Babysitter/Nanny

So this week I am Babysitting 7 of my friend Melissa's 9 children. Right now 4 of them are watching The Dick Van Dike show, and the other 3 are in bed. It is going to get quiet soon. :) YAY!!!! It is been a great week so far, with my sister and mother coming over for lunch today.

So this is my bedroom, the game/play room, the movie room, and the list could go on. :D
P.S. This is in the basement. :D

Now here are a few pictures of the children.

 

Zach and Annie doing school.

Zach's school tower.

Annie's school tower. 

Rachel reading in her parents room while Isabella is taking a nap.

Zach and Eli watching Mathew playing on my computer.

Eli showing me his new guitar.

Noah building an airplane.

The next 4 pictures are of Isabella eating a snack right before going to bed.

She looks JUST like her mother.

Isabella had just gotten up from her nap and decided that she needed her favorite person. (Rachel)

 So Isabella would not stay in the room with me alone without crying. and then she did.

 SO, I memorialize it. :D

 Well that is all for now. :D
I hope that you all have a great day!
Till later...

VBS Pictures

VBS went GREAT. :) The theme was Creations/Beginnings. Though we did not get as many children as we have in the past it was enough. Through all the week I had 18 students come, though not all in one day.  The most I had n one day was 17. Oh and a BIG thank you to my three helpers. I could not have done it without them all.

15 of my 18 5 and 6 year olds.

 There were 4 stations that we went to, Games, Crafts, Bible, and Snack. After that we all gathered and listened to the missions story.

 Games. Playing "Duck Duck Goose" because of bad weather.

Craft, Making crowns. 

Waiting patiently to go to snacks.

 Snacks.

Bible.

 And last but not least Missions.

 And to top the week off we had a program on Friday night for which I made a cake.

Guess what the theme for the cake is/was.....

Till later this is Lidia signing off. :D

VBS anyone?????

Is anyone interested in seeing my VBS pictures? I may just put them up even if no one say that they are but I would like someone to be at least a little interested.

What to do?????

I have been thinking and I decided that it is time for another blog post. But what to blog about???? That is when I remembered that I had not done a picture update in a while. So, that is what I will blog about today. That is if I have the time. :)

 So here is what I have been up to.

After Maria's piano class we went to a friend's and swam in their pool.

 Samuel is now 18 and graduated from Mi Casa Academy.

So for his birthday and graduation party we had some friends over and played some games.

 After the activities above Samuel was given his diploma, then we took a group picture.

After that we ate, played games, and fellowshipped. 

I had a babysitting job last week and on the way there the sunrise was SO pretty I just HAD to take some pictures. These were the two best. :D

Well, that is all for now. :) 

'Til next time this is Lidia signing off. :D

Just another day in the lives of the M. Family

I was awoken this morning by my Abuela calling my name. The fact that she lives next door and not in the house crossed my mind as I got up from bed. I stumbled over to my bedroom door where she told me that someone was in her house banging on her bedroom door. At first I was not sure that she was even awake, she walks in her sleep some times and I thought that maybe she was just dreaming. But she was awake. I then saw that all the lights were on in her house and I thought, I need to get Papa or the boys to go check it out. But it was only 6:45 and I did not really want to waken them. That is when I remembered that Papa was supposed to take Abuela to get a radiation treatment at about 7:30, and I decided that I could go get him up. I went to his room and he was not there. I then checked and saw that his car was still in the drive. That is when I put 2 & 2 together and called my father to find that it was HIM, he was the one banging on Abuela's bedroom door trying to get her up to go to the Doctors. When she heard him banging she opened her window and jumped out and came to our house for help. (a side note: the window is about 6 feet from the ground, and my Abuela is only about 4'5", also she is 82 and just had an operation in the past month and is going through cancer treatments). My father, not getting a response from Abuela, busted open the door to find her not there. That is about the time I called him and told him that Abuela was with me. He knew that she had not gone past him and he checked the window. To say the least he was a little upset. But all in all every thing turned out well, Abuela is not hurt, the door will not need any work, and I was able to get another 1 1/2 hours of sleep before I went to the gym.

SO there you have it, this is what happens when you put an old crazy Cuban woman in a tough situation.

Just another day in the lives of the M. family.

Till next time......

My 4th. :D

I had a GREAT 4th of July and I hope that all you my friends did also. :D
Here are a few of the pictures that I took on that great day. :)
First is the church picnic, then will be pictures of our evening activity. :D
P.S. Sorry for the length of this post but I did not feel like making colleges. :D

The black bean and corn salad I made.

The dessert I made

Pastor Carl giving his yearly speech.

Alex, Mateo, and Mama eating lunch.

My plate of food

The softball game.

Sitting in the shade and watching the crazy people playing softball.

Patriotic dude.

Playing bean bag toss at the Pitts.

the girls playing Ninja.

More Ninja.

A great ending to a great day.

My afternoon nails. (they peeled off by about 2) :(

SO... I repainted them, Red, White, and Blue. :D

 SO that is all. :)
Till next time...

My top 5

Me, at home before a ladies meeting that I spoke at,  wearing one of the skirts I got while in Bolivia.

As a young Christian (well I guess I can't say girl any more so...) "woman" I have decided that I needed to make a short list to give my father so that he can know what I want in a young man, This list can only consist in the MUST HAVE TO HAVES the NOT OPTIONALS. I thought I would share with you my friends my top 5. It is not the complete list, but then I will not know what I want for sure till someone starts courting me. :) (Which has never happened before)

SO hear it is my top 5:

1. Is a Christian Man that Loves the Lord and wants to serve Him.
2. MUST believe that Salvation is by Grace alone in Christ alone plus Nothing, and that once you are saved there is NOTHING that you can EVER do to lose your salvation. (Meaning you are stuck being a Christian forever)
3. Believes that divorce is Wrong.
4. Must have a job and must be willing to have a one income family. (This does not mean that I CAN'T work for ANY reason. It just means that he be willing to support me while I teach our children. Before or after that I could have a job, but I could decided that at the time.)
5. Must want to have children, either our own or adopted, and homeschool them. ( and for my little sister I will add a note: Must believe that abortion is wrong)

There are others but those are my top 5.  

Till later,,,,,

Happy Independance Day!!!!

Patriotic pup. :D

To day is the day that we celebrate our independence by eating lots of fun food and hanging up with friends. :)

Have a HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!!

 

 I will post pictures of my "patriotic" nails soon!!!

Like any of you even care. :D

Till later.....