5 Years Old (Thursday, 01/28/10)

It's hard to believe, but Mysia turned 5 today! Wow....!  

I feel old! Lol!

~Matt

Website Designs! (Wednesday 01/27/10)

As some of you may have noticed, I've mentioned that I've been working on Ronnie Warren's website. I'm happy to say that it's near completion. There are some tweaks here and there that needs attention, but for the most part, I'm happy on the overall design and function of the site.

Upon taking the challenge of redesigning Ronnie's site, I noticed (and Lydia pointed out) that mine also needed a major face-lift. So I've been working on it a bit as well. So last night, I launched the redesign of my website. Where Ronnie's is almost completed, mine has a lot more to get finished.

With everything being so hectic for the rest of the week (Mysia's birthday, and birthday party), we'll see what the weekend holds!

~Matt

Two-Day Report (Monday & Tuesday, 01/25/10 - 01/26/10)

Not much out of the ordinary happened over the past two days. On Monday, I had quartet practice and Lydia caught up on her homework, and didn't really have much.

On Tuesday, we accidentally slept in and woke up when we should have been leaving the house. Besides being in a rush all morning, nothing much happened.

~Matt

Roy Tremble (Sunday, 01/24/10)

Wow! What a surprise I got when I arrived at church for vans! I picked up the church bulletin and read that Roy Tremble was going to be singing in the morning services! I was super-excited. I immediately called Lydia and asked her to bring the digital camera and video camera.

Several months ago, Pastor had a cd on his desk and asked if I had ever heard of Roy, saying that he had been suggested by another Pastor. Had I heard of Roy...? Oh yes! Since he sang with the Cathedrals for almost a decade, I had several albums with him singing tenor! What a voice!

So you can see why I was excited?

I had the joy and privilege to talk to him for a quite a while before Sunday School. He told me of how he wished the "A Cathedrals - Reunion" VHS was still available. He said he'd have to buy a ton, and they would sell faster than anything.

During the morning services he sang several songs, and you could tell that others were enjoying it! And his voice? He's still got it! He didn't go in any super high range, but kept it high and smooth. His voice really conveyed the messages in the songs. It was wonderful! Of course, I got it on video, so I'll have to upload a few to youtube when I get a chance.

~Matt

Saturday (01/23/10)

We got up, got ready, and headed to the gym for our Saturday morning swim. Malachi was excited. Mysia wanted to stay home. Malachi wore the water wings and swam fantastically! He could turn around and everything. There was no fear! Mysia, on the the other hand , was not happy and sat out for most of the swim. Finally, Lydia brought her into the pool and made her swim. After that, all was well, and they didn't want to leave when the swim time ended!

We ate lunch at home and then took naps before heading out to my parents' house to drop off the kids while Lydia and I went on a 'date'. It wasn't anything big, but we just got several hours together without the kids. We went shopping for Mysia's birthday gift, and then to the mall to walk around. We shared a sub sandwich before heading back to pick up the kids.

We visited for a while with my family, and then headed out to pick up the church van before heading home. It was then showers and bed for the kids. Malachi was worn out... that's the best part of swimming!

Lydia gave me a haircut before we too headed for bed.

~Matt