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!

Friday, November 20, 2015

Cassie's Journal - November 19, 2015



Ethan and Ehlana have their favorite sleepover buddies spending the night at our house, and while I was tempted to invite my favorite sleepover buddy to stay too; Michael went home shortly after Mom got home.  Aiden’s and Naomi’s parents are enjoying a kid-free night thanks to grandparent babysitting offers for Eli and Hailey; though that isn’t as big of a deal for Aiden’s parents when his father needs to be at the bakery so early in the morning.

Michael and I were here all evening instead of going to game night; and we had the four younger kids with us so that they could hang out with us and Mom could have an evening out that didn’t include taking care of us.  We skipped game night because I didn’t want to end up with another too-late night – or need to use time phasing to catch up after spending the entire evening playing at the Inn.  Michael and I did work at the Inn after school; we had dinner there; and did our homework while having our meal.

Taking Ethan, Ehlana, Naomi, and Aiden home with us was a last-minute offer, and while we were teased about that; Mom did not require us to have four chaperones to keep us out of trouble.  While we did our homework and had a music practice, we also had fun playing together; and I multi-tasked a lot of my bedtime computing while we kept ourselves entertained.  None of that was particularly exciting or newsworthy; but it was a really nice way to spend the evening – and I really need to have more moments like that with Ethan and Ehlana whenever I can fit the bonus play time into my too-busy schedule.

Mom went out to Sheldon’s after game night with some friends – but only for about an hour before she was ready to come home and wrap up her day with my Magi lesson and some quality Jacuzzi time.  Michael went home shortly after she got back, and the four kids were in bed by then, so we did a quick Magi lesson; and then I came up to my room to get back to my studies and work while she checked in with the kids on the way to her tub time action.

I’ve skipped everything that happened this morning and while I was at school, but it was basically a very normal, uneventful day; and there just isn’t any news to write about.  It was cooler today and it’s going to get colder for the next few days.  We could even see a dusting of snow – though it won’t likely stick around for long if we do get more than a few snowflakes.  The guys would still want to be playing football tomorrow night, but with freezing temperatures and snow and rain a possibility; I’m not terribly upset that we won’t be out on a football field.  The really good news is that Michael and I will be able to join my family for dinner and a movie night tomorrow, and while we’ll be working on Saturday and Sunday; we’ll have some bonus fun too – with the return of some of our favorite collegians while they’re on their Thanksgiving week break.

Violet, Dillon, Christina, and Josiah will all be home this weekend; but then they’ll spend the holiday weekend with their ‘in-law’ families.  We’ll be doing some pre-cooking and baking this weekend too; so even that part of our chores should mostly be fun.  I’m working at the Inn on Sunday, but that’s partly because I know that Dad will be working in the office anyway – especially when he’ll be trying to fit his entire work week into three days next week.

That won’t be the same for me on the school front, but I will need to get my work and studies done ahead of the holiday weekend.  Spending time with Violet, Dillon, or any of the other college students could be tough; but I’ll try to do that too.  Thinking about all of that has me wondering why I’m still doing this instead of being asleep already, and I don’t have a good answer for that; so, until next time...

...May the Magi Force be with you!