Sleeping In, Groceries, Game Night (Saturday, 12/05/09)

It was supposed to be a restful day. Like usual, when the kids woke up, I turned on the tv and went to bed. Well, when I finally got up, we discovered that they got peaches out of the refrigerator and ate an early breakfast. But the biggest discovery was that Malachi had gotten into the Styrofoam from the box to our the village church. He tore it up into little pieces. It was like snow covering the living and dinning room floors! I couldn't sweep it up... the movement from the broom just swooshed the particles away. So, I brought out the vacuum! That worked really well, until the hose got clogged! Ugh!

Lydia tried to catch up on homework while I worked on the grocery list. After lunch and the kids went down for nap, I headed off to the store for groceries. It wasn't too long of a list, so it was a pretty quick trip.

While I was gone, Lydia had the tv on (for background noise, she says), and the Celtic Women were on PBS. They braked for a bit to talk about the program, encouraging viewers to call in to support their local station. During that time, Malachi woke up from his nap and came into living room to greet Lydia. As he walked away, headed towards his room, the program continued and one of the women was singing solo. Lydia said that he froze in his tracks! Needless to say, when I got home and the program was finishing, Malachi was sitting on the couch, glued to the tv. He hadn't moved the entire time! He was in awe. In fact, he said that the girls were "pretty"! Amazing what can come from a two year-old! 

I unloaded the groceries, we got into the car, and rushed to the church. Time was running out, we were having our friends Doug & Mary over for a 'game night', and I had to get the church van for Sunday morning!

We made it home in time, and were still trying to get everything ready when Doug and Mary arrived. We talked, ate, and played Cranium. The kids played some of their games and watched a movie.

What a day!

~Matt


"Age is a very high price to pay for maturity."