Heirs of the Magi News Flash!

***Heirs of the Magi News Flash!*** The first half of fall feels as though it is over as we move on from the annual fall festival, and that feels like a transition as some of our favorite grandparents head south for the winter; and Cassie and Michael head out on their fall work trip. Whether our adventures are at home or elsewhere, we are going to have a lot of fun through Halloween and on to Thanksgiving. We expect a few surprises to go along with everything we already have on our collective schedules, and hope that you will enjoy all of those stories; so... ...Visit Witch Falls often to keep up with all of our latest adventures; and happy reading!

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Cassie's Journal - February 22, 2017



Tai Chi by the river again this morning was great, but we’re getting spoiled; and won’t like it when we have to go indoors again when the weather cools down again.

With temperatures soaring to near-eighty by mid-afternoon; nobody really even wanted to be indoors at all.  That’s why I blew off my work night for a few hours after school and went out to bike and play with Ethan, Ehlana, Naomi, and Aiden.  Michael had to work and didn’t get out of it to join us; but I still had a blast – and don’t regret not getting to have the extra-early bedtime.  The bike trails are going to be even better this summer, and thanks to the nice weather opportunity; the construction company doing that work has actually spent some time on it now while they could – and since it’s too early to get going on the housing builds that are booked for this year in the new section of town.

I did eventually get to my work and studying, but not until after dinner and that meal clean-up.  Making up all of that lost time wasn’t an option, but Mom and I took turns with the time phase so that I didn’t completely wear myself out; and we all worked or studying from around seven-thirty until eleven o’clock.  Michael didn’t come over after work, but I have been chatting with him on my computer since coming up to bed.  I’m not quiet done my work, but decided to write this little report before moving on to the work I need to do in real time.  I shouldn’t need much more than an hour to get that done; so I’ll still manage to be sleeping before one o’clock.

That’s pretty much all I have for today.  Try not to be too disappointed, but I actually do just have normal, average days – even when I’m also keeping busy with a multi-tens-of-billions-of-dollars investment portfolio and the rest of my junior Magi Master duties.  I do need to get back to that work now if I want to hit that sleep-time target, though; so, until next time...

...May the Magi Force be with you!

Cassie's Journal - February 21, 2017



The big news of the day for me comes from our marching band practice.  We started out with a meeting; we collectively decided to stay together for the Memorial Day and Fourth of July parades; and then that will be the end of the marching band.  The two parades we’re going to do are to thank everyone for supporting us, but the bottom line for continuing a marching band came down to how expensive it is to support the traveling we’d need to keep doing to have enough students interested to keep up with all of the work and fundraising.  Our little towns – including Maple Valley – just can’t pay that kind of bill every year when there are so many other, more worthy causes to support.  I will miss all of the fun; but a small break in my weekly schedule will be nice – even thought I’ll still have the concert band and teen praise team.

While that was the top story for this report, we also went outdoors for Tai Chi by the river again today; and we are all enjoying the warm weather while we have it.  That was great for our band practice, and we were outside for our lunch break too; but I would have liked to be outdoors more often today instead of cooped up in classrooms or at the church for our practice there.  We definitely had too much going on today; and it was past-ten by the time I got home with Michael.  We still had our homework to do after that; Mom did a Magi lesson with us; and then we took care of getting the twins tucked in for the night while Mom and Dad finished up their work in the office.  Michael didn’t go home until midnight, but we had fun with the minor make-out session in the lounge before I saw him out – and it was worth it to be awake and working later tonight too.

I’m going to hope that our mid-week work night can work to get me an early bedtime to catch up on the sleep I won’t be getting tonight; but I’ll have to let you know whether that happens for me or not with the next report.  For now, I just need to get started on my nap; so, until next time...

...May the Magi Force be with you!

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Cassie's Journal - February 20, 2017



Thanks to a warm-weather start to our day; Tai Chi was outdoors and by the river today!

We barely dodged the start of the rain to do that; and then it rained most of the morning and into the early-afternoon before clearing up again.  That made the walk to school a bit damp, but we were indoors for the rest of the rain-time; so it didn’t affect us after that – other than giving some of my classmates something different to stare at while only half-paying attention to our lessons and enjoying a bit of daydreaming instead.  I had fun at school, but Michael and I had a really great afternoon and evening after we were set free from school for the day.

Most of the park trails were too muddy for biking, but we did go for a ride after getting home and having a visit with our parents, Ethan, and Ehlana.  Rowen and Tim went for that ride with us; we got our homework out of the way after that bit of a break; and we did that at Michael’s house because I was having dinner there tonight so that we could have some non-work time with his parents, Rebecca, and Lucas.  The family time was great; and the experimental gourmet dinner was one of the reasons for why I am never, ever going to break up with Michael! ;^)

After dinner, Michael and I helped with the clean-up; we had a music practice to get ready for our band and praise team practices tomorrow night; and then we had a very minor make-out session before wrapping up our evening with an hour of television and chat time with his parents, sister, and Lucas.  I came home at ten-thirty; Lucas likely stayed for a while longer to have some alone time with Rebecca after Jacob, Miranda, and Michael headed up to bed; and although I’d have liked to spend more time with Michael; I also needed to do a Magi lesson with Mom; spend some time with her and Dad while he worked in the office; and then I came up to my room to get started on my own work and studies.

It was heading toward midnight by then, and I had to do more than two hours of work and studying in real time; so it’s past-three again as I write this; and I’m pretty much fried and ready to crash for the night.  The work is a bit challenging right now because there is a lot of weird going on in the world.  It would be nice to just look into the future and make all of my business decisions based on what I can see with the Sight, but that would just drive me crazy to try to do that for everything; so I just have to deal with every situation as problems and opportunities are put on my plate.

I don’t really want to go there when sleep is beckoning me in a ‘right now’ sort of way.  There isn’t any news to add either, though I am expecting wedding and engagement-related stories to catch up to me soon; and I should probably do a local update of what’s going on with our future plans.  That can wait for a night when I’m not exhausted, though; so, until next time...

...May the Magi Force be with you!

Monday, February 20, 2017

Cassie's Journal - February 19, 2017



It is past-three; I’m exhausted; and this double-update is going to be a very short one.

As I think about that, the falling asleep on the sofa news was possibly the highlight of my Saturday.  Michael and I were up too early for the breakfast shift; I worked on chores with Mom and Dad for the rest of the morning until we stopped for lunch at one; and then Michael and I had some play time with Ethan, Ehlana, Naomi, and Aiden while we all enjoyed another pretty nice afternoon with temperatures in the seventies.  We rode bikes on the trails; played at the park; and had a picnic snack by the falls – on the park side of the river.  Michael and I then moved on to work the dinner shift; we didn’t have to work close; and that’s why we had time for that second movie last night that we didn’t stay awake to actually watch.

The wake-up call, as I mentioned, was really great; Tai Chi was fun too; and then I went to Michael’s house for breakfast so that I could be there for the video chat with Jake and Stephanie.  I loved the food and the family time; but we then had to rush around a bit to get the clean-up done and be at church on time.  The service was fun; Sunday school, believe it or not, included a bit of prep work to start getting ready for Easter and the sunrise service; and then Michael and I had to hurry to the Inn to get ready for the lunch rush.  Before I go there, though; let’s include the big family news for today right here; since I found out about it at church.

Congratulations, Christina and Josiah!
Happy 21st birthday, Christina!

The congratulations come first because Josiah proposed to Christina sometime shortly after midnight last night so that he could get her birthday off to a great start.  He apparently succeeded in that, since she did say yes; and while we don’t have any details yet; they are apparently looking to have a Christmastime wedding – this coming Christmas.  I’ve never been to a Christmas wedding; so that will be very cool – if the kid cousins get invited.  I’ll keep you posted on that as the story develops!

This is supposed to be a micro-update; so let’s try and condense the rest of the story.

Michael and I worked the lunch shift, the weather was even nicer today for our afternoon break; and that’s why we played and biked with the twins again instead of doing our homework.  The buffet shift was busy and tough; we didn’t get out of the Inn until ten-thirty; and then Michael came home with me so that we could use a bit of Magi power to help out with getting the homework finished.  He still didn’t head home until a bit before midnight; and that’s why I’m still awake now despite using a time phase for most of my family business work and language studies.

I’ve skipped most of the fun details from today, including some of the stories I could write about from working the dining room at the Inn, but we have a busy week ahead; and I really just need to crash and nap now; so, until next time...

...May the Magi Force be with you!

Sunday, February 19, 2017

Cassie's Journal - February 18, 2017



This update is coming to you in the pre-dawn light of Sunday morning.  I’m getting ready for Tai Chi, and don’t have time to do a full report; so look for a double-update with the next report.

I will advise you that Michael and I fell asleep last night and had an un-planned sofa sleepover in the lounge.  Our parents might not believe us, since we didn’t even have to work until close last night; but it’s true all the same.  One minute, we were watching the second movie of the night maybe an hour or so after we took care of getting the twins tucked in for the night, and the next; I was waking up and it was nearly time for Tai Chi.

Michael and I did have a bit of minor make-out fun before I came into my room to do this and get changed into my workout clothes, but you don’t need the details for that part of my day! ;^)

I really do need to go now, though; so, until next time...

...May the Magi Force be with you!