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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, October 3, 2015

Cassie's Journal - October 2, 2015



Happy 5th Anniversary, Mom and Dad!

I’m sure that my earlier mention of the sunroom gift made it the anniversary highlight of the day; and it really is amazing!  Mom got to see the finished room for the first time this morning before we went outside for a chilly Tai Chi workout.  Some of the changes, like the windows and skylights couldn’t be hidden from us; but the interior was pretty much kept under wraps right up until this morning.

Everything from the floor to the ceiling; the decorations; and the furniture is perfect.  I’ll take a wild guess that Mom will be spending a lot of time in that room from now on – and we started that out by having breakfast at the patio-style table after we got back in from our morning work-out.  Michael stayed for breakfast; we did the cooking and cleaning; and Mom and Dad opened their kids’ gifts too because Michael and I will be on the way to the football game tonight before they have their anniversary dinner tonight.  We do know that they’re going away for the weekend, and Rowen and I are babysitting the twins; but their destination is still unknown to us.

Okay, yes, Ethan, Ehlana, and I have a very good idea where they are because of our link with them; but we aren’t prying – and we’ll let them tell the stories about their trip when they get back on Sunday afternoon.

Before I move on to the rest of my update, I should also include a bit more detail about the sunroom.  In addition to the table and chairs, there is a sitting area with a pair of love seats and matching chairs that will be perfect for everything from visits with friends to late-night cuddling with a great view of the river, yard, and sky.  The patio door on the driveway side of the house is going to be handy for bringing in the groceries – especially in the winter; and the patio door at the back is where the steps always were – at the end of the path between the house and river.  There are lots of smaller tables; places where Mandy can watch the action outdoors or enjoy sunny naps; and lots of plants that includes a small, potted tree that’ll keep the room smelling nearly as fresh as it did as a back porch.  There are a couple of accent rugs, and mats at the doors; but the wood flooring is gorgeous and the coverings don’t take away from that at all.

No, I wouldn’t vote this gift ahead of my bedroom suite, but it is great; and I’m sure that Mom had been happily making sure that Dad knows how much she loves her gift now that they’re on their kid-free weekend away.

I wish that I could have been here for the anniversary dinner, but that wasn’t an option; and I did have fun at the game in Ayton tonight.  Since that was a two-hour drive to the south-west; we pretty much had to load up and hit the road as soon as we could after being set free from school for the day.  Grandma and Grandpa assured me that Mom and Dad had fun at the dinner; which was a pot-luck at our house so that everyone could see the new sunroom before Mom and Dad left for the weekend.

It helped that we won the game tonight too; since it would have been tough to miss so much of Mom and Dad’s anniversary and then have the team lose too.  We won by a score of thirty-six to nineteen; and I’ll not-so-humbly report that Michael, Tim, and Lucas were the stars for our team – even if their captain and the senior players didn’t really give them the credit they deserved.  Michael and Tim had two touchdowns each, and Lucas had the fifth; but it was actually their collective defensive play that made the difference tonight.  Lucas recovered four of our offensive fumbles – and no; none of them were his fumbles.  While he was saving the game for our quarterback in the back field; Michael and Tim combined to save what would have otherwise been a total of ten interceptions.  Even with all of that, we still gave up four turnovers; and the score total was odd for five touchdowns because Captain JJ missed two extra point attempts and made up for that with one field goal.  He missed two more field goal attempts, but luckily for us; that wasn’t a major problem tonight.

On the cheerleading side of our football night, we were dressed accordingly for the weather, so while the guys prefer our normal uniforms; we were able to stay warm and comfortable – and that made our night more fun.  I’ll skip the sideline and halftime show details, since that does seem to get repetitive; and all that really matters is that the spectators had as much fun tonight as we did – even the Ayton team fans that didn’t get to celebrate a win.  We may not be as good a team as last season, but I need to remember that some teams are going to be happy with a relatively close loss when it’s against the defending state champions.

While the trips to and from Ayton were long and a bit tedious; Rowen and I had enough time to do all of our weekend homework.  We were late getting home too, but the our team mates gave us a break and let Rowen and I go straight home so that we could take over the weekend babysitting duties from Grandma and Grandpa.  They would have taken Ethan and Ehlana for the weekend, or shared them with Uncle Adam and Aunt Leanne; but Rowen and I are getting the chance to do the job for an entire weekend for what’s really just a show of responsibility – and a chance for Rowen to earn a bit of bonus money.  Rowen’s weekend bag had been dropped off by her mother while at the dinner, so we didn’t need to do any side trips; and Grandma and Grandpa headed home after a short story time where we shared our respective Friday recaps.

Ethan and Ehlana were both sleeping by then, so I only stopped in to their rooms to check in on them and kiss them goodnight; and then Rowen and I got ready for bed before moving into the lounge to talk and wind down from our long, busy day.  I’ve been doing my computer checks and this report while we’ve talked and watched television; but we’re both pretty much ready to get some sleep now.

You might be wondering why Michael and Tim didn’t come home with us for a while.  The short answer is that they had to help with the equipment; Tim wanted to go to a little post-game party that some of the guys were having; and Rowen and I have some orders regarding boyfriend time this weekend while we’re babysitting.  The main one for that is the ban on ‘accidental’ sofa sleepovers.  No, that doesn’t mean we can get away with sleepovers of any other form; though that is a nice thought to take with me into dreamland! ;^)

Speaking of, I really am ready to go there now, and it won’t be that long before we’ll need to get up and start taking care of Ethan and Ehlana; so, until next time...

...May the Magi Force be with you!