Day 227 - COVID-19 2020

 Wednesday. Today is spider mask day.

That was paired with pumpkin earrings.

I did get sleep last night, but I was still tired when Mommy got up this morning.

Mommy caught up with her college roommates tonight. They reminisced about old times including all of the roommates that didn’t last their final years in college. Thank god for Shannon, she remembered everyone.

Now it’s time for bed again.

Day 226 - COVID-19 2020

 Tuesday. I woke up to find Mommy in the middle of her morning routine.

I’m not sure if I’ve ever talked about her morning routine. So, I’ll tell you now.

The alarm is set for 5:20 a.m. it usually never goes off because Mommy naturally wakes up between 4:30 and t:00 a.m. on the days where the alarm does go off, she immediately turns it off and reads the overnight headlines to see what she needs to focus on for the day. She is out of bed and into the shower no later than 5:30 a.m. once out of the shower, she checks on what I’ve done overnight (I am pad trained so sometimes I get up and go to the bathroom. Let’s be clear, I’m an older man now and that’s just what we do. I also eat during the night). Mommy replenishes my food and water, fills the SMEG with water, gets her phone (she no longer sleeps next to it) and comes back to bed. She’ll spend the next half hour or so reading the news, scrolling through her social media and start watching a movie she has been trying to finish (or TV series). She is out of bed by 6:20 a.m. to finish getting ready (make up, hair, clothes and daily statements).

Once done, she takes a picture of the statement of the day (much like this one).

She then heads to the kitchen to make her tea (with collagen to keep her fine lines and wrinkles to a minimum and to promote hair and nail growth). I will eventually join her there and get my morning serving of chicken.

She then pours her water into a glass while her tea is cooling down (she likes it very hot, but even sometimes it is too hot for her) and then makes her way into her office by 7:00 a.m. while the computer is getting connected and downloading her email from overnight, she selects the mask-of-the-day and takes another photo.

She then posts both the statement and mask photo to her social media and gives a shout out to the creator of her statement and masks. Sometimes those companies share her post on their social media channels (like today where Mommy gave a shout out to Pride Masks).

She then gets to work and only leaves her desk to go to the bathroom, get more water and to have lunch (that is a real rarity). But I will say that no matter what, she gives me chicken when she replenishes her water. So she’s always taking care of me no mater what.

Today, it snowed again. Can you see the snow in this picture?

Thank goodness it was dry by the time we went for our walk (or I would have been very, very dirty).

Day 225 - COVID-19 2020

It’s Monday. I’ve now know when Monday is coming. I don’t want the weekend to end and so I stay up all night and keep Mommy from getting sleep. You see, I like all of her attention and during the week I have to compete with all who get on Mommy’s work schedule.

Mommy is usually very tired on Monday evening because he’s has worked all day with very little sleep from the night before.

Anyway, we got the first snow of the season today. It didn’t stick around (get it), but I suspect it is a sign of things to come (more cold and snow). Can you see the flakes?

I did get cuddles at lunch today (and Mommy acTually ate lunch for a change).

We also for our for our walk, and it was cold. I like the cold, but I’ll admit I wasn’t quite prepared.

Finally, all the “green” statements Mommy made today (it is her favorite color).

Day 224 - COVID-19 2020

 Mommy got off to an early start today. She needed to make a trip to the honey hole to get supplies for Auntie Kristin (and a few other things). Her journey was a cold one.

On her walk she saw something new; new artwork on the boards that cover the Sephora store windows on Michigan Avenue.

A great reminder of the importance of all women and to get out and vote to ensure your voice is heard!

Mommy got all she needed at the honey hole and made the trek home.

It was pretty quiet on LaSalle today and she finally got a good photo of the orange fountains across the street (they drain the fountain right after Halloween).

Once home, Mommy did a load of laundry, caught up on her work email and started the design for our 2020 holiday card (she will choose the final design - with my help - by the end of next weekend).

Mommy stayed home the rest of the day and she says she spent the majority of the afternoon watching me sleep.

I am pretty adorable when I sleep.

But I didn’t spend the whole day sleeping.

Of course I was awake for our walk.

Mommy made a few statement ps today and we also made the Instagram feed to the company that made Mommy’s statement mask. I think these designers share our pics because I’m in them!

Day 223 - COVID-19 2020

Mommy woke up and looked out the window as she normally does and was highly confused why she was seeing cars drive on the wrong side of the road. She came back to bed and an hour later decided it was time to start the weekend. 

This is what we saw next.

Then it clicked with Mommy. They are currently filming the new Batman. So Mommy went online and found out that sure enough, that is what this was. 

So I just laid down and watched. I saw the truck with all the cameras that has a “vehicle” on it. That’s what they use for close up car scenes. I also saw the motorcycle riders that were camera operators. Kind of cool

We both eventually decided to start the Saturday cleaning routine.

It was sheet and duvet cover day!

Mommy eventually got all the chores done and went to get her nails done. Halloween provided the inspiration this week.

Oh and no, we did not forget our walk. Boy was it chilly.