My Family
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Fall Snapshots and life at the Bryant house....
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Some days...
Some days are just like that.
Woke up,got kicked by a little guy in my bed along with the husband too=abby can't sleep cause there is no more room in the bed.
Tim left for work. Me, being half awake, began making coffee in our brand new coffee maker. Except once it started working, it started SPEWING ALL OVER THE PLACE. Man. My counter, the floor, my shirt, my hands, etc. Coffee smell.=no coffee first thing in the morning. (a MUST)
Getting ready for work was normal. Luke and I did our normal routine. Except he wanted the cheerios that daddy gave him last night. (with sugar) He threw his cheerio cup all over the living room floor and there, lo and behold, 1000 cheerios were everywhere......
So Luke and I talked before we went to school, hugged, said I love you, and told him that we needed to start the day over. He was excited to immediately see his sweet teacher's yellow jeep in the parking lot and that perked his spirits.
And so went the day.....permanent marker on the dry erase board, etc etc etc.
I decided that Luke and I needed to have fun so we went to Toys R Us after school. Went down every aisle, looking mostly at bikes, jeeps, and cars. It was really fun. And he is at the age that we still can walk out of the store without having to buy a thing and he is satisfied.
Came home, made dinner for L, and put together puzzles. This kid does not get his brains from me. I still struggle to put the simplest puzzles together. My sweet neighbors gave us a United States puzzle that has 51 pieces, so Luke "matched them" to the box. WAY better result that I expected. =) He did really well and we had a good time.
My sweet dad came over and we ate and talked about life while Luke played around us and then watched a curious george. Priceless to be near.
When we went to bed, I let him pick which bed he wanted to sleep in. (by the way, this kid does NOT, absolutely DOES NOT want to go to bed. ever. period.) He picked mine, so we hopped up, and I brought home a chapter bk to read to him. We read 47 pages tonight. It is the same book I am reading to my first graders out loud. And when I asked him questions, I was surprised that he could answer them. sweet cuddle time. sweet teaching time.
Oh, and no fights about bed. He closed his eyes and was out. A gift. I needed that.
Sometimes, the worst mornings end up to be the best days. I would say Luke and I had an excellent day with each other. And, being a proud mommy is even better.
I have pictures....but, they will come later. Too tired to upload. =)
Woke up,got kicked by a little guy in my bed along with the husband too=abby can't sleep cause there is no more room in the bed.
Tim left for work. Me, being half awake, began making coffee in our brand new coffee maker. Except once it started working, it started SPEWING ALL OVER THE PLACE. Man. My counter, the floor, my shirt, my hands, etc. Coffee smell.=no coffee first thing in the morning. (a MUST)
Getting ready for work was normal. Luke and I did our normal routine. Except he wanted the cheerios that daddy gave him last night. (with sugar) He threw his cheerio cup all over the living room floor and there, lo and behold, 1000 cheerios were everywhere......
So Luke and I talked before we went to school, hugged, said I love you, and told him that we needed to start the day over. He was excited to immediately see his sweet teacher's yellow jeep in the parking lot and that perked his spirits.
And so went the day.....permanent marker on the dry erase board, etc etc etc.
I decided that Luke and I needed to have fun so we went to Toys R Us after school. Went down every aisle, looking mostly at bikes, jeeps, and cars. It was really fun. And he is at the age that we still can walk out of the store without having to buy a thing and he is satisfied.
Came home, made dinner for L, and put together puzzles. This kid does not get his brains from me. I still struggle to put the simplest puzzles together. My sweet neighbors gave us a United States puzzle that has 51 pieces, so Luke "matched them" to the box. WAY better result that I expected. =) He did really well and we had a good time.
My sweet dad came over and we ate and talked about life while Luke played around us and then watched a curious george. Priceless to be near.
When we went to bed, I let him pick which bed he wanted to sleep in. (by the way, this kid does NOT, absolutely DOES NOT want to go to bed. ever. period.) He picked mine, so we hopped up, and I brought home a chapter bk to read to him. We read 47 pages tonight. It is the same book I am reading to my first graders out loud. And when I asked him questions, I was surprised that he could answer them. sweet cuddle time. sweet teaching time.
Oh, and no fights about bed. He closed his eyes and was out. A gift. I needed that.
Sometimes, the worst mornings end up to be the best days. I would say Luke and I had an excellent day with each other. And, being a proud mommy is even better.
I have pictures....but, they will come later. Too tired to upload. =)
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Thoughts on chapel....
So, I have switched schools, and because of this, a lot of things have changed in my day. I love it. On Tuesdays, we have chapel at 8:35. The kids have cute little chapel uniforms that they wear, we walk quietly down into the sanctuary, and my first graders find their 5th grade chapel buddies to sit with on the first two rows. The fifth graders are responsible for making sure the first graders can read the program and putting the kneeling bench down (I am learning a WHOLE lot from them too!) when they are supposed to. We sing songs, there is a homily sermon (short), usually an object lesson for the kids to think on, and then we have specific things that we say in greetings and verses too. The fifth graders are also responsible for all of the readings of the word of God. Love it.
Every week, Psalm 100 is quoted as part of our chapel service. Father Paden challenged the students to memorize this, and he would give each who memorized it one dollar. Me, being my competitive self, decided that the first month of school we were going to just flat out memorize it. My first graders and I made up motions to help memorize it too. And, they ALL got one dollar a few weeks ago...(i did too! How fun is that?) They are much more confident about saying this now in chapel. In fact, my quietest kids in my class are actually the loudest ones to say the verse. Needless to say, I love this experience with my kids.
So, last week was communion chapel. This was one of the most humbling moments in my teaching career so far. We went through a series of verses, sayings, and songs dedicated to serving and loving the Lord. At the end of the chapel, was communion. Me, being a non episcopal, did not know how this formally worked. I turned around and asked one of my trusty fifth grade friends to teach me really fast so I knew what to do.....since my class happened to be on the first row, and we were going first. hehe. Thanks Gillian. =) My whole class went up, knelt together, and the bread was broken and the cup was passed and partaken also. Simple, yet powerful. Never will this be taken for granted that I get to do this with my classes. Even first thing in the morning!
Every week a birthday blessing is given too. If it is your birthday that week, you are called up in front, you get to kneel down, and hands are laid on you to bless you. So it would be said, "abby, may the Lord walk behind you and before you, may the Lord be a light to you in this new year, and may he bless you, in Jesus Christ our Lord,Amen." What a powerful thing to do at such a young age.
We sing a song at the end of every chapel called "walk in the spirit". It simply states, "walk in the spirit of love, walk in the spirit of love Love one another, as Jesus loves you, walk in the spirit of love." Then you replace "walk" with serve, "love", etc. What powerful words to live by as an adult too. I often have this in my head now during the day!
I have been humbled on so many levels. Kids who know Christ and sing for the glory of the Lord. I can't wait for Luke to be apart of this practice at school. He sings all day long as it is, but to also take communion at school is awesome.
I'm so happy to be at St. Peter's. I am learning MUCH everyday and am getting to LOVE much too. The motto is "learning to love, loving to learn." I definitely think I am in the right spot. =)
Every week, Psalm 100 is quoted as part of our chapel service. Father Paden challenged the students to memorize this, and he would give each who memorized it one dollar. Me, being my competitive self, decided that the first month of school we were going to just flat out memorize it. My first graders and I made up motions to help memorize it too. And, they ALL got one dollar a few weeks ago...(i did too! How fun is that?) They are much more confident about saying this now in chapel. In fact, my quietest kids in my class are actually the loudest ones to say the verse. Needless to say, I love this experience with my kids.
So, last week was communion chapel. This was one of the most humbling moments in my teaching career so far. We went through a series of verses, sayings, and songs dedicated to serving and loving the Lord. At the end of the chapel, was communion. Me, being a non episcopal, did not know how this formally worked. I turned around and asked one of my trusty fifth grade friends to teach me really fast so I knew what to do.....since my class happened to be on the first row, and we were going first. hehe. Thanks Gillian. =) My whole class went up, knelt together, and the bread was broken and the cup was passed and partaken also. Simple, yet powerful. Never will this be taken for granted that I get to do this with my classes. Even first thing in the morning!
Every week a birthday blessing is given too. If it is your birthday that week, you are called up in front, you get to kneel down, and hands are laid on you to bless you. So it would be said, "abby, may the Lord walk behind you and before you, may the Lord be a light to you in this new year, and may he bless you, in Jesus Christ our Lord,Amen." What a powerful thing to do at such a young age.
We sing a song at the end of every chapel called "walk in the spirit". It simply states, "walk in the spirit of love, walk in the spirit of love Love one another, as Jesus loves you, walk in the spirit of love." Then you replace "walk" with serve, "love", etc. What powerful words to live by as an adult too. I often have this in my head now during the day!
I have been humbled on so many levels. Kids who know Christ and sing for the glory of the Lord. I can't wait for Luke to be apart of this practice at school. He sings all day long as it is, but to also take communion at school is awesome.
I'm so happy to be at St. Peter's. I am learning MUCH everyday and am getting to LOVE much too. The motto is "learning to love, loving to learn." I definitely think I am in the right spot. =)
Monday, October 3, 2011
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