Week Rundown! (11/04/12 - 11/10/12)

It sure was nice to get that extra hour of sleep on Sunday! After evenings services, we went to my parents' house to celebrate Abigail's birthday! Cake and ice-cream... yum...

Mysia has been doing good with her homework, and on Monday, she told us that she has learned how to use the dictionary. We had several, so we gave her one to use as her own. She's now consulting the book as she writes! What a daughter!!!

Come Tuesday, we voted! Not exactly happy with the results, but we can't say we didn't do our part. ;)

The kids got to hang out for several hours with Abigail and her friend Rabecca on Tuesday evening. Malachi had so much fun, he told us that he wants her to bring more friends over next time.

I had a sneezing fit on Tuesday, which caused me to loose my temporary crown on my tooth! Ouch. Thankfully, I had an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday. I thought that were going to have to really work on it, but since the temporary cap came off, they just needed to fit the permanent one on! No shots....! Whew.....

Mysia was awarded PRIDE Panther at her school once again this year. We're so proud of her. She's been a good student, and often 'caught' being good!

We spent Saturday getting the house in order! Not our favorite thing, but it had to be done. The kids spent the evening playing, including Mario Kart Wii.

~Matt

Tech Post: IMO Messenger (Mobile App)

I'm not sure, but I may have posted about this app earlier, but since I use it daily, I want to make sure I tell others about it!

Yes, there is an app for my iPhone that I like a lot! It’s called IMO Instant Messenger. The best part is that it simply has the ability to pull all of messenger accounts together under one app. Facebook chat, Skype, MSN, Google Talk, MySpace, Yahoo, and more! A great way to be able to stay online with each IM client, and not have to switch between apps.

There are several awesome features, including copy and paste! I also like the fact that it keeps you signed on for a week without taking you off after several hours.
 
It’s also FREE! And there is now news that it will be getting an awesome update on Tuesday... hooray! ;)










 
For further reading, here is another article on the app: http://fanappic.com/imo-instant-messenger-advanced-chat-platform/

~Matt

Obeying... Sort of.

Last week, we were heading out to church and I told Malachi to climb into the car and unlock the other doors. 

He took me literally... He went to the drivers door of the car, climbed through the open window (instead of opening up the door), then climbed to the backseat to unlock the other doors! My son, what a character...

It looks like I need to be more specific! However, if you notice, he obeyed. I guess I'm doing something right. ;)

~Matt

Nose Hairs

Yes, I have them. Long nose hairs. I guess it’s one of those ‘growing older’ issues that one has to deal with. But hey.... I’m only 30.

Well, the other day I had an annoying one hanging out there. Yup, dangling from my nostrils. It was a bother, and I grabbed at it and was able to yank it free, with a little sharp pain of course!

Mysia was watching me, and commented, “Boy, I’m glad I’m a girl, so I don’t have to worry about nose hairs when I get old like you Dad!”

I didn’t correct her.....

~Matt

Week Rundown! (10/28/12 - 11/03/12)

On both Saturday and Sunday evening, I got to sing with Abigail and Sam at Central Baptist here in Springfield. Both nights were good, and we sang several of our favorite songs of course.

This week was pretty special for Malachi at his daycare. On Monday he got to dress up as a hillbilly and Tuesday was orange shirt day. Wednesday was he was asked to dress up as an animal or something with a harvest theme... so he went as a 'box turtle'. That's was fun! Crazy hair day was on Thursday, and pajama day on Friday.

Wednesday night services at church included "Trunk or Treat", where we all partake in going from vehicle to vehicle to get candy. Several of the trunks had themes. I stayed in the trunk of our van and handed out candy as Lazarus (thanks to several rolls of cheap toilet paper). Lydia was Martha and Mysia was Mary. They went around collecting candy along with Malachi, who wore his turtle costume.

On Thursday, we got to hang out with our friends Doug and Mary. It's was nice to get out and visit with friends!

Friday was a big and busy day for me. It was concert night for KWFC radio. There was so much to do, and I got a little stressed out trying to get some of my stuff together. Thankfully, my coworkers helped me calm down as the evening came, and we had a great night.. LOL. There were around 900 people that showed up, and I got to meet many of the listeners who call and email. Ernie Haase & Signature Sound kept the crowd alive for the entire night!

Lydia and the kids had a 'movie night' while I was at the concert. They also ate a lot of the candy from Wednesday night.

Besides sleeping in on Saturday morning, we went to our Sunday school Class activity. There was a great bonfire. We cooked hot dogs and ate chili (and had dessert). It was fun visiting with our friends from church. The kids had a blast playing with their friends as well.


~Matt