Sunday:
Ahh... the first Sunday with two vehicles! I was able to drive the car to church and then do the van route! No more picking up the van on Saturday nights!
The day went well. I had wanted to take a nap this afternoon, but didn't get the chance. We worked on bills and grocery list instead!
After evening services, we had Birthday/Anniversary fellowship, and then off to the store to get groceries. By the time we got home, we were all tired!
Monday:
I guess this is a week of firsts! Today was Lydia's first day of college classes for the fall semester. Although she was ready for it, she wasn't really looking forward to it. The past several weeks of no classes went by too fast!
Again, since we now have two vehicles, getting to work and things can now change. Lydia went to the gym early while I got the kids ready. I then dropped them off at daycare and met Lydia at the gym. After our workout, we both left in our separate vehicles, me to work and Lydia to school.
After her classes, Lydia went to work. She worked for several hours, and then grabbed the kids before heading home. I came home after work, and we ate supper. The kids played and watched tv, and I left for quartet practice.
When I arrived home, the kids were asleep and Lydia going over some of her homework.
Tuesday:
We woke up and started a new schedule.. Today was Mysia's first day of kindergarten! I went to the gym early, Lydia dropped Malachi off at daycare, then her and Mysia joined me at the gym. Mysia watched a movie on the iPod while we worked out. Afterwards, Lydia left for work in the van and Mysia and I headed for her school.
When we arrived, I parked and we walked to the entrance. There was a group of kids and parents waiting. The doors didn't open until 8:05, so we stood around for a bit. I was more nervous than she was. Finally they unlocked the doors, and parents and kids filed through to the cafeteria.
I went along with Mysia, helping her grab her tray, pick out food, and then watch as she went to the register. They asked her for her name, and when she told them, they told her a 7-digit number and told her that she'd have to memorize it. That surprised me.. I have trouble with 4-digits!
Mysia then got seated, we said our goodbyes to each other, and I headed out for work. For the rest of the day, I wondered how she was handling it, and hoped all was going well.
Lydia had it interesting too... One of her classes, had a typo in the schedule. It was actually later than she thought. That made her late picking up Mysia from school! Unfortunately, the school told her that she can't be late, or we'd have to pay for the after school services. Whoops!
When Lydia and Mysia got home, Mysia ate and crashed on the couch. She was tired. Lydia got online and was able to switch classes around and get one that is earlier in the afternoon, so that she can pick up Mysia on time.
I picked up Malachi after work, and when we got home, Lydia was doing homework and Mysia was still asleep. After supper was made and set out, Mysia finally began to tell us about her day. She was excited and told of an eventful day.
Wednesday:
A busy day....
I dropped Malachi off at daycare and met Lydia and Mysia at the gym for our workout. Lydia left for college, and I dropped Mysia off at school. She didn't want me to walk her in, so I didn't. I was a little saddened by this, but also happy that she was strong enough to want to go to school on her own.
After her classes and work, Lydia picked up Mysia from school and headed home to work on homework. I picked up Malachi on my way home from work. We ate a quick supper and headed off to church.
Today was the beginning of Master Clubs for the kids at church. Lydia and I are teachers for the primary kids, so it was the start for us as well. Since it was the first of the school year for the club, it was "Fun Night", where we do fun activities, one big lesson together, and a special treat. No book time...! Although it's fun, it also wears us teachers out! lol
Before heading home, the quartet practiced in the old auditorium. We ran over the list of songs we're going to be singing on Saturday.
Thursday:
Well, the new schedule seems to be going pretty good. School, work..... oh what fun!
In the evening, we had pizza bagels and watched some home videos. Lydia had a lot of homework to get accomplished. Both kids were wore out by bedtime. Me... I fell asleep on the couch! lol!
Friday:
Ha! What a day!
Since Lydia works for a pet shop, they sometimes have animals in the office. For the last week or so they've had a parrot, named Kiwi, in the office because he needed a change of scenery and a calmer environment. Thursday and today he started walking around the office, and today he walked up to Lydia and tried to climb on her foot. So, she reached down and picked him up... to her, it was really exciting! A bit later, he climbed up on her shoulder. Unfortunately, he's very clumsy, lost his balance, and grabbed for the nearest thing to him.. which was her ear! Lydia freaked and brought her hand up near him and he latched on to that!
Needless to say, it was an event to remember! Neither bite was real bad, but they broke the skin. So after work, she picked up Mysia from school and headed to the doctor (work comp purposes)! They gave her a shot, and bandaged her ear!
After I got off from work, we headed out to Nixa for the going-away party for Lydia's cousin Butch and family. They are leaving next week for Australia as missionaries. There were hamburgers, hotdogs, steak, noodle salad, potato salad, chips... and cake! The kids played outside for most of the time. We visited for a good while, and didn't get home until after 9:30.
Saturday:
We slept in! And oh... it felt good! It had been a long week.
After eating breakfast, I headed out to Ben Winter's house, he helped me replace the fuel filter in my car! Thanks Ben!!!
While I was gone, Lydia had the kids help with sorting out the clean laundry. When I got home, I got a shower and did some things around the house. Lydia came up with a menu for the week, and got the grocery list going. After feeding the kids lunch, and putting them down for naps, I headed out to Wal-mart.
The grocery run was fast, and I got home in time for us to rush and get ready to head out to Crane, MO. The quartet was scheduled to sing at the Broiler Festival, in the Gospel Tent at 6:30. On the way there, we let the kids watch a movie on the dvd player that is in the new van. They really enjoyed that! I drove, and Lydia read one of her text books.
Steppin' Out had a blast! We had planned to sing eleven songs, but found out we had more time, so we added two more at the end. Fortunately, there were no mess ups, besides Sam trying to find the right key for one of the last songs, but that only added to the fun!
After singing, we walked around for a bit before heading home. It had been a long day!
~Matt
