with you!