
After the walk, the kids were allowed to run around in the open area. Mia and Olivia preferred to sit by my feet and relax. I think both ladies were quite hungry. To get them moving, I offered to play a game. They would be the fairies, and I would have to catch them. Other kids joined in And than, EVERY kid wanted to play. So, I had about 25 kids trying to jump at me. We had to put an end to that so the kids quickly dispersed and that was about it. They walked slowly back to the bus. I had about 5 attached to me at once. I had Irianna, Mia, Olivia, Alexa and Audrey. It was a long chain trying to maneuver down the sidewalk. One of the teachers joked "Hey Mike, bet you never thought you'd have 5 girls walking with you at once" I responded with "I never thought they would be this short". They laughed.
On the bus ride home, Mia and I had Irianna and Olivia in our set. The girls were making their best effort to smush me. I noticed Mia's friend Kailee was sitting solo. Mia said "aww I'll go sit with her". The two girls sat and talked holding hands. I think that was one of the sweetest things I've ever seen. My heart melted as her two BFF's were trying to bounce on top of me. Mia can be such a sweetie with her friends.
After we got home, we went to a couple of Halloween stores in search of some parts to my costume. I got the stach' I just need to trim it to replicate the person I'm going as. Friday night, Leanne, Jill's buddy came in to town. So it was fun having her around. Saturday, Jill and her pal went to tour a winery place while Mia and I watched Chelsea beat Aston Villa. Great game. Good to see some time on the pitch for Baba and Loftus-Cheek, even if it wasn't top notch. Loftus-Cheek looked like he was ready to help turn around the team in desperate need to help. Hazard spent most of the game on the bench, surprisingly, but I think Mourinho wanted to make an example of him that he hasn't been the bright shining star that he was last season, and he needs some improvement big time. I believe there is a mid-week Champions League game this week and I hope to catch it. It was a really enjoyable Saturday with Mia, doing some art and hanging out. Later, my sister Cheryl came over and we went to see Maritime.

I've been a big fan of their since they released their EP. They hosted a record release show at the Cactus Club, and old tiny venue in Bay View (that smelled like baked cookies near the stage). It was a great night. They came on about 11-something and plowed through a pretty lengthy set that including a lot of material off the last record. When they played "No One Will Remember" I was surprised how most of the crowd was unfamiliar with that song. The guy next to me who danced most of the night said "is that new?" Other tracks they blasted through were "It's Casual", "Guns of Naverone", "Science Fiction""Paraphernalia" "Satellite Love" and plenty of others. The crowd seemed to absolutely love their single "Milwaukee" which was released separate from the new album. Such a solid performance. I was lucky to catch up with some of the band members before and after the show. Davey said afterwards "Phew, that was exhausting. Getting out of shape, I need to do rockstar calisthenics" He apologized to me as well for accidentally booting an empty PBR can into my collar bone while dancing. No big deal, Davey :) They always always always have a blast live. Great banter and overall, fantastic night.
Got home about 1:20am. Ears still ringing and absolutely beat. Today, Jill and Mia went over to the Elegant Farmer to pick apples as I worked on laundry and went to work.
This week is going to be yet, another busy one. Getting ready for the party this Saturday, Mia's got her field trip and I'm photographing the Milwaukee Torrent's tryouts Friday evening.
That's all for now. Thanks for reading! :)
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