Cassie's Journal - June 9, 2016

Okay, this is going to one last short update for exam week, but I had to stay up late tonight to get everything done ahead of the weekend that I haven’t done earlier this week; so there’s a very good reason why I’m exhausted right now.  Doing most of that work in a time phase helped me to get there – both done and exhausted; but I wouldn’t have finished at all in normal time mode.

My Computers, Graphic Design, and Sociology exams all went perfectly – no surprise there; and studying for English and PhysEd tonight was the easiest of the week.  We did still work until eleven o’clock, though; so the start to the rest of my work was just as late as it’s been for the rest of the week.

I won’t bore you with the work or study details, but will mention that the study time dinner was grilled meat of various types along with cold salads and Olde Bakery desserts.  Mom, Dad, and the twins went to game night, since there’s only one left after tonight; and they were home in time for an end of exam studying, bedtime snack and drinks before my friends headed home.  Violet and Dillon caught the tail end of that; and I had a short bedtime chat with Violet when she and Dillon went to bed; but then it was all work and studying until about fifteen minutes ago.

There isn’t much time left for sleeping, but we do at least get to write our last two exams in the first two time slots on Friday; so we’ll be set free early.  If things don’t go weird at the Inn tomorrow night, I won’t be working; but might need to help out a bit this weekend because some of the full time staff has put in extra time this week while the teens have been busy with exams.  I’ll keep you posted on that, but this little update is already longer than I’d planned, and I do want to get all of the nap time I have left before getting up and going again; so, until next time...

...May the Magi Force be with you!

Cassie's Journal - June 8, 2016

Happy 32^nd Birthday, Aunt Grace!

Congratulations to Drew, Heidi, and everyone else in the Stone family – it’s a girl!

I had absolutely no personal involvement in either event, but Aunt Grace only had a small dinner party; The Bishop family is a bit far away for a quick visit; and I was busy with exams and studying all day and night anyway.

For all of that, take yesterday, move the study subjects up to the exam writing – or playing – stage; and promote Computers, Graphic Design, and Sociology to top billing for the studying.  The location was still at my house; the weather continues to be unfairly awesome when we’re too busy with exams to enjoy it enough; and dinner was self-serve mini-sub sandwiches, cold salads, and munchies.  Mom and Dad left that food for us while they went to Aunt Grace’s dinner with Ethan and Ehlana.  Missing out on the family fun was a pain; but I still had fun with my friends even with all of the work.

Ditto last night for the time phased short work session after everyone went home at eleven; and that’s it for today.

Two more days of exams; and we’ll move on to the last, easy week of school before the summer holidays.  That will not mean a sudden slow down in the speed of life for me, but then I’m okay with simply slowing down into nap mode for the rest of the night right now anyway; so, until next time...

...May the Magi Force be with you!

Cassie's Journal - June 7, 2016

The work overload was bound to catch up with me; and it has done that tonight.

Our exams today were Geography and Math.  We followed that up with studying until eleven o’clock for History, Music, our Music playing tests, or other alternate subject for those of us not taking Music.

I’d hit the wall by then, but used a time phase to do a bit of can’t-wait family business work.  Everything else will have to wait, because I am completely done-in now; so, until next time...

...May the Magi Force be with you!

Cassie's Journal - June 6, 2016

Okay, this is going to be a tough week!

It also seems very unfair that the weather is perfect for summer holidays; but we’re not quite there yet.

That was nice for Tai Chi by the river and a couple of study break swims; but I’d have rather had the day off.

Instead, we wrote three exams – Science, Accounting, and Spanish.  Once we’d finished that; we headed for Michael’s house and studied for Geography and Math until eleven o’clock – the parental time limit for study groups.  There were those swim breaks I mentioned, and Jacob and Miranda fed those of us who could stay for dinner; but it was all work the rest of the time.

Work and studying was the name of the game after I got home too; though I grabbed a quick shower before getting ready for bed and cuddling in for the long haul with Mandy and my computer.  That was about four hours ago, and while my work is done for another day; I’m pretty much done-in right now.

That’s why I’m also done with this little update, and I plan on being asleep very soon; so, until next time...

...May the Magi Force be with you!

Cassie's Journal - June 5, 2016

My plan for today was to take the day off from the Inn; help my friends with getting ready for their exams; and then maybe wrap up the studying early so that I could get my usual bedtime computing and work finished at a decent time.

That plan did not work out; so this is going to be a micro-update.

Tai Chi by the river; breakfast at Michael’s house; and the church service and Sunday school were all really great.  News from the wedding had top billing with the girls this morning; and the reception was apparently a great party for everyone who was there.  I went home after church while Michael went to help with the lunch set-up; and all of our classmates had an open invitation to join us for lunch while we got right to work on our studying.  About half of them did that; we worked outside because we’ve had a beautiful weather day; and that allowed those of us that were tutoring a bit more freedom as we wandered around and helped our friends.

My change in plans came with Michael when he came over as soon as the main cooking rush was finished for lunch.  Miranda had a bunch of call-in-sick cancellations; so Michael and Rebecca were now drafted; and Miranda asked me to come and help too.  I obviously couldn’t say no to that; so the change in study plans was for us to work until four o’clock; and then Michael and I headed for the Inn while Rowen and Tim took over the study group – and headed for Tim’s house for the rest of the day.  Mom and Dad sent the extra snacks, drinks, and food along that they’d been ready to need for dinner and snack times; but that was mostly because Tim’s parents didn’t have time to do a shopping run on short notice when they were busy with work too.

Michael and I ended up working until close; and then I went home with him for some wind down time; so it was after eleven by the time I got up here to my room.  By then, my family was all sleeping – including Violet and Dillon.  For some reason, after a couple of really late nights; they were tired out!  What a surprise!

That did mean that I haven’t gotten their wedding report from the perspective of wedding party insiders; so I’ll have to pass that news on tomorrow night – or maybe never if there are many more delays.  I really needed some tub time by the time I got home; so I multi-tasked the soak in the Jacuzzi with the first part of my family business work.  I’m now down to just two weeks to summer holidays, so keeping ahead of my language studies is important too; which is why it’s heading toward four o’clock and I’m still not sleeping even though I have three exams to write in the morning.

That is the reason for keeping this update so short, though, and I don’t need to drag out the study or work details anyway; so, until next time...

...May the Magi Force be with you!