Persistence

Book Seven is Complete!

It's amazing to think about how many drawings I've created since I began this journey in 2018. Cracking open a brand new sketchbook...Book Eight... ready to explore new adventures with Zack and his family! 😁✏️📖

Thank You

Pre-smartphone era!

When you get these GREAT Christmas gifts, but can't get into them until you've sat down and hand written a "Thank You" note to everyone, specifically mentioning the gift in the letter!

Now, people can just send a simple "Thank You" text and be done!😅🎁

Merry Christmas

 Merry Christmas, everyone! 🎄 🎁😁

The "One Present" Rule

The "one present on Christmas Eve" rule!

Our parents let us open one present early on Christmas Eve night.

One of my most memorable presents that I got to open on Christmas Eve was the G.I. Joe APC vehicle! I didn't know much about the toy line at the time, and marked the start of my G.I. Joe collection! It was huge! I remember loading up the vehicle with all the figures I got that Christmas!🎄🎁

Make a Game Out of It!

To "keep me on my toes", there are little games I like to play when drawing my cartoons.

You may have noticed...but one is challenging myself by alternating the direction the character faces in my cartoons.

When the character faces the reader, or when I have multiple characters facing opposite directions, I get a pass on the next cartoon.

If you ever see two cartoons in succession where the character faced the same direction...well, that's when I forgot about the game (or what direction the character was facing in the LAST cartoon).😅

It can be fun, and it definitely livens things up! 😁 

The Journey Home

The walk home from school was a great way to catch up with friends...and maybe embellish a little about how "great" our school day was! 😉😂

Let it Snow

Just trying to recapture that excitement for the first snow of the season...regardless of how intense the snowfall was! 😁❄️