Mysia's Birthday

Today Mysia turned 8!

It's amazing to think we have such a talented, beautiful daughter. She's smart, sweet, and well-behaved! Wonderful to have around, Mysia will win your heart. She has such compassion for others, and a kindhearted spirit.

Blog Posts... There's MORE!

 

Hey everyone...

If you follow this blog, that's great! It's best way to keep up with what goes on in our family. This is were you will find out news and exciting things that happen with each of us throughout our lives. 

However, I want to let you know that there is more than this one blog. For example, back in 2009, as part of a class project, Lydia had to create a blog (Pert Opinions) that would journal her thoughts, etc. She also started a blog in 2011 (jamiesbride)where she posts chapters of a book she's been writing when she finds the time. However, since she's dealing with college, her posts on the two blogs are not as often as she'd like.

There is now a fourth blog... I, Matt, have a place where I can post my thoughts, rants, and opinions on things. (Matt's Musings) It's something I've wanted to do for several years, and I've already got plans for it. So you might want to check it out!

As for this blog... you can now expect more postings on things that are happening in our lives! Test scores, art, funny family events, etc. Keep following!!!

~Matt

Week Rundown! (01/13/13 - 01/19/13)

On Sunday, it was determined too icy to risk running the vans for church. The van is not the easiest to control when there is black ice on the roads, and we want to put safety first when dealing with the transportation of kids. The highlight for the day was Malachi getting baptized after morning services. He was so excited. He was jumping up and down, like usual, and we were afraid he'd jump right in if given the chance! We took naps in the afternoon. Evening services were also good.

Lydia started her college classes on Monday... Of course, that also means a new schedule. Monday evening, I rushed home with the kids and had them take showers while I worked on preparing supper. Lydia got off of work at 6. I was able to get Abigail to watch the kids for the evening while Lydia and I attended KWFC's Bowling Night. We didn't do the best on scores, but had fun anyway.

After classes on Tuesday, Lydia did the big grocery shopping. I picked up the kids. Mysia worked on homework while I prepared tacos for supper. Once Lydia arrived home, put up the groceries and ate supper. We watched some tv before sending the kids to bed. Of course, Lydia had homework as well.

Wednesday evening was a bit rushed. Lydia's new schedule for the semester has her getting off from work at 6. So I got the kids, rushed home, prepared a quick supper, and we ate. Once Lydia arrived home, we packed into the van and headed off to church with Lydia eating on the way.

Lycia agreed to watch Mysia and Malachi while Lydia and I snuck away for a date night on Thursday. Lydia and I decided to try out HuHot Mongolian Grill. We had to wait for a bit to get in, but the food was great. It was nice to be able to spend some time together... just the both of us.

Friday was a 'fun night' at home. We ate and watched TV for the most part of the evening. I also read a chapter from "Narnia: The Magician's Nephew" to the kids before sending them to bed.

Saturday turned out to be very busy. After waking up early, I started getting things ready for putting in the new stove in the kitchen. John Bingham came over and helped. Okay... he did most of the work. He's handy at carpentry, and was able to cut room for the stove to slide in between the cabinets. If I tried, I would have botched the job. I did work the water line for the fridge, but had a few complications later.

Lydia left for work, and then took her IRS test later on in the afternoon. She was stressed out over it, but she passed! After installing the stove, the kids and I headed off to church to participate in the new Taekwondo class being offered for free. Yes, my brother Sam is the instructor. We're wanting to get involved... myself for the exercise, the kids for discipline and self-defense.

After lunch at home, the kids napped while I worked more on getting the kitchen put back together. Once Lydia was done with her test, she came home and worked on the reorganization too. She's happy that she has more room in her kitchen!

~Matt

Week Rundown! (01/06/13 - 01/12/13)

On Sunday, I ran the church van for morning services, then that afternoon we took naps. Evening services were good.

After work on Monday, we spent the evening working on things around the house. We helped Mysia with her homework, since the following evenings were scheduled to be busy. She had done a great job, and can do it great with some encouragement. Her math skills are great. Malachi had come home from daycare with a paper showing how good he had done with subtraction! He isn't even in kindergarten yet.

While preparing for supper, Lydia gave me a lemon to eat. I decided to share it with the kids, especially since Mydia had reportedly won 'contests' at school in eating sour candy without making faces. True to good form, Mysia ate her pieces of lemon with no problem. Malachi, on the other hand, didn't fare so well! lol. What fun!

Mysia came home on Tuesday with her school reading scores... of course, they were excellent! They placed her as 6th grade, how awesome is that? We can't be more proud. After a quick supper, we headed out to friends, the Whitchers, for "game night". Several others from church were there too, and we enjoyed visiting! We played several games and had a great time.

Wednesday was fast paced. We had a quick supper and then headed to church for evening services. We met with our pastor afterwards to talk about Malachi's baptism on Sunday... Malachi was excited.

As expected, Mysia came home Thursday with her school report card, along with her math scores. She is once again the top of her class and school! Before coming home after work, Lydia got her books for the next semester at college, and also checked out the gym. She was impressed and got in a little workout. The kids and I ate supper and watched some "Garfield & Friends" on Netflix until she came home... then it was bedtime!

Friday evening we met my family at Culver's for dinner to celebrate my mom's birthday. It was the first time for my mom to try their food. The kids ate well, and got a ice cream treat afterwards. We then headed over to my folk's house to watch a Disney movie... "Frankenweenie." Mysia and Malachi have seen scary movies, but this one was just to weird for them. Needless to say, I was up through-out the night. :(

Lydia had to go in to work on Saturday. The kids and I did some housework, went out for a walk through the neighborhood (in the cold), and had a restful afternoon. Of course, there was quite a bit of playtime as well. During the evening watched the football game on tv. The kids also played some education games on the computer before bed.

~Matt

Week Rundown! (12/30/12 - 01/05/13)

I woke up Sunday morning and headed to church to run the vans. During the morning route, Lydia called telling me she felt like she had a stomach bug. I picked up our kids along with the others. After morning services, we stopped by my parents' house to say bye to my brother Benjamin and his family, who were leaving for home. We then went home, ate lunch, and took naps before heading to evening services at church.

We woke up on Monday to a dusting of snow on the ground! Unfortunately, it didn't last through the day.. Lydia went in to work the entire day while Malachi went into daycare. Mysia went to work with me for a few hours and then we spent the rest of the afternoon grocery shopping. We spent the evening at home watching tv. The kids went to bed at normal time while Lydia and I brought in the new year. But we didn't stay up any longer! ;)

We slept in on Tuesday, and just had a lazy day at home. It was nice! Of course, we did some housework. That evening, we went and saw a movie at the theaters. What a fun night!

Wednesday morning wasn't much fun though. I woke up with a bit of a stomach bug... but Malachi was hit hard! He had a high fever and was not feeling well at all. We both stayed home. It was Mysia's first day back at school. We didn't go to church, so that we wouldn't spread any sick bug around with others.

Malachi was still sick on Thursday, so Aunt Abigail agreed to come over and watch him while Lydia and I went to work. It sure is great to have an awesome sister that would do something like this!!!

To our dismay, Malachi was still not well on Friday. It was Lydia's turn to stay home. Lydia took advantage of the situation and got a lot of things done around the house that she had been meaning to get to. By afternoon, Malachi was feeling better and they tackled his bedroom.

Saturday was a big day. We got some things at the "Restore" then worked on the house all afternoon. I was finally able to take down the outdoor Christmas lights. We spent the evening putting away all the Christmas decorations in the house. It took quite a while determining what stuff went into what box! It sure was sad. It really hurts to imagine that in 10 months, we'll be bringing it all back in again....


~Matt