Snowy

Hello everyone! We realized today that we're literally booked the rest of the year as far as any weekends off. Insane. The week started out crappy with Remi having to return to the vet to have his irritated paw looked at. He had a really difficult time walking and limped around. It was heartbreaking so after taking Mia to school I took him to the vet. After an x-ray, they didn't find anything broken or infected so back went on the cone :( Just the other day, we wrapped it up because he could still find a way to lick it. At least now he isn't limping.

Mia had Career Week at her school so Tuesday, she dressed as a dolphin trainer. she still wants the job and loves dolphins. Thursday was Spirit Day so Mia proudly wore her Carroll University shirt. She always loves wearing her shirt and tells people that that's where her Mommy and Daddy met and fell in love. So many great memories. Friday night, Mia had something special to attend. Jill's Dad took her to the Shopkins LIVE! event in Milwaukee. Mia's been looking forward to that for months. He even got her the VIP tickets so she could meet the girls after the show. Mia LOVED it and they had a very nice little night together. I'm so glad he could take the diva and have this fantastic memory together.  Saturday, I got up pretty early to watch Chelsea fall to West Ham in a shockingly terrible match. Couldn't believe they couldn't get in this one. Such garbage. They play this Tuesday and better not lose again. Can't afford to drop points to teams that shouldn't be that difficult. So that sorta set the tone for me for the morning. The girls got up shortly after. Mia was super excited we got more snow and it was enough to run around and play in. She helped me shovel while Jill made apple pie macarons for her Dad for his birthday celebration we had planned for later.<3 .="" a="" about="" and="" artist="" asked="" been="" being="" blast="" careers.="" designer.="" diva.="" excitedly="" for="" freelance="" friday="" going="" graphic="" had="" i="" in="" maybe="" nbsp="" next="" p="" presenters="" school="" several="" she="" snow="" so="" some="" talked="" talking="" that="" the="" their="" they="" times="" to="" up="" ve="" walking="" was="" woke="" year.="">

After breakfast, we went to the studio to get some Christmas card pictures taken for Jill's family. Mia was beyond silly and wanted nothing to do with it. Pretty frustrating for a kid who knows better than that. Later, we fed the little diva and had an early dinner at her parents house. Her Dad enjoyed all the gift and we sorta just hung out till it was time to split.

Today, I didn't accomplish much before work, sadly. This week, I need to kick it into high gear on this book for Mia. I need to average about a page a day to get it complete. Luckily, tomorrow I'm off and after my eye appointment, have the day to work on it as much as possible. I'll have to do my daily sketch for Mia as well. That's all for now, thanks for reading!

Last Days

Good morning. I'm a day or two late on writing due to the incredibly busy weekend we had, but we'll get back to that shortly. Earlier in the week, I made it to the park for some much-needed stress release on the soccer ball. Took some slow-motion video of some free kicks. Took about 8 or 9 tries to get some good footage, but it was fun nonetheless. Wednesday after school, Mia went to the park with some friends from her class and got to enjoy the gorgeous weather we've been having. Friday, we had a bunch of cleaning to start with some friends coming into town next week so we spent the majority of the day doing that. Saturday, I had the Champions League match on while we cleaned the house. Sad that Real Madrid won their 11th UCL after a good 2nd half from Atletico. I laughed when Mia would call them "Let It Go".

Later, we went to Blaze Pizza for dinner (still amazing) and set up my parent's new computer. Sunday, I was off so we did MORE cleaning then my nephew Camden's 2nd birthday party. Mia took some time and made him a really sweet card complete with a sea turtle. It was again, a gorgeous and warm day so they had water balloon/gun fights. Jill surprised my Chicago-hating brother with a Blackhawks shirt for Camden. HAHA! Mia had a great time playing with the boys and being silly. We stopped at Jill's parent's house to say "hi" on the way home, which turned into dinner. MMM BBQ Chicken :) Haven't been to their house since Thanksgiving so I got to see the early progress with their sunroom they're putting on in the back. It's going to look great.

Monday we did MORE cleaning and I worked 2-10. It was real nice enjoying the couple days off despite all the cleaning we've been doing. The weather has been real enjoyable. Today, Mia's going to her very last field trip for 4K and it's the one my Mom's been holding out to attend. The Milwaukee County Zoo. I dropped them off this morning, both with custom made lunch bags. Mia's got Shopkins and my Mom's got an Olaf that I drew out. her last day of school is Wednesday and Thursday is Graduation day. It's a bitter-sweet ending to her two years at Smarty Pants. The school has been great for the diva and she's made some amazing friends. We'll get to hang out over the Summer and she'll instantly gain a pen-pal with Alexa when she moves to Texas. This weekend, Jill's BFF's are coming to town and my pal from work Shelby will be "friend sitting" Mia and her long distance friend Caleb Saturday night. The Torrent take on the Mustangs in Chicago on their 2nd league game. Hope they pull off the big win. Tattoo sketch is complete so it's only a matter of time before the ink starts to fly!

Oh, and today marks Jill's and My 8th Wedding Anniversary. I remember like it was yesterday :)
Thanks all for now, thanks for reading! :)