Week Rundown (12/04/2011-12/10/2011)

Sunday

I did the vans at church, picking up the kids. There was excitement in the air for the activity after morning services!

Church provided lunch for the kids (and us workers), then we headed out for Christmas caroling at one of the heath-care facilities near by. The children passed out ornaments they had made while singing. The residents enjoyed the interaction.

We arrived back at church with enough time for me to partake in choir practice before evening services. Things were going pretty good, and we were a little tired. Mysia had a fever when we returned home. Great...... :(


Monday

Mysia was sick. She had a high fever! I stayed home for the first half of the day so Lydia could take an exam at college. Then Lydia spent the rest of the day at home watching Mysia and doing homework.

Malachi and I came home this evening, Mysia was feeling better, and her temperature had gone down. We watched "Home Alone" while eating supper. The kids giggled and enjoyed all the pranks Kevin pulled on the 'bad guys'. Made me appreciate the fact that I had a great family growing up! Ha!


Tuesday

Woke up to snow. Mysia's fever was gone, but didn't go school since she needed to be 24 hours symptom free. Lydia took Malachi to daycare before heading to school then work. It was decided that Mysia would spend the day with me, so we got ready and headed to my work.

Mysia was my little 'secretary' since she spent the entire day in my office. She drew pictures, watched movies on the portable dvd player, and then decided that my office needed organized. She made sure that I kept things in order as I tried to complete my tasks for the day!

On the way home, the roads were still a little slick. A car decided to stop in the lane in front of me. No flashers, no warning. I hit the brakes, thinking I had enough room. I would have too... but the roads were slick. I had veered away, but still got the edges of our bumpers. Both of us pulled into a parking lot, I got out and he drove up further away. So I got back in my car, and he left! I've got a little damage, but my car is still good!

Once home, ate and watched "Home Alone 2". I thought the kids were giggly over the last movie, but boy.... they really enjoyed the pranks tonight! It was fun watching them over the movie!


Wednesday

I got to do the air-shift at work from 3-6pm and played some great Christmas music!

This evening was "fun night" at church for the children's services. We were all tired when we got home, so we went straight to bed.


Thursday

Made potato soup in the crock-pot before heading into work. Lydia did a major presentation for her Honors. She did great, and she's glad its over... now she's working on the studying for finals.

I did the another on-air shift at work. I had a blast!

We ate when I came home. We listened to the radio while we ate, then the kids played for a bit. After they had their showers, we relaxed on the couch listening to Christmas music.


Friday

After getting off work, we met at home and ate a quick supper. Mysia packed up her overnight things and left with me for my parents' house. I dropped her off, picked up my dad, and we headed off to church for choir cantata practice. We sang and sang...


Saturday

We woke up and slowly got around. Malachi watched cartoons, and we had bacon and eggs for breakfast. Yum!

This afternoon, we picked up Mysia and Abigail before heading downtown for the Christmas parade. The weather was warmer than last year, and we got a good spot. The kids got candy and soda!

We stopped and got a quick lunch at McDonald's before doing some shopping. We were able to find a few Christmas gifts and the kids found some toys they were able to purchase with some of their 'savings'.


~Matt

Designing a Calendar...

Last year, during my Christmas vacation, I took on a commission to put together a calendar for KWFC radio. It was rough. I had an entire week to put together a calendar from scratch, making graphics and making sure the events were in. But I loved the radio station, and was up for the challenge. Plus, at the time, I was hoping for the possibility of someday working there doing graphic design, etc.

The work paid off... 4 months later, I got the job! It's been a blast working for KWFC! Never a dull moment, and I've had the chance to design some awesome material.

This week, I was back working on the calendar! We've been planning it for weeks, but this week has been the one for getting it all down. There are only a few more tweaks to be made on Monday, but I'm happy to report that it's almost completed! I'm excited that we get to put another event calendar in the hands of our listening audience.

So, for those who got one last year, pay attention... a new one will be available soon!

~Matt

Week Rundown (11/27/2011-12/03/2011)

Sunday

I woke up early, got ready, and took Malachi to church with me. This morning was Men's Prayer Breakfast. However, when we arrived at church, we found that the battery was dead in the van I drive. Come to find out, one of the kids had turned on the back dome lights over the week, and it had drained all the juice from the battery. I finally got the van jumped and we ate breakfast.
The kids and I rested during the afternoon while Lydia worked on her homework, then it was back to church for evening services.


Monday

After having five days off with no work or school, things were back to normal, however... a bit hectic. Lydia came home with Malachi before I got off work, so that she could focus on some of her homework. I picked up Mysia and stopped by the store to pick up some things we had ran out of over the weekend.

Lydia had Thanksgiving casserole made by the time I arrived home. We ate and then the kids watched a movie before going to bed.


Tuesday

After work, I picked up Abigail and we met Lydia and the kids at home. We ate supper and got the kids ready for bed. Abigail was our sitter for the night so Lydia and I could go out. We attended an activity for Lydia's college honors society at the bowling alley. It was fun, and we got to enjoy a free game of bowling.

During our second game of bowling, I got a call from Abigail. Malachi had wet the bed, she helped change him and the bed, but he was throwing a huge fit and wouldn't calm down. Lydia tried talking to him over the phone, it wasn't working. We rushed home.

Come to find out, Abigail had given him pajama bottoms and a regular t-shirt. It bothered him, but he was too 'out of it' to explain it to her. He couldn't go to sleep with everything not being 'just right'.  Ugh..... kids!!!


Wednesday

Tonight was church. Lydia had homework, and we stayed up late.


Thursday

We were supposed to have discipleship this evening, but to Lydia's relief, it was cancelled. Lydia had to focus on homework. The kids and I watched a movie, I made chocolate pudding, then we got ready for bed.


Friday

Today was my day off. The kids had daycare and school, and Lydia had school and work. I stayed home and worked on things around the house. For the afternoon, I met Lydia for lunch at her work. We hadn't the chance to meet up for lunch in a while, so it was nice.

This evening, we had our friends, the Hailes, over for supper and fellowship. We ate, played games, and visited. The kids enjoyed having other kids over, and we enjoyed the company as well! It was past the kids' bedtime when they left, but it was an enjoyable time... we didn't care!


Saturday

We got up and had a slow morning. The house was in order, so we just relaxed. We had the Copelands over for lunch. We visited and watched several updates of MythBusters.

I had to leave for the Christmas Concert hosted by my work (the radio station). I was in charge of the slide presentation for the entire concert. Lydia and the kids attended our Sunday School Class' Christmas party. They had fun, eating and exchanging gifts.

At the end of the concert, I had the privilege of going on stage with all the artists and singing along with the other bass singers (including my boss). We sang three Christmas carols for the audience. Talk about fun!!!


~Matt

Late again...

Yup... are you surprised? I am running late on making posts! I haven't even gotten my "week runthrough" posted yet! And yes, that frustrates me!

There has been a lot going on, and I've neglected posting yet again. I could go on with excuses (holidays approaching, busy at work, busy at home, etc), but I won't. ;)

To see some of the stuff I've been up to, you can log onto my work's website (http://kwfc.org)

Anyway, I'll see if I can post more soon! By the way, only a two and a half weeks until Christmas!!!

~Matt

An Example of True Giving...

This evening I got to witness the true "Christmas Spirit" while shopping at the grocery store after work. It was amazing…

While in line, there was a man paying for his groceries in at the cashier next to me. He was short $100 for his total. Without hesitation, the man behind him pulled out a hundred dollar bill and gave it to the cashier!!! Wow!

After they left, the cashier and the sacking lady were both still in shock. They admitted that they couldn't believe what had just happened. It sent goose-bumps along my arms and a chill up my spine. What an uplifting experience!

Things like that truly make this the most wonderful time of the year!!!

~Matt