Cassie's Journal - Sept. 9, 2011

The tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks is this Sunday; so we had an assembly this morning in the gym, and had lessons about everything that happened for the rest of the day too. Rowen and I talked about it after school, and she remembers quite a bit about that day even though she was only about ten months old at the time. I remember everything – especially since Mom and I were still hiding in New York then. What seemed strange to both of us was the fact that the rest of our classmates had been too young to remember anything about the terrorist attacks – or most of them didn’t. After talking with Rowen, I was fairly sure that two others would have personal memories just as we did.

Nobody is surprised that national security is on heightened alert for the next few days, or that there are reports of terrorist threats. Ethan and Ehlana had wanted to try using our sight to take a look, but Mom and I explained to them that it very likely wouldn’t work for something like this. Even looking at such a narrow window of time, there would literally be trillions of little ‘events’ to sift through around the world without first knowing a specific location and the people involved. Thankfully, they conceded the point. I’m grateful that we’re spared knowing more than we do – there is a lot of bad in the world, and it would be a terrible burden.

While the 9/11 anniversary was being commemorated at school, and talked about by the grown-ups; the top news story of the day for both the town and school gossip networks was the announcement that Heather and Adam Green had found out that Heather was pregnant. I never really even though much about news like that before Mom was pregnant with Ethan and Ehlana, but it’s fun now. That’s partly because Uncle Adam and I have our little research project to work on; and finding out if the new babies will be Magi, and when we’ll be able to sense that if they are, will be fun. While I’m thinking about that, we’ll be starting an archive for those studies, but Uncle Adam was able to sense that the Carter’s baby wasn’t a Magi for sure. She’s due in November, and on Sunday, I’ll check to see if I can sense what level she’ll be at for the latent group. Figuring that out this time took longer than it did for Hannah’s baby, but there’s still a lot we haven’t figured out yet. For all we know, a strong latent could become a Magi while going through the stress of their birth; just as with the cases where Magi powers have been discovered during crisis situations.

Anyway, it’s Friday night, and I’m taking a break from the work. Rowen’s staying for our first sleepover of the school year, and we had the usual dinner and a movie with Mom, Dad, Uncle Adam, Aunt Leanne, Aunt Deborah, and Nick. I’m doing this while Rowen’s using the Jacuzzi, and then we’re going to get some sleep – we’ve got the three o’clock feeding tonight, and tomorrow is a yard work day for me while Rowen’s working at the store. Sometimes I wonder how non-Magi kids keep up without having the advantages we do!

Cassie's Journal - Sept. 8, 2011

I’ll be keeping this short tonight – it’s been a long, busy day! Rowen and I had fun at school; though nothing particularly exciting happened today. Mom did an after-school lesson with both of us while the twins were having a nap. They were tired out from an afternoon reading lesson. It’s really amazing watching them go through all of that now and compare it to what it was like for me when I was their age. There are a lot of things that are happening almost exactly like they did for me, but they’re learning to read a bit faster than I did, and they seem to understand new concepts better too. Mom and Uncle Adam think that might be because there was a lot more trial and error as part of my training. That’s likely part of it, but Ethan, Ehlana, and I know that they each have a few special gifts that none of the rest of us have. We’ll get around to telling them when it’s time. :^)

So Rowen and I played with the elements, and Mom’s lesson was mostly for Rowen while my part of it was learning to work with other Magi, and teach a bit too. When the twins woke up, we helped with the diaper changes and getting Mom set up to nurse; did our homework while she was doing that; and then took care of Ethan and Ehlana while Mom started to make dinner.

Game night at the Inn started tonight, and Rowen and Patrick came with us while their parents were busy at the store. They were still busy with the back-to-school shopping, but at least the store would be closed on Sundays again starting this weekend. Aunt Leanne and Uncle Adam were the Game Night Champions for the week. Rowen and I had fun, but we didn’t finish very high up in the Junior Champions standings.

A big part of my job with the family business right now is keeping an eye on what my companies are doing to get ready for Christmas. That seems weird, but it’s amazing how much of the work for the holidays gets done so many months ahead of time. When we got home from the Inn, I worked on that for a couple of hours while Mom and Dad took care of the twins, and then worked in the office for a while too. Tonight, I started setting up a new division that I’m going to use to power buy bulk products and services that all of my companies use. That’ll save a few million, but the best part will be getting those same deals for our charities too. If my friends at school really knew what I did for my job, they wouldn’t wonder anymore why I find Grade Six math so easy!

Time to call it a night. Friday's going to be another busy day.

Cassie's Journal - Sept. 07, 2011

The big news on the town gossip network today was the arrival of the newest member of Witch Falls, Miles Sheldon. I don’t know his father or sister very well, but his Mom teaches Grade Two at the school; though she’s taking this year off to take care of her new baby. Ethan and Ehlana were fired up about the birth of their future friend and classmate, and kept Mom, Dad, and I busy answering their questions.

While baby talk was the hot topic at home, and around town; classes at school were a bit on the boring side as all of the teachers continued with lessons meant to refresh our memories after summer break. It was interesting for me to watch my classmates today, now that I know which of them are Magi. There were signs that I could now see that in hindsight would have been a clue for me before I found out about them, but then again, some of the non-Magi kids looked bored with the review too while one of my Magi classmates seemed to really need the little refresher lessons.

Rowen and I took care of the little bit of homework we had right after school; we took Ethan and Ehlana for a walk after that; and then played at the park until splitting up when it was time for dinner. I worked on the family business for a couple of hours after dinner, and then Mom did a new Transmutation lesson with me for another hour or so before combining a bedtime story with the evening feeding for the twins. The only other news is that we’ve decided that I’ll do the three o’clock feedings each night so I can get on a schedule, and either help Mom with getting set up to nurse Ethan and Ehlana, or do a bottle feeding with Dad. Hopefully that’ll work out for all of us for the next few months until the twins are ready to sleep a little longer between feedings at night.

Mandy's telling me that it's time to put the computer away and get some sleep. Sometimes geting to talk with her like this now that I can use my wards isn't much fun at all - she likes to tell me what to do more than Mom and Dad do. Since she is right, though, it's time to wrap up for the day.

Cassie's Journal - Sept. 06, 2011

Today was the first day of Grade Six for me, Rowen, and the rest of our classmates; and it’s hard to believe that summer’s over already!

Mrs. Warren is going to be our teacher for the next two years! Jenny was as happy that her Mom wasn’t going to be her teacher in Grade Seven this year as we were about having her in our class instead.

Now that Violet’s gone home again, and the kids and teens are back in school, Mom was on her own to take care of the twins today; though she did have some help from her friends as they conveniently showed up around the normal feeding times for the twins. Dad was busy at the office all day, though that’s pretty much how it always is for him after long weekends.

There’s not much to talk about with our Grade Six class. Mrs. Warren gave us some homework, but that only took Rowen and I about five minutes to finish after school; mostly because Rebecca and Jenny have a new Grade Seven study group that includes boys. We’ll miss hanging out with them, but getting to do our homework with a little Magi power is very cool.

Having Jenny and Rebecca cross over last winter was weird enough, but today we found out that about half the girls in our class are in the advanced stages of the infection, and a couple of the boys are showing all the signs of the goofy, guy version of the affliction. By lunchtime, Rowen and I had decided that if either of us come down with it, I’ll try a Magi Healing intervention - unless Uncle Adam can help us with a prescription or immunization shot.

Dillon looked so sad this morning when I saw him; and I don’t think my hug helped very much. Jake and Stephanie are doing their best to help him, though, and I’m sure there will be a trip to meet up with Violet somewhere, or they’ll go to Woodvale to see her, very soon. For me, that’s another little sad part about summer being over – with Violet back at home; Dillon, Jake, and Stephanie won’t likely be around our house much for the next few months.

Alicia Jennings came over after school to start her first part-time shift working with Mom; and taking care of the twins. Rowen and I were nearly finished our special first day of classes snack and school recap by then, so we went on to do our homework, and play with Mandy in the lounge. Mom, Dad, and Alicia have decided that she would work two or three after-school shifts a week, and most Saturday mornings; and she’ll have dinner with us on the weekdays she’s working. Dad and I are waiting to see how that works out, but we’ll get Mom more help during the day if she needs it.

After Cleaning up from dinner, and once Alicia had gone home, Uncle Adam and Aunt Leanne came over. We spent the evening having several different Magi lessons; followed by a lengthy question and answer time with Ethan and Ehlana that Mom and Dad skipped so they could get some work done in the office. Mom took one break to nurse the twins with some help from Aunt Leanne, and this journal entry is my last job of the day. Time for the usual bedtime snack and telepathic story; and then I'll be off to sleep for the four hours or so I'll have until Ethan and Ehlana's three o'clock feeding.

Cassie's Journal - Sept. 5, 2011

Heirs of the Magi Blog Note:

Today was the day that book two of the Heirs of the Magi series, Magi Master, ended. This blog will now follow Cassie Proctor's archive journal entries. We hope that you enjoy the continuing Heirs of the Magi storyline!

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We had another amazing long weekend to end the summer with, though this was quite a bit less eventful than it was last year. I’ll need to get off to sleep soon, since I’ve got school in the morning, but I wanted to catch up on my journal after missing a few days while we were all busy with the Labor Day holiday fun.

The most important thing that happened since my last entry was what Ethan, Ehlana, and I did this afternoon while Mom and Dad had their nap. I’ll do some research in the archives when I have time, but I’m fairly sure that what they can do with the Sight, and what we were able to see of our future together, is a much different use of the talent than has happened before. It’s certainly much more than anything I’ve done before while training with Mom.

Seeing is normally like looking at all possible outcomes of future events and choices; which is why it’s so fluid and unpredictable. Ethan and Ehlana use their Sight in tandem in a way that I don’t completely understand, but the results are that they see what will happen; at least for the major events in their lives. They’ve apparently been able to do this to some extent since before their birth, though it wasn’t something they were consciously trying to control. When they had me try using my Sight with them this afternoon, we were able to see even more than they could without me, and while I don’t fully understand the how; we’re all very certain that everything we are seeing of the future will happen.

The three of us had agreed that what we’ve been able to see together of our future should be kept between us for now, and that it’s meant to help us to get ready for what’s going to happen. I’ve been wondering about the ‘why now’ for a few hours, while thinking a lot about everything we saw. The twins are just two and a half months old, and all of this is more than they should need to deal with. It’s certainly more than I was ready for, but it really won’t be that long – just a handful of months – before we’ll need to start nudging that future toward reality.

Fortunately for us, that will mostly be fun for now. The scary parts come later, and though we joked about it; our future love interests are really only a little scary by comparison. There was a lot that we couldn’t see, and while Ethan is likely right that we don’t need to see everything that’s going to happen; I’m sure that there is much more that we’re either not ever meant to see, or aren’t supposed to find out about yet. We will continue to explore what we can do with the Sight, but the twins have much more important things to learn right now, so this won’t be a priority for us.

Right now, what I see in my immediate future is a good night's sleep. Don't worry about what we see of the future - we'll be ready for both the good and bad, and we have the power to do what we must.