Surprises, Soccer and Summer-like Weather

We're fully in swing of the school year with the added bonus of dance and soccer. Phew. Mia survived her 1st full week of school. It's definitely different for the diva. Homework (math) is a bit more difficult which has caused a bit of headache at times but I think she'll figure it out like she always does.  Wednesday, I watched Suicide Squad while working on art. It was okay. Later I went to lunch/recess with Mia. She had rough start to the day so I surprised her. Lunch was fun and recess was as well. Good to see some of Mia's friends again. She was ecstatic that I could join her and hopes I can do it again. 

Later, we had practice like always. I brought some pinnies that didn't seem to fully help out during scrimmage. We worked on a drill or two which mostly helped prepare for their 2nd game. Friday, the team received a new player who joined us for our 2nd game. They had a 9:30 match that I was really running late for. Luckily I found our new player, got her suited up and the kids were ready to go. Didn't get to do much warm ups, but when I arrived at the field, they were shooting on net with some parents. The game was off and running. Kylie picked up a goal early that soon after, they equalized. At the time, I thought this could be a tricky match. She pulled 3 more goals throughout the game which gave us our 2nd win. At half time, I switched keepers and had Kylie play a back position with my other older kid who plays back to give Scarlet a little help. It worked well and later I had Kylie come back out and join Mia as a striker. Mia's getting better but gets pretty nervous when the opposition comes at her. Our new player Aleeza did well and we'll work on developing at practice. The team still struggles with communication, but will get better. The weather was warm but most handled it well. She played against neighbor friend Izzy and buddy Lydia. Both are excellent. 8:30 match this Saturday. Hope they can continue to work hard and get another win. Would love to see other girls getting goals as well. Mia got to say hi to her best pal Olivia when we were heading out. She had a game right after ours which drew 0-0. Her team will be tough to play against in October.

We relaxed the rest of the day, did some cleaning and had my parents over for dinner. They brought their latest feline Chelsea to see how she'd do when they fly to Vegas. It didn't go well for her and Marie so I'll be feeding her while they're gone.

Today I got up early to watch the Chelsea vs Arsenal game. 0-0 draw. Lack of urgency at times and Arsenal was falling and diving over everything. Hazard came in the 2nd half but couldn't pull back any signature goals that he can blast. Conte is still cautious of using him clearly. They play an FA cup match Wed that I don't know if I'll get to watch it. 

This weekend, soccer game at 8:30 in the morning.  That's all for now. Thanks for reading!