Week Rundown! (09/12/10 - 09/18/10)

Sunday:

Today was pretty normal. I woke up, did the vans, enjoyed Sunday School and morning services, came home, and rested a bit! The kids took naps, and Lydia did homework. I wanted to lay down and take a nap, but ended up working on some projects on my laptop. Keeping busy is a good thing I guess.

Evening services went well, and afterwards there was a dinner held in appreciation for those how helped in VBS! The food and fellowship was great.

When we got home, we put the kids to bed, and got some things done before heading to bed as well.


Monday:

Lydia had a meeting so Abigail picked Mysia up from school. After work, I picked Malachi up from daycare and headed home. It was just him and I for the first part the evening until Lydia got home around 7:20. Malachi and I had sloppy joes for supper, and he ate pretty well. It was pretty neat, it just being him and I.

I had quartet practice. We practiced more Christmas songs. We're trying to see which ones fit, and work out a few arrangements.


Tuesday:

When I arrived home from work, Lydia and Mysia were napping on the couch and Malachi was jumping all around! He had the energy, they didn't. I went ahead and started supper, potato stir-fry and pork chops! Fortunately, it was an easy thing to cook, and it turned out very good!

Everyone was tired. We did get the kids to bed at a decent time, and I ran to the store to pick up a few things for the following day. Lydia made some cupcakes from Malachi to take to daycare tomorrow, and I iced them!

Wednesday:

Today was Malachi's birthday. He turned 3!

When we got up, we had the kids get dressed and then sang "Happy Birthday" to him. He got to open up a small gift we got him. (we're planning a party on Saturday). He played with the cars until we headed out.

Other than that, it was a pretty normal day... Mysia had Daisy Scouts, and we had a quick supper before heading off to church that evening.


Thursday:

Well, it was that time once again. Our visit to the dentist! This was Malachi's first official visit. After arriving, I was the first to go to the chair. While my teeth were being cleaned, the kids got theirs looked at. They were full of questions and observations. After we were finished, I left with the kids while Lydia took her turn.

I dropped Mysia off at school, and then took Malachi over to Granny's house. Since his birthday was yesterday, Granny wanted him to spend the day with her. From the reports I got, he had a great time. They went to the mall and bought some cowboy boots. When I got home, he was running around in the boots, and showed them off to me.

Since I got to work late due to the dentist visit, I worked late. Lydia left for a another spa party after I got home. I made supper and got the kids ready for bed.


Friday:

It was Grandparent's day at Mysia's school, so when I dropped Mysia off, we met up with Granny. Granny got to have a picture taken and see what the school was like. Mysia was disappointed that Granny didn't get to stay the entire day at school, but really enjoyed having her there.

That night we attended the youth rally at our church. It was fun, and very good. Bro Decker did a wonderful job with the message. Malachi and Mysia sat with us the entire time and did very well, despite it being way past their bedtime. We didn't get home until 11ish.


Saturday:

I can't really think of any weekend that is not busy. Today was no exception!

Even though we didn't get home until late last night, the kids were up and ready for cartoons at an early hour. Lydia and I didn't sleep in much either, We got up up around 8 and started picking up the house and getting ready to leave.

We left the house at 10:15 and headed to Walmart. I ran in and grabbed food and a few things for Malachi's birthday party later in the afternoon. We then picked up Mary, and headed to the park to hang out with several families from our Sunday school class. We ended up going to a different park that had more room for our little group, and it actually turned out better. We let the kids play, ate lunch, and visited. The kids kept us alert, but were well behaved nonetheless. We had a great time.

We left the park around 2, picked up pre-made (not cooked) pizza, and headed home. We had the kids nap while we hung up decorations and got the house in order for company. Around 4, family started showing up. And by 5, everyone was there. We talked, visited, ate, and then let Malachi have his time! He got several neat toys. He also got some cool clothes as well. He definitely made out pretty well for his birthday once again!

After everyone left, we put in a video for the kids and made the grocery list. I left to do the shopping after getting Malachi ready for bed. Lydia started into her homework. I arrived back at home, put up the groceries, and then worked on a couple of projects. We got to bed late!




~Matt