Well, I haven't written for a while again; it seems as if the days just fly by and we hardly have time to look at each other (Matt and I) or even breathe. Over the weekend, Matt and his dad dug 220 power into all three of our big sheds, then filled the trenches back in. Then, the three of us (Bob, Matt and me) hauled manure part of the day Saturday.
On Sunday, we all headed for church - I had to play piano and teach Sunday School. I love going to church; it's a nice break in my week where I have a chance to sit and listen to Pastor Melodi (as long as my kids behave...:) ) and visit with neighbors and people from town that we've met since going there. I also like teaching Sunday School; I teach the pre-schoolers, so I get to help Clarence feel comfortable going to Sunday School with his friends. He loves going, so it makes it fun. We watched a movie on Sunday for S.S. The pre-schoolers seemed to get kind of distracted, so they ended up taking a big bathroom break and coloring. It works, I guess.
When we got home, I made lunch and Matt's brother Mark and his girlfriend, Andrea, came over. That was so nice of them! Matt took Andrea and had her help haul manure. She even kind of liked it, I think, mostly the whole driving tractor part. That was a huge help for Matt! He was so excited at the end of Sunday because he'd pretty much cleaned out the whole calf pen. Yippee!
Mark and I worked out back on our house; (Friday, Matt had taken dad's ASV - bobcat - and dug down into the ground so we can get the ground ready for laying cement for our addition. Yeah, it actually might happen.) Mark helped me stake out the perimeter and then we made lines inside the perimeter where the different rooms are going to be. It was so fun and helpful for me to picture where things are going to go. So, Thanks, Mark and Andrea, for taking your whole Sunday afternoon to help us! It was a great day!
Yesterday, I went up to the St. Vincent Brethren School. I am now their Monday piano teacher; I just go up and charge my lesson amount and teach 15 kids throughout the whole day. I actually really enjoyed it. All the students I'm teaching have had previous piano lesson experience, so it's more advanced. That's a lot more fun for me because I can focus on them practicing hard and advancing rather than just helping them grasp the whole note-paper-piano concept. Then, I came back to Lancaster and had four more piano lessons. That's what my Mondays look like for the whole school year from here on out - 19 piano lessons. Matt had a hectic and semi-productive day yesterday (he doesn't think it was very productive, but as long as he's getting some of the work done, I'd say it was productive). He had the electrician people come and get the 220 power hooked up in the sheds, then our cousin Rudy came over and helped finish cleaning out the calf pen. Then the cows got out, so Matt and Rudy had to get them in. He was nervous because the kids had to be picked up by six, and I had piano lessons still, so he had to do it. It turns out Shannon, Rudy's mom, was in town and was able to pick the kids up for us. It gave Matt two more hours of work time, which was awesome. The kids went home with Shannon and ate supper there. It was so nice. We're so blessed to have people around us who are so willing to help with our kids.
Today, we've got more help coming again. My cousin Savannah is coming over to help for the day; I think Matt's going to have her help haul manure and they can finish spreading on the field they're on. Andrea (Mark's girlfriend) is coming over again, too. I think Matt's going to have her fill creep feeders for the calves. The kids and I are going to walk a fence and get it working, then pick up all the junk in the yard that needs to be thrown away. So, we're hoping to have another productive day.
Well, I hope I can get back into the swing of things and update/write on here a little more. I'll try, people, I promise. :) Have a wonderful, productive Tuesday!
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