Faintly Falling Ashes

Good evening everyone. Hope the weekend was good and if you're experiencing the frigid temps currently, that you're not frozen solid. Mia had her first week back at school, as well as Jill to work. Both didn't seem that excited to get "back to normal" after their time off in Ohio. Mia had a good week at school, and seems to be doing well with everything. This week, she's got the letter "M" for Show and Tell so she's stoked and wants to bring Mommy, Marie..etc. Sorry kid, but how about a picture of them together? Wednesday after school Mia and her BFF Olivia went sledding at "Pickle Pond" hill. Perfect day for it. Temps were good and the ladies had a blast. A couple falls here and there but overall, it was fun. Her Dad and I always enjoy spending time with the girls. Olivia even gave Mia a belated X-Mas gift of a Minnie Mouse picture with "MIA" in it, pink frame and everything. Mia loves it. "Daddy, this is SO cool!"

Saturday was mostly enjoyable. Mia picked out some patterns to make a pillow case and blanket with her Grandma Missyshell (for Sunday). I came home tonight and she's got both of them in bed. Looks like they finished them with no problem. Of course it's Monster High, Mia's big obsession. Later, we had my parents over for dinner. Jill made the most delicious teriyaki turkey burgers with pineapple and onion. What Jill was REALLY excited about, was her Hawaiian bread she made with her brand new bread maker. It took quite a while to complete but it was well worth the wait. Even this morning, still super tasty with lots of amazing flavor. I've got a feeling we'll be eating lots of homemade bread.

This morning, I got up and watched the FA Cup game between Chelsea FC vs Scunthorpe. I hate that I have to look high and low all over the web for a solid stream of the game just because I don't get Fox Sports 1. I was tempted to go to my Dad's to watch, but luckily found a decent stream on youtube. Solid game. Great to see Costa scoring again and especially a good day for Ruben Loftus-Cheek who got his FIRST goal on the team (he previously played on the youth CFC team). Hope to see many more goals from the youngster. They play this Wednesday (My Dad says he doesn't get the channel) so hopefully I can watch it at home on the computer.

This week, not a lot planned. I've got some Torrent projects to work on and other freelance stuff. Speaking of Torrent, The Flood supporters scarves came in and they look great. We've got a supporters group meeting next week so I'll get to see one in person soon. We're leaving Saturday though for a day-trip to a town in Indiana with Jill's friends. Should be a lot of fun. Mia gets to play with her long-distance friend Caleb.

That's all for now. Thanks for reading.