Pencils and Kiddos

Good evening everyone! Busy week per the usual with plenty to get through so let's get through it. This week was a fun one. Wednesday, I was a guest artist teaching drawing techniques in a 3rd grade class. It was a part of the basket event that a mother won for her son and his lucky class. The focus was on Emoji drawing so I explained and demonstrated proper techniques to show dimension, shading and color blending. Instead of the above camera with the Smart Board, I had an easel and quite literally sat in front of the class and we all drew together. They were all great and created their own Emoji's or used one of my examples. We took a "brain break" and all of the kids got to look at my large book of drawings I've done for Mia. They went back to drawing while I joined Mia for lunch. After lunch, I rejoined my 3rd graders and they all excitedly showed me more Emoji's they drew while I was gone. Very proud of these kids. They were great and after their teacher gave me a hug goodbye (no, really...) I said so long and thanks for having me before joining Mia and her crew for recess. The 3rd graders where on their way to lunch. Some of them spotted me at recess and just had to say hi again..

At parent pick-up, a handful of kids spotted me and once again...had to say hi. "HEY YOU TAUGHT OUR CLASS! THAT WAS AWESOME!" The art teacher and I where chatting when the kids came up and she immediately said "well great, now you're the most poplar artist here"...Sorry! I really really love working with kids and may end up doing two more classes before the end of the school year.

Mia and I enjoyed the gorgeous weather when we got home. She tried on her cleats from last season and booted the ball around the back yard. She's getting better with her shooting so I hope the next time she wants to play, we go to the field. We also went to the park with her friends and later had subs with Jill. When it's that nice, you really do need to be outside and enjoy it. Friday, Mia stayed home from school. Wasn't feeling the best. Later, she felt better but stomach still hurt a bit. She spent her time off drawing and relaxing with me before I had to go to work.

Saturday, my brother, my Dad and myself went to the driving range for some golf. I think at one point in my life, I used to be a little good at driving the ball. Maybe had 20 that did okay. Most sucked. Oh well. Still a lot of fun. Immediately after wards, we watched the Chelsea vs Man U FA Cup final while Jill and Mia went to Good Harvest. Chelsea pulled the much needed win securing the FA Cup. It was a season full of disappointment results, but at least they pulled a trophy out this season. Who knows what the Summer Transfer will look like but hopefully our key players stay around.

Jill made some macarons that turned out adorable while I did some Torrent edits. Today, Mia and Jill painted while I worked on laundry and watched the Fiorentina vs Milan match. The Torrent took on Kalamazoo on the road today and picked up another 2-2 draw. Went up two goals and got caught twice. Hopefully they'll get their first win this Friday. The women had their first scrimmage this week and had a great turnout and win.

This week's a fun one. While I don't have anything figured out for my day off on Wednesday, Friday Mia's got a play followed by Hot Dog Day at the school. Always a fun event and it's the first time Mia's in a play. That's all for now, thanks for reading!