Today was our first day back to school since the Wednesday before Christmas. We settled in to our routine fairly nicely, except Rachel had a melt down when we needed to double up on her Phonics lessons. There are so many lessons, and we took so many breaks in the fall, that she has gotten behind. After that, the day went smoothly. At the end of the day, we took Jason over to drum lessons. Mrs. P was happy to see us, and I was happy to hear all of the nice things she had to say about him after his lesson. She said she was proud of him, and that he needed to remember that he is using the talents that God gave him. Jason just smiled hearing that.
Our friend, James Brads, now takes drum lessons before Jason. After his lesson, Elizabeth realized she locked her keys in the van, so Rachel and I drove them to their house to get their extra set of keys and back. I enjoyed visiting with Elizabeth even for a short while.
After looking around at Target, we came home and the kids helped me make tacos. Chris still hasn't heard anything about Iraq - Your will, Lord, not ours. We are still waiting!!
Monday, January 3, 2011
Sunday, January 2, 2011
New Beginnings
Oh, what a joy to be in the house of the Lord this morning! First Baptist Kettering welcomed our new senior pastor, Pastor Chad Keck, and his family to our congregation this morning. Chris and I were teaching preschool Sunday School, so we missed his message, but we only heard great things about it. We plan on listening to it on the website. After church, we had a church wide potluck (what Baptists do best) to say good-bye to Dr. Floro and his wife, and to welcome Pastor Keck, Candace, and their two children. The congregation welcomed them with cards and gift cards to help them in their move. They are from Florida, and we are so excited to have them on staff. We are excited to see what new things will happen in 2011 with his leadership.
After the potluck, we came home and watched the Saints lose to the Buccaneers (boohoo), and the kids played Wii and computer. Chris played basketball with Jason and watched Rachel ride her bike out front. Both didn't last long, because the temperatures have dropped again after being in the 40s and 50s the end of last week. Later, we took Chris out to dinner for his birthday since he was sick on Wednesday. He wanted to go to Texas Roadhouse to get a steak. Of course Rachel wanted him to sit on the saddle and allow the waitresses to sing Happy Birthday to him, but Chris doesn't like the attention, so he wouldn't do it. We enjoyed our meal and fellowship and then returned home to watch some more football and Extreme Home Makeover. While they watched TV, I got a chance to chat with Amy which I enjoyed. I am so thankful for the new friends God has brought into our lives.
Well, back to the grind tomorrow - school, work, drum lessons, etc. Glad to be back on our routines!! Hopefully we will find out tomorrow if Chris has to go to Iraq or not.
After the potluck, we came home and watched the Saints lose to the Buccaneers (boohoo), and the kids played Wii and computer. Chris played basketball with Jason and watched Rachel ride her bike out front. Both didn't last long, because the temperatures have dropped again after being in the 40s and 50s the end of last week. Later, we took Chris out to dinner for his birthday since he was sick on Wednesday. He wanted to go to Texas Roadhouse to get a steak. Of course Rachel wanted him to sit on the saddle and allow the waitresses to sing Happy Birthday to him, but Chris doesn't like the attention, so he wouldn't do it. We enjoyed our meal and fellowship and then returned home to watch some more football and Extreme Home Makeover. While they watched TV, I got a chance to chat with Amy which I enjoyed. I am so thankful for the new friends God has brought into our lives.
Well, back to the grind tomorrow - school, work, drum lessons, etc. Glad to be back on our routines!! Hopefully we will find out tomorrow if Chris has to go to Iraq or not.
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