Sunday was Anniversary Services at church. There Warren family sang in the morning services and then again after lunch. Our pastor celebrated 30 years. After the afternoon service we came home and the kids took naps. I took the change and mowed the lawn since it had finally dried up from all the rain we've had for the past week and a half. It took longer than normal due to the grass being so long. There wasn't any evening services, so as a family, we played games on the Nintendo Wii and watched Netflix before bed. By the way, the kids beat us on several of the Wii games. Ugh!
Monday morning kicked off with Lydia rushing off to college. She has a special one week class that is required for her degree. After leaving Malachi with his sitter, Becca, I dropped off Mysia at Boys & Girls Club and went to work. After her class, Lydia went to work for the rest of the afternoon. I took Mysia to piano lessons and then we all met at home and then headed off to visit Lydia's extended family. We visited, kids played, ate supper and had cake in celebration of MeMaw's birthday.
Today was the last day for Malachi to have a sitter. They baked a cake in a shape of a Lego block and played Wii games. That evening, Lydia and I went to school to meet the kids' teachers. Mysia and Malachi were excited. Mysia has class with several friends. When Lydia showed up at the school, we discovered that the van had a flat tire! While Mysia attended Bridges (gifted program) orientation with Lydia, Malachi played in the playground while I put on the spare tire. One of his best friends from daycare was there, so he was thrilled. Once home, we ate supper and got things ready for school. The the kids' teachers gave them "jitter glitter" to put under their head so that they are 'bright' for the next morning... oh boy!
Excitement filled our house on Wednesday since it finally arrived... yup, the first day of school! We had most of everything packed, and Lydia left to make it to her class. the kids and i made it to school in time.I picked them up are we headed home. Both had stories to tell. Mysia was disappointed that there was no homework! We put up the lunch boxes and Mysia practiced her piano while I got supper ready. Malachi and I read the boxcar children book #1 and Mysia read one of her books. Lydia came home after work, we ate supper, and then headed to church for evening services. Malachi didn't make it all the way, by the time the sermon started, he fell asleep. Once at home, the kids went to bed. Lydia stayed up working her project for class. We had the windows open to let in the nice cool air, and boy... it felt great.
We seem to have found a routine, and everyone got to up and ready on time on Thursday. It was a cool morning, a bit unusual for the month of August. Remember that 'jitter glitter"? Well, since it had gotten a bit cold during the night, Malachi had obviously buried himself in the covers and under his pillow. Glitter was caked onto his face and head when he walked out of his room. We tried our best to clean him up before leaving the house, but there was still enough in his hair to make his head shine in the sunlight! After breakfast, Lydia went to class and I dropped the kids off at school before getting to work. That afternoon, I picked the kids up from school took them to Granny's house so that they could spend the time with her and Grandad through supper. They shared their new school experiences. Lydia and I got to enjoy supper together. I attended a men's Bible study at church, and the kids were dropped off at home. By the time I returned, they were already in bed asleep!
Friday seemed to have come pretty fast. We got up and got ready and got the kids to school on time. It was the last day for Lydia's week-long class, and she was happy with how it went. Lydia picked up the kids after school and they went to the library before heading home. That evening, I cooked hot dogs and cheddar bratwurst on the grill. The kids played for a bit, and then we did housework for most of the evening.
Saturday was busy! We got up, ate pancakes for breakfast, and the kids and I headed out for TaeQwonDo "Spar Wars". Mysia and Malachi participated in the 'tiger tails' tournament. They did very well, and it was fun watching all the action. Mysia did very well and we enjoyed cheering everyone on. We ate the concessions that were available and watched our class members in the Sparring Tournament. Lydia had stayed home to get some things done and do a grocery run before the afternoon. When the tournament was over, the kids and I headed over to Granny's house to play while Lydia held a ladies' spa party at our house. Once finished, we spent the evening relaxing. We read books, watched a movie, and got ready for bed!
~Matt
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