Heirs of the Magi Archives: Cassie's Journal 2012 - Part One

By Steve Leggett

Cassie Proctor is an eleven-year old Magi Master. Her archive journal is written in 'real' time, and keeps her fans up-to-date with the highlights in her life and around Witch Falls.

Now in e-book format for the first time, Cassie's journals are free to download and enjoy!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Steve Leggett
• Release date: Jun 29, 2012
• ISBN: 9780986753749

Steve Leggett

I've been an avid reader since my early childhood, and though I've been legally blind for around twenty years now, that love of books has continued, despite the challenges. The bug to try seriously writing books hit me in 2007, and I started with writing fan fiction stories, which was a great way to learn how to develop story lines and existing characters, as well as do research and new character creation. The feedback from readers, both positive and negative, was also a very important part of the learning process. Two million or so words, and several thousand pages later, and I was ready to start Heirs of the Magi. Fantasy epics and series are my favorite books. Whether I'm visiting the worlds created by authors like Andre Norton and Frank Herbert, or exploring the magic closer to home, like with Nora Roberts and so many other classic and contemporary writers, it's the more intimate involvement with the people and places that these books create that I love most. That's the type of story I had in mind when I began developing Heirs of the Magi, and I hope that you will love the books as much as I've loved bringing them to you!

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Heirs of the Magi Archives

Cassie’s Journal 2012 – Part One

By Steve Leggett

Published by Steve Leggett - Smashwords Edition

Copyright 2012 – Steve Leggett

Cover Image by Kayla Leggett - Copyright 2012 - Used by Permission

Books by Steve Leggett

Heirs of the Magi Trilogy

Magi Sanctuary

Magi Master

Magi Ascension (Forthcoming)

Heirs of the Magi Archives

Cassie's Journal 2011

Cassie's Journal 2012 - Part One

Cassie’s Journal 2012 – Part Two (Forthcoming)

The Catalyst Chronicles

The Catalyst is Born

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Table of Contents

January 2012

February 2012

March 2012

April 2012

May 2012

June 2012

Notes

January 2012

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Happy New Year (again)!

I started the New Year with Tai Chi for one and let Mom and Dad sleep in until Ethan and Ehlana woke up. Giving Violet her early wake-up call so she could get ready to hit the road with Dillon was fun, and then I moved on to get a pot of coffee brewing for Mom and Dad before going upstairs again when Ethan let us know that he was awake and ready to get out of a wet diaper.

After a food-overload New Year’s Eve, we went with a very light breakfast, and then Violet was sent off to pick up Dillon at his house with a quick round of hugs and kisses. Mom, Dad, and I took turns taking care of Ethan and Ehlana while we all got ready for church. Compared to yesterday, it was a lot colder this morning, but we walked to church anyway.

The teens were leading a big part of another holiday weekend service; and the sanctuary was nearly as full as it had been on Christmas Day. Ethan and Ehlana did get to meet Seth Green before the service; and we ended up having Kara sitting with us after she convinced her parents that I really did need her to entertain me until we went to Sunday school with the rest of the kids. Kara stayed with Rowen and I for that, and then she walked home with us too before being convinced that going on to Aunt Leanne and Uncle Adam’s house and their family Christmas was going to be more fun than hanging out with me for the afternoon.

I’m sure that they did have more fun, but I was happy to have a fairly quiet afternoon and evening. Having New Year’s Day on a Sunday meant that it was professional football on television instead of college games, but that still meant that sports ruled in the living room. While Dad and Grandpa watched their games; Mom, Grandma, and I took Ethan and Ehlana over to the park for a while, and then put a movie on in the lounge. Dinner was fast and light again, and then Grandma and Grandpa went home; Dad had work to do in the office; and Mom did a short lesson with Ethan, Ehlana, and I before settling into the living room to watch a movie.

I helped Mom with a lengthy bath and bedtime for Ethan and Ehlana, and then it was time for me to spend some quality time with my Jacuzzi. I’ve been multi-tasking since then, but even though my plan was to get to bed early; I managed to lose track of time, and it’s after eleven-thirty already. Time to wrap this up; get out of the tub; and use a little Magi power to dry my hair so I can get to bed. Rowen and I have another week of play and fun to look forward to, and I definitely don’t want to need to stop that for afternoon naps!

Monday, January 2, 2012

It didn’t take long for the temperature to drop, and it didn’t recover much today; barely getting above freezing this afternoon. That didn’t keep Rowen and I from going out to play, but we did leave the bikes behind while we were out and about.

Our first stops were to visit with as many of the Johnsons and McEwans before they left town; all of Uncle Adam’s family deciding to leave early and hopefully beat the traffic crushes that might be late this year because of the college bowl games. Kara gave us her family Christmas recap with a little help from Eddie and Nicole. There was a lot more to hear about, but getting that news had to wait until after Uncle Adam and Aunt Leanne joined the little bowl day party that Mom and Dad were having.

Rowen and I mostly stayed out of the way of that, but we did stop in for regular visits, and Aunt Leanne gave me the condensed version of her weekend highlights while we had dinner with the rest of the girls. The guys didn’t want to miss any of the Rose Bowl action; so the food had been set up buffet-style so that they could fill plates on the fly without missing much of the wild action.

Before I forget, I haven’t mentioned in my journal that Rob and Trish got engaged for Christmas, and while the family was together, they set their wedding date for August eleventh. I don’t need to look into the future to find out that Aunt Leanne, Uncle Adam, and his family are well on the way to having a very busy summer; with two weddings sure to be highlights.

Rowen and I helped out with the dinner cleanup, and then we watched a movie in the lounge with most of the girls. The Emersons had joined the party after closing the store. We hadn’t planned on a sleepover, but Rowen’s parents were easily persuaded to let me keep their daughter when the party was obviously going to continue on after Rowen and I were ready to go to bed.

She’s sleeping now, but I ended up working on the family business for an hour or so after we climbed into bed and cuddled with Mandy between us. The party is still going on downstairs, but it’s heading toward eleven-thirty, and probably won’t last much longer – it is a work day tomorrow for most of the adults in the house. I’m going to wrap this up now, and though I thought about going downstairs to say goodnight to everyone and see if I’ve missed anything exciting; tomorrow is soon enough to get any updates, and I don’t really feel all that motivated to get out of my nice, warm bed. Now that most of the holiday visitor traffic is over, it should get a lot quieter around town; but that’ll also give Rowen and I even more time to play with our friends; and after a couple of cooler days, the weather’s looking good for the last not-quite-half of our holidays too.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

After another busy holiday weekend, Dillon, Jake, and Stephanie had Tuesday off, so Violet was spending the day with them. I haven’t really been in the loop on her Magi training while she’s been here, but I think that Mom wants to get more done than they have so far. It’s not easy juggling everything they both have on the go, and there are probably some late nights in their immediate future.

This may be one of those late nights, but Rowen and I are doing another sleepover at her house; and I don’t plan on staying up until after Violet gets home to send a few messages back and forth to find out. With Patrick and Scott in the house here too for the night, and doing their very best (or worst) to annoy us; I don’t even plan on doing this much longer before Rowen and I call it a night. With that in mind, let’s go with a condensed recap of the day.

It’s still colder today, so Rowen and I spent the morning indoors. We played with Ethan and Ehlana for a while; giving Mom and Alicia time to work around the house instead. I wanted to get the family business work done and out of the way after lunch, so instead of sitting around and watching me work; Rowen decided to work at the computer store until I was ready to play again. That ended up taking me nearly two hours before I was ready to meet up with Rowen at the store, and then we went to play at the park until dinnertime.

We ate at my house, but Rowen had the sleepover approval done before we’d headed over to the park, so after helping to clean up, I packed a bag; did a long round of goodnight hugs and kisses with my parents, brother, and sister; and then Rowen and I walked over to her house. Patrick and Scott looked very pleased with Rowen’s reaction to the surprise (for us) news that her parents had approved a sleepover for them too. The fact that Owen and Patricia mostly seemed to be amused by her irritation didn’t exactly make things better. Patrick has pretty much gotten over being so shy around me that he couldn’t talk now, and that’s usually a good thing; but sometimes, like tonight, I have to admit that being seen and not heard can be better than hour after hour of constantly being bugged and pranked.

While the prankster duo irritated us, and entertained the parents, we did also manage to watch a movie together too. The boys also had the Michigan-Virginia Tech Bowl game streaming on Owen’s computer after it started, but Patrick and Scott were more interested in bugging Rowen and me than they were in either the movie or the football.

Which brings me back to now; and they’re back again. Rowen’s rolling her eyes, groaning, and probably wishing that we were at my house again tonight. I’m going to shut down the computer now, and maybe if we play unconscious for a while; Patrick and Scott will give up for the night. That’s a wrap on another fun day, and we won’t even think about how many (or few) days are left until we go back to school. Sometimes it really is best to just live in the ‘now’!

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

I’m going to keep this short and sweet tonight.

The warmer weather returned today, and Rowen and I took full advantage of the Fall or Spring-like temperature. Violet was busy with Dillon and their friends for most of the day, and Alicia wasn’t working; so we also tried to help out a bit by spending some extra time with Ethan and Ehlana too. That included some morning play time in my room and the lounge, and an afternoon trip to the park.

The rest of our day was spent biking and playing until dinnertime, and then Rowen had other plans with her family; and I’ve mostly spent the evening with Mom, Dad, Ethan, and Ehlana. That included a Magi lesson and we watched a bit of television. Dad had some work to do, but he saved that until Mom and I took Ethan and Ehlana upstairs for baths before Mom nursed them and we tucked them into their cribs for the night. By the time we joined Dad in the office, he had stopped watching the football game he’d been keeping an eye on after West Virginia blew out the score in the second quarter. He may prefer close games, like last night’s three-point, overtime win for Michigan over Virginia Tech; but I have a feeling that Mom soon had plans to convince him that they could find something better to do than sit around and watch football all night.

It didn’t take me long to figure out that three was a crowd, and I suddenly felt the need for a Jacuzzi session and early bedtime. I’ve been playing on my computer since then too, and the early bedtime did and didn’t end up happening for me. (or for Mom and Dad, unless they fell asleep with their wards up!) My ‘play’ time on the computer ended up including a half hour of family business work, and nearly two hours of archive study while I snuggled in bed with Mandy.

It’s nearly one, and Violet just got home. Mom must have finished tucking Dad into bed (let’s just not go there); since she’s dropped the wards and is probably going to do a lesson with Violet. They’re welcome to stay up as long as they want, but I’m done for the day. Until tomorrow – I’m out!

Thursday, January 5, 2012

I’m not the only tired person in the house tonight, but I will be the first one sleeping.

Mom had Alicia helping her today, so Rowen and I were free to play after she finished working at the store for a couple of hours and came over to meet up with me. After that, we spent the rest of the day until dinnertime outside; including having a picnic lunch in the park. Dillon was working the close shift at the Inn with Jake and Stephanie, so Mom and Violet spent a lot of time together this afternoon and evening. Dad and I helped them out with that by taking care of Ethan and Ehlana from dinnertime to bedtime, but Mom and Violet are taking care of the bedtime routine with the twins now; and I’m already changed and in bed.

Dad still has work to do in the office; Violet’s meeting up with Dillon after he’s finished work; and Mom will probably do a bit of family business work in the office while Dad’s busy anyway. Hopefully they won’t stay up too late again tonight, but while I always have something else that I could be doing;