Week Rundown! (11/17/13 - 11/23/13)

I woke up Sunday morning and left to do the van route. Lydia woke up with a migraine, but thankfully, it went away before church. The kids spent the afternoon with their Aunt Abigail. Sam and Madison visited Lydia and I at lunch at home. Lydia had to meet with her classmates that evening to finish working on their main project that was due later in the week. Of course, she's hoping for a good grade.

On Monday, Mysia found out she's now working on Christmas songs for piano. Yes... she's excited. She's determined to learn them quickly! Once home for the evening, Lydia got supper going and the kids finished their homework. Malachi read a few books and Mysia was doing some of her Bible study. We had them get their showers and watched some tv before bed. I got some projects completed and started while Lydia focused on her homework.

After a busy, but productive day at work, I picked up the kids and headed home. Lydia was already at the house, she had worked on homework after classes. We ate supper, worked on homework, and spent the evening together as family. We did sneak in a few tv shows before bed.

I had a dentist appointment on Wednesday. A new crown need placed on my back tooth. Mysia had school choir that morning and was excited about it when I picked her up after work. That evening, we attended church services.

On Thursday evening, we watched the T"his is America Charlie Brown, The Mayflower Voyagers". Mysia was full of information about the Mayflower since they had been doing reading about it at school. We also watched a few episodes of "cake boss" and the kids (plus Lydia) worked on homework. After showers, Lydia and Mysia worked on some sewing.

Friday finally arrived, and after work and school we came home to a relaxing evening. We ate spaghetti for supper and the kids worked on room clean up before bed.

Saturday morning we woke up, got ready, and attended TaeKwonDo class. We had leftovers for lunch and took naps! We got a few things done around the house and watched a movie before bed.

~Matt

Week Rundown! (11/10/13 - 11/16/13)

Sunday was exciting. After morning services, we had our friends Ken and Linda over to talk about and plan for our upcoming cruise trip in January. They are going, so we went over the itinerary and what all we'd be doing on our vacation. It's gonna be fun!!!

On Monday,  Malachi lost another tooth at supper. He had been wiggling it for several days. His toothless grin is fantastic. Both kids finished their homework and had wanted to read and play before bed. Lydia was again working on her homework and I dealt with trying to back up some computer files.

Lydia attended iMom on Tuesday, which is breakfast with the kids at school and encouragement the mothers. That afternoon, I went with Lydia as she visited a sleep doctor. We found out that there is a good chance she has "sleep apnea" and it could be the cause of her occasional tachycardia. We'll be looking into this in the near future to see what she needs to do. We picked up the kids a little earlier than normal and came home for supper. The evening was spent working on projects (like finances) and spending normal family time together!

On Wednesday, we came home, ate supper, and then headed out to church for evening services. We didn't stay up too late once we got home.

Thursday was exciting!!! Lydia got news that she's been hired at BKD in May. That evening we headed over to school to attend the "Superhero Math Academy"! It was giving us an hands-on experience with how "Common Core" has been implemented in grades K through 2. We were impressed. The teachers were excited in showing the useful tools they have in teaching the kids. The emphasis on learning and creativity is great! The kids and I came home and worked on some of the school crafts while Lydia attended the church's ladies' meeting for a Thanksgiving dinner. The kids were asleep when she arrived home.

After work on Friday, we met with the PTA. We then picked up the kids and attended our friend Noah's singing recital. We then visited with friends at Dairy Queen before heading home to bed.

We woke up Saturday morning, ate a quick breakfast, and headed out to see the new VeggieTales movie, "Merry Larry". It was a fun film, and we enjoyed it. We then went to TaeKwonDo class. It has been a while, so it was good to be back. We came home, had pizza for lunch, and the kids rested while Lydia and I got our weekend house chores accomplished. The kids took turns playing games on the laptop while we watched tv and worked on our projects. We stay busy!!! :)

~Matt

Week Rundown! (11/03/13 - 11/09/13)

Sunday afternoon was spent at my parents' house, celebrating Abigail's birthday. We played bananagrams. After church, we got to hang out with our friends who had come up for the weekend to attend the SG concert last Friday night. We visited at Braum's. Malachi fell asleep before we got home for the evening.

Monday was trying to catch up with all the new events at work. Mysia had piano lessons, and then I made dinner while Lydia went to her Zumba class. Lydia and the kids had homework that evening.

On Tuesday, I attended All-Pro Dads breakfast with the kids at their school. I worked on projects that evening and the kids worked on homework. Lydia had school projects as well.

Wednesday evening was fun night for children's services at church.

On Thursday, the kids and Lydia worked on homework, and I worked on a few design projects. Mysia and Malachi shared turns playing educational games on the computer. Mysia is learning how to manage a shop, and does very well.

Friday evening was relaxing. We got a few things done around house and before bed, we watched "Mirror, Mirror".

Saturday was a day to get things done. We got up and had breakfast while the kids watched some cartoons. We did some weekend housework and the kids played outside. They enjoyed the nice weather while doing "yard work"... raking up the leaves. For lunch, we had our friend Justin (who is attending BBC) over, we also played some Nintendo Wii. That evening, we visited Sam's club and CPO. Both kids got a new book. After supper and showers that evening, we watched "How to Train Your Dragon".

~Matt

Week Rundown! (10/27/13 - 11/02/13)

Sunday was fairly normal. Malachi went to Men's prayer breakfast with me, and spent the afternoon with Granny and Granddad. After evening services, we attended the birthday and anniversary dinner. I lost half a tooth while eating.

It was back to the normal schedule on Mon day. After work, I took Mysia to piano lessons. Malachi and I waited patiently in the car. We met Lydia at the school for a meeting with Mysia's BRIDGES teacher. She is doing very well in her class! That evening we did chores and watched some videos before bed.

On Tuesday, Lydia and I visited with both of the kids' teachers after work. We got some excellent reports, and we're thrilled with their progress. We had a great supper, and then went over homework. Malachi read "green eggs and ham" while Mysia wrote a he real letter to the troops for her class. After the kids' showers, they watched some Garfield before bed.

Early Wednesday morning, Malachi woke me up. He had went to the restroom, and on his way back to his room, his loose tooth popped out. He couldn't find it. A quick search, and I found it near his bedroom door. He was thrilled all day about it... even taking it to school! evening, we went to church. After services, the kids participated in the "trunk-or-treat". They dressed up as Queen Esther and Prophet Malachi. Since it had been raining all day, the adults stood in the foyer to hand out the candy. We came home with a good variety of treats!

Thursday evening was family night. After supper we got things cleaned up around the house and then watched tv... Eating candy!

The kids didn't have school, so they went to boys & girls club for the day. Lydia was sick, so she stayed home and rested. She spent the evening at home with the kids while at worked at the big southern gospel concert. I enjoyed being able to visit ether Greater Vision & Soul'd Out Quartet. It was a big night, announcing next year's concerts, selling the new discount card, and enjoying the concert experience!

Lydia was still feeling sick on Saturday, so she didn't want to go anywhere. I was still tired from the long day before, although energized, or on a music high (concerts do that to me). The kids played for mist of the morning and watched two episodes of cartoons. After lunch, the took naps while I did a grocery run. The kids had their showers, and we spent the evening watching the movie, "Mirror, Mirror" before bed.

~Matt

Week Rundown! (10/20/13 - 10/26/13)

On Sunday morning, Malachi and I got up and left to run the church vans. Mysia's friend had spent the night, so they had breakfast with Lydia, and then headed to church for Sunday School. Mysia was so happy to have her friend with her, and was introducing her to everyone. During the afternoon, we all took naps... both kids were tired. We attended evening services and then came home and watched a movie before bed. Mysia had a hard time getting to sleep. I had some stomach problems.

After having a difficult time sleeping, I woke up on Monday around 4am with Malachi hollering my name. He had thrown up in his bed. I took him to the bathroom and we got cleaned up and bed remade. He said he felt better, but shortly afterwards, it happened again. I then had him sleep in our bedroom, where it helped when it struck once more. I ended up staying home with both kids while Lydia went into work. We rested for the first half of the day, but afterwards, both were feeling great and practically bouncing off the walls. After supper, I tried to get outside and mow the lawn. It was very cool, and getting dark quick. I was able to finish, but hopefully next time, I'll do it before the sun goes down!

Tuesday evening we decided to take a family outing to see "Monsters University". The kids had completed their homework, so it was a surprise for them. Thanks to Malachi, we missed a few sections of the movie by having to visit the restrooms.

On Wednesday, Mysia got to go on a field-trip with her BRIDGES class. They took the city bus to the Discovery Center, where they got to dissect a sheep's brain. She thought it was awesome! Mysia is really enjoying learning about the brain and it's functions. She was very excited about it, and talked about it when she came home. We attended evening services at church, and then headed over to Grandma Taylor's house to visit my great-grandma Irene, who has moved here to stay.

Thursday was "Pastor's Appreciation Day" for my work and the other Christian radio stations in town. We held a Luncheon for the pastors in the area, and the guest speaker was Michael Card. It was neat getting to hear him sing as well. We then got to go to hear him in concert that evening. Michael is very knowledgeable in the Bible, and Lydia and I both enjoyed the presentation.

We were tired on Friday, and the work day seemed to drag on. I got off a little early, picked up the kids, and played some ball outside until Lydia arrived at home. We met up with the folks from our Sunday School class at church and traveled to the corn maze. We cooked hot dogs and ate desert before venturing into the cornfield. It was Mysia and Malachi's first time to visit a corn maze, and they enjoyed it! Our group got "lost" at the end, going around in circles, which added to the fun!

We woke up Saturday and headed out for Lydia's chiropractor appointment, and then dropped her off at the doctor for a 4 hour glucose test. The kids and I headed out to Tae-Kwon-Do class to watch our friends test for their next belt. We've been so busy over the past month that we haven't been able to attend classes. Afterwards, the kids and I spent time at one of the parks in town. It was a good time to let them burn off some energy. We picked up Lydia and headed home. The evening was spent at home getting things done and enjoying the time together!

~Matt