We all got up early and headed in to church. Lydia and the kids were with me during my van route. The choir performed our Christmas Cantata during the morning services. For the afternoon, we took naps and then headed back to church for evening services. Before bed, we watched "Cricket On The Hearth". The kids were excited to hear the news that school had been canceled for the following day.
I got up Monday morning and got to work early. Lydia stayed home with the kids since they didn't have school due to the icy conditions. She used some of the time for study since her final is Tuesday. That afternoon we went to the dentist for our bi-yearly check-up and cleaning. It started snowing again, and the kids enjoyed playing in it for a wile before supper. Through the evening, we watched the snow pile up on everything!!! The kids took showers and we ate pizza for supper.
Tuesday was interesting. School was closed, but both Lydia and I had to work, so we dropped the kids off at the Boys & Girls Club. We had received over 5 inches on top of what we got over the weekend, so traveling through it was a task. We even got stuck for a bit in the parking lot! Lydia dropped me off and then headed to work. Because of the snow. We watched "Home Alone 2" before bed.
Lydia woke up early Wednesday morning to find her heart racing. She was having another tachycardia attack. She tried many things to bring it down, including shocking her body by walking out into the cold air. Nothing was working. We were able to drop the kids off at school and head in to the ER. She was admitted and they immediately set up an IV to give her medication to restart her heart. Once her heart rate normalized, they did a chest x-Ray and released her. Since she was feeling fine, I dropped her off at her work (at her request) and headed to my own job! I got of a bit early, picked the kids up and dropped them off at Granny's. They spend the evening with them and had fun. Lydia and I headed to Branson to watch the Jubilee Christmas Concert. It was great!
We were a little tired on Thursday, but got up and around. The kids went to school and had a good day. Lydia found out that the doctor was able to reschedule her sleep test for sleep apnea for the evening. Once we got home, we ate supper and Lydia got ready and left. The kids did their homework, and I let them watch a movie after showers before bedtime. Lydia got plugged up and sleep study.
I woke up on Friday with a text from Lydia, she was on her way home. The sleep study went well, but she won't know the results for a couple of weeks. Shortly afterwards, we received calls notifying us that the public schools were cancelled due to the freezing rain that was coming down. Lydia arrived home safely, and we scrambled around trying to figure what to do. The kids ended up coming to the office with me for the day while Lydia went to her workplace. That evening, we ate cashew chicken and watched "It's A Wonderful Life" before bed.
We woke up Saturday, ate breakfast, and headed to church for the children's Christmas party and program practice. The roads were still a bit slick from a bit more snow, but we made it safely. I was selected to be a narrator for the older kids' program. Malachi did well in his practice, and was excited to receive an awesome church shirt as a gift. All the kids had lunch and went over their performance. After we got home later that afternoon, we grabbed our stuff and headed down to Branson. Our friends, the Mitchells, got us in to Silver Dollar City as their guests! We had fun riding a few rides, viewing the Christmas lights, and watched the show "A Christmas Carol". The weather was very cold, but the park wasn't too crowded. The kids even got to see Santa again this year (a tradition since Mysia was a baby). By the time we got home, we were tired. However, it was a wonderful day!
~Matt
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