Everyone came in and checked out the amazing art their kids worked super hard on. Jill's Mom had a dog-toy making table where the kids made dog tug-toys out of recycled shirts that they could either A-donate to HAWS or B-take home to their own dog. The kids and parents really liked my Dali mustache with matching shirt. Mia enjoyed seeing all her friends and showing us her room. The only thing that was a huge downer was that less than half of the art sold for the fundraiser. I was hoping for quite a bit more than that. I know not everyone has $30 to spend on art, but man, was it a huge bummer that so much art was left behind. In the end, they'll get their art back eventually, but sans frame. Some parents didn't know they had to bring cash/check so we had plenty of them sending their husbands or wives to the nearest store to hit up the ATM. After we took everything down, it was time to split. The principal told us it was a huge success and she loved everything we did. It's surreal that it's over because of the huge lead up to the whole thing. I'm very proud of Jill for all the hard work she put in with me. We had the best time working with these kids would do it again if given the chance, but maybe in a few years. Looking forward to continuing art lessons in the Spring and/or Summer with my usual students and would love to take on new ones :) I love teaching and watching kids grow in art.
Saturday, We picked up some balloons for Mia's traditional birthday photo. Apparently there is a helium shortage so we luckily got some balloons at the Dollar Store. Phew. Before that, I took Remi to Petsmart to get his nails trimmed. They've been pretty rough and he was overdo for a good trim. The salon ladies couldn't get enough of his adorable face and pleasant personality. We spent a few hours cleaning and later, Mia and I drove to the Wave vs Tropics match. My buddy from The Flood (Torrent supporters) gave me some free tickets so of course I'm going to take the diva. Last year when we went, we were running late due to a severe lack of parking but this time we made sure to arrive early to get the Lemos bobble head and some food for Mia. After the first half, she regretted her choice of popcorn and would have preferred shave ice or dippin' dots. Oh well. They were up 5-0 at HT and were dominating these guys. Mia kept telling me "why would they have to play such an easy team??!" at FT they beat them 9-1. Easy night out for the good guys. Mia had the best time watching them. Every single goal, she'd go crazy. Her hopes were that when they kick the ball out, that she'd catch out and "cherish it forever" but it never got close enough to her. The whole match, she was on the edge of her seat enthralled with the game. It may seem like I really push soccer with her, but truth be told, she really loves the game. She doesn't care for watching baseball or basketball and was bored to death with football (American) so yeah just like her parents, soccer and hockey are the two sports she prefers. Jill still loves watching baseball but Mia just never got into it.
She passed out on the way home but woke up when we arrived back at the house. I made her my special grilled cheese sandwich that she always says "is the best". Aww. She watched her new fav show Just Add Magic before crashing for the night.
Sunday, we didn't do much. Hung up some of the lanterns for her upcoming party and that was about it. This week I'm going to complete the drawing for her friend Charlie that she requested and we'll be cleaning and preparing all week for her birthday party. I work a short week because I took off Wed and will be off Thurs. Hope to get a hair cut this week and I'll be visiting Mia for her birthday on Wednesday. Can't believe she'll be EIGHT! The EPL returns so hopefully Chelsea can finish the season strong. That's all for now thanks for reading!
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