MCKUCHTAS

Done!!

2007-04-07T16:53:00.001-07:00

Yes, it has been awhile, but I don't feel bad about it, so I am not going to apologize. haha just kidding. Anyways, this last week was crazy for us because I had exams all week. But thursday was my last one and now I just have placement. Well I still have two big tests to write but that is nothing. I am soo releived to not have assignments and all that anymore. WOO HOO!!
Ok now I have nothing else to say. I will post again when I feel more creative, my brain went to mush after my last exam.

Noah has some explaining to do!

2007-01-27T07:01:00.000-08:00

We were sitting around the table having dinner and discussing our days with one another. Caleb began to tell a story about when his class was waiting outside the local pool to go back to their school, some older kids were outside the door near them smoking cigarettes. He exclaimed how gross it was and how it was making him want to cough. Then Noah jumped into the conversation saying "Yeah, when I get older I don't want to smoke EVER AGAIN!!!!" Yikes.

This one is for the Starwars fans out there

2007-01-15T14:57:00.000-08:00

Vintage Video

2006-12-23T19:42:00.000-08:00

Well you'll never guess what my mother found while cleaning out her video cabinet. Video footage of Peggy Yanke, Jimmy Rogers, Brian Dunn, Jamie Dutton, Derek Engen, Robin Harbron, Corrine Edwards, Dorthy Wassenner, and many more "Classics".

Keep watching, for I am sure I will have enough time, during the holidays, to edit a few videos for the blog. If any, "R.S. alumni", who are in T-Bay for the Holidays wish to see these videos in full length, call me or email me.

One More Tooth~!!

2006-12-22T16:23:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas

2006-12-17T15:01:00.000-08:00

Duluth for the Weekend!!

2006-12-15T12:46:00.000-08:00

We did some Christmas shopping in Duluth this weekend with Shannon's parents. I think we did ok and stayed within budget. I was eyeing up one of the back massage chairs, but I think I will keep that a dream. (the real story is that shannon would not let me buy it)

Noahs fall

2006-12-12T05:13:00.000-08:00

Sometimes a mom just knows...

Our kids are movie stars

2006-12-02T14:37:00.000-08:00

Any Volunteers

2006-11-15T05:19:00.000-08:00

I (kevin) have been teaching our Jr. Church for the last couple years. At I did not have any materials to use, so I defaulted to using the bible :). Hence, the children have been reading a day by day (read in a year) paraphrased version. During our 40min weekly class, I quiz them on the week before as well as give a small teaching on one of the concepts presented withing the week. This system has been going so well for the last 2 years that I think this will become my standard.

To get to the title of this blog: I need volunteers who have the following

1. Digital camera which takes video or digital voice recorder or mic on comp.
2. time to read and record 5 or more days of themselves reading.
3. the time to upload these to google video or youtube or some video site.

This will allow me to link these together to provide the childrens bible in audio for children who find it easier to read along with someone.

If you know any one who would like to use these links in there own Jr. church site... great.

Well here is an example of a post:

I know, it's about time eh!

2006-11-04T08:29:00.000-08:00

It's saturday and after reading up on all the blogs and seeing that marla can keep up recent posts, I am inspired to post.
Things have been crazy for me this year. Seems like my learning curve in second year is sky rocketing. Probably because the skills we are learning now have greater responsibility. It is interesting how things build on eachother, and now I can finally understand why we had to learn certain things last year. I can now give needles and medication and change dressing on some really big wounds. Very fun, most of the time. I am currently at the regional hospital doing my placement on a surgical unit (not the OR, but where patients are before and after surgery) on tuesday and wednesday, the other days are classes.
I am shocked at how fast life goes by these days. It feels like I just started school and I am already talking about graduating this June, I can't beleive it.
Well that's all I have time for, I am curious to see how long it takes for people to see I posted. Probably all gave up on me, haha. I will try to not be so stale.

Kuchta Family 2007

2006-10-19T15:30:00.000-07:00

Junior Camp

2006-08-04T08:54:00.000-07:00

Junior camp at Gitch needed a male counsellor... Well why not?

Andrew W. came to help out, which made the camp week that much better. Thanks Andrew.

Watch the Video

Senior Camp Video

2006-08-03T07:22:00.000-07:00

I had a great time Senior Camp. Here is a little video of the week.

For those who have no idea what I am talking about... I was helping out at a bible camp outside of the city. Gitchigomi (wrong spelling, I am waiting for Richard to see this an correct me).

A few pictures of Rudy and Lois' house!!!

2006-07-21T09:14:00.000-07:00

I got a job!

2006-07-01T08:03:00.000-07:00

Just a recent pic of the kids at their soccer tournament.

I got an interview at versa-care centre which is an elderly care facility, and they hired me. I did my orientation this last week which was three 7-3 shifts and I shadowed another PSW to get to know the job. It is not too bad, at least it will be some good experience for now. I really enjoy the residents, some are really sweet, but there are a few feisty one's that will take your head off if given a chance. I was a little shocked by that. I havent really had to deal with any hostile patients before so when I was told to hold the hands of a certain resident while doing there morning care so that I don't get hit or pinched I was a little shocked. One sweet lady told me she wanted to introduce me to her mother who was sitting not to far away (the lady was in her 90s, so the chances of her mother being there was pretty impossible) so she began calling her mother over to meet me. I didn't know if I should just stand there and wait or what I should do. She kept calling and obviously her mother did not come to her calling so she said maybe I could meet her another time. So now I have to sit back and hope I get some calls for shifts.

MAD SCIENTIST ON OUR HANDS.

2006-06-21T05:18:00.000-07:00

Go Brazil Go!!!

2006-06-20T17:36:00.000-07:00

If Celo or Ju's check out this page... This ones for you!

My Baby is 5!!

2006-06-10T06:44:00.000-07:00

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Big Fish!!

2006-05-25T07:38:00.000-07:00

Yeah, I know it's been awhile. I have good reasons though. The Monday following the end of my school year (which went very well) I had a couple wisdom teeth pulled and found it to be quite painful so I was busy icing my face till Friday when I went to my parents camp in ignace with the kids (kev stayed home to help work on his parents house) The first day we were there (Saturday) it was opening day for fishing pickerel. I don't know if you know that I come from a family of fishing fanatics and I am one as well. The Saturday was miserable and even though we are fanatics we aren't crazy. Sunday was a little nicer for fishing so we packed up the boats and the kids and lunches etc. and headed out to the big lake. We were really struggling to get any fish, Caleb was the only one catching pickerel. I got a few pike but in our family they are considered a nuisance, though the way they fight makes it fun to catch them, but we throw them back. I was sitting there getting annoyed that I wasn't catching any pickerel (mainly because I wanted it for supper) when suddenly something tugged on my line. Then the tug turned into my rod bending entirely and was being pulled into the water. I knew I was in for a great fight with a large northern. He kept pulling my rod around and it was all I could do just to hold on to the rod. I was excited thinking that this is probably going to be the biggest pike I have ever caught. My mom got the net ready as I struggled to get this monster of a fish to come to the surface. We were debating if we should even net it since neither of us would want to take the hook out of it's mouth and my dad's boat was a 100 yards away. I just figured we could get it up to the surface and then bring it over to him to take off the hook. Finally, I began to win the battle with the monster pike and it began to appear. When I first saw it's sillouette I was so excited because it was for sure the biggest pike I have ever caught. I reeled up some more and my mother and I got a real good look for the first time only to see that this was indeed not a pike, but a pickerel. We both knew that we just had to get this beauty into the net somehow (Though the net is smaller than the fish) My mom reached under with the net and just as she was getting it under the fish, the fish realized what was happening and got one last burst of energy and bolted with all it had left and snapped my line and is now gone forever (sniff, sniff). I have been told my some that if the fish doesn't make it into the boat than it doesn't count. I have been losing sleep over this lost great opportunity. My mom and I believe that it was at least 15 pounds and I think we are under exaggerating. We both agreed that we have never even seen a pickerel that big even mounted. But unfortunately no one believes me cause it does sound like a fishing tale, but it is true, you can ask my mommy;)

HAPPY BIRTHDDAY CALEB!!

2006-05-10T05:15:00.000-07:00

It's Caleb's 8th birthday today. I can't believe he is already 8. We had his party last night at the church and had a turn out of 22 kids. It was fun. Thanks to Dean, Juanita, Josh and my mom for helping out. This is a slide show that I made for Caleb. The kids thought it was hilarious and wouldn't stop laughing. Today is also my last day of school, my last exam is today.

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For Bon & Curtis. Pics of Oma & Opa's house.

2006-05-05T21:22:00.000-07:00

Flower garden in side front yard!
Opa's bee's
Taken from workshop!

Back yard!!

After front wall.
Opa's garden of remembrance!!
Opa's workshop!

Before front wall.

Kids + Uncle Deans Camera

2006-04-09T17:33:00.000-07:00

Caleb has been producing little documentaries ever since he was in the movie... "The Hit Man". If the Hawkin Boys are reading this... we still haven't got a copy of that video.

Upload Video

You won't believe my week!!

2006-04-01T05:42:00.000-08:00

TUESDAY.......So the strike ended and I returned back to school on Tuesday. It was hard to wake up early again, but I managed. While I was at school, my friend Farrah and I were in the library working on an assignment when this girl came up to us and asked if she could film us working. We didn't think anything of it because there are always people in the college that walk around with huge video camera's since there is a film production program, so we said sure. Then she asked if I would be ok with talking about how I felt about being back at school. I said sure and she brought the camera right infront of my face and pulls out this microphone that says tbnews on it. By this time I was beginning to answer her questions and it was to late to back out. So I just told myself that it was not going to even make it on the news because I didn't really say anything special and I didn't speak very well. Turns out I was wrong and my interview was on the news, and to top it all off I managed to say something negative or at least what came across as negative about the teachers ON TV. After I saw it I panicked, and it didn't help when kev exclaimed after having watched it how brutal what I said was, I was terrified to go back to school. If you want to see what I said it might still be on their website for viewing tbtv.com under Students return to their studies. Basically I said something about how they are going to be "skimping" on a few things. So far I haven't had any bad vibes from any teachers, but I haven't seen them all yet:$
SO THEN THERE WAS FRIDAY...... Friday is the day I go to clinical, which has been at the hospital in the pediatric unit. I have enjoyed it very much so far and this Friday was my turn to work in the outpatient area, which is very exciting and a great opportunity to get a lot of practice with taking vitals and working with multiple patients. Turns out that two of my patients were going to be getting circumcisions. I was in the middle of taking a baby boys blood pressure and the nurse yells to me that Id better hurry and get in room 1 or I am going miss my opportunity to watch the circ (as students we look for opportunities like this for experience) So I was very excited about this. Now without giving to many details for the sake of not grossing you out and for the confidentiality reasons, near the end things went a little off (but it was fine) I wasn't grossed out at all, really, but for some reason my head started spinning and I felt nauseated. I was hoping it was going to pass, because I didn't want to interrupt the procedure. Meanwhile the Dr and the nurse doing the circ were chatting away, I knew that if I didn't sit down I was going to either fall into the table they were doing the circ on or fall against the wall. I could see a chair out of the corner of my eye behind the nurse so I opted to use it instead. Of course they noticed and asked if I was ok. I couldn't even answer them it was awful. They were really good about it, the Dr asked if I had eaten breakfast yet which I hadn't and he began to explain what was going on in my body as far as insulin etc. I was really embarrassed, how am I gonna be a nurse if I faint over a little blood, besides that's kevins job, Im the tough one when it comes to that stuff, so I thought. But the rest of the day was full a great stories of many nurses and dr's and paramedics who had experienced some lightheadedness their first time seeing something. I tell you what though, if I ever have another boy, I might reconsider the whole thing...And how was your week!!!!

What Kuchta kids do on the way to camp...

2006-03-28T13:59:00.000-08:00

Did any other kids get brainwashed by the NHL commercials?

What happens when there is "free movie tickets" in Cheerios?

2006-03-26T15:27:00.001-08:00

Lunch, Breakfast, Supper........

Great Song... (click Here to Hear)

2006-03-26T15:27:00.000-08:00

Well, I went to check out the new church next to the shelter house. The name is "The Rock". Wow, I was impressed with how "accessible" this church was. And also, how "accessible" the message was for "real people" with "real problems". A music video was shown before the sermon. It is by Johnny Cash. If you do not know who Johnny Cash is then stop reading this.Johnny Cash recorded this song before he died.

At the end of his life Johnny Cash realized that all his fame and fortune was "skubalon" ( rubbish ) compared to knowing God.

Click on the Title to hear song

MULLET TIME!!

2006-03-24T18:35:00.000-08:00

THIS IS THE TAIL, I TRIED TO LEAVE IT BUT I COULD ONLY TAKE IT FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS.
THE MULLET
BEFORE THE MULLET
MORE MULLET

It's out of my hands!!

2006-03-20T07:29:00.000-08:00

Due to a strike at the college I am home for a little while. Today all three kids are back in school and I have a free day. It's interesting that I am so excited to have this free day so I can clean my house, that's sad. We had a great march break, all of us got to be together and it was great. We spent a night in duluth with kev's parents and the kids loved swimming in the pool at the hotel. After we got back we left daddy at home and headed for my parents camp in ignace for a great weekend of snowmobiling and sledding and a couple of bonfires.
I am enjoying not having to go to school but I am worried that if the strike goes on for too long it could mess up my semester and I really don't want to continue into the summer. Oh well, it is out of my hands.
Here's a couple of pics of our duluth trip. For those who noticed, yes, Noahs hair is really long, I have since cut it, and had fun in the process. I wanted to see what he looked like with a mullet. Hilarious, I will post a pic of that later when I upload it. I also gave him a tail, I was gonna leave it but after a few hours I had to cut it off. Maybe another time.

Discouraging Worship Feed Back

2006-03-15T07:38:00.001-08:00

I asked for feed back on how our new worship team is doing... All I got was this video... :) :)

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My Baby Girl is 6 years old

2006-03-15T07:38:00.000-08:00

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Youth Retreat Went Great!!! Only One Sent to the Emergency...

2006-03-06T19:25:00.001-08:00

Well I am posting a little video clip, just to make the youth that couldn't make the retreat jealous...

Hope you enjoy the cheese

Lakehead Baptist's Worship Team is Changing...

2006-03-01T15:16:00.000-08:00

Our worship team has grown from "Robin" and his "Guitar" to over seven individuals ( we all could not make the photo shoot ) with various instruments ranging from Base guitar to violin.

It has been quite exciting, and a lot of fun work. Now, I am sure the same thing was heard being said at the tower of Babel. I hope we do not have the same end. Although the speaking in different languages sounds pretty interesting.

On a serious note, I was curious if I could draw from some of our Blog fan base to get some new worship songs that you recomend that our church use. Keep in mind that I have a few hoops that a song has to jump through before I recomend it to the team.

1. I prefer the song focuses on who God is and not on who I am. ie... Holy is the Lord vs. I am Standing Here So Humbly, and Where are You God.

2. I prefer congregational songs rather then solo songs.

3. No U2 rip offs and Police rip offs please

Another game of Name the Faces...

2006-02-18T10:12:00.001-08:00

My guess is that Shroom will get them first...

Dad News.

2006-02-18T10:12:00.000-08:00

The Scene:
It was end of a long week and I had used up most of my stash of patience. Our family (including Dean), were all at the supper table.

Caleb and Chloe both were telling"knock knock" jokes and "Chicken crossing the road jokes" which they had made up. It was a long dinner seeing that none of us found any humour in the jokes.

Finnally, the last of my stash of patience was used up.

I exclaimed aloud,"That is it! No more jokes at the table today!"

Noah quietly appealed, "Dad, I didn't get to tell mine."

I answered,"Ok Noah, you can tell one joke."

Noah started, "Why did Chloe cross the road?"

Everyone asked,"Why?"

Noah answered,"Cause she wanted to be a chicken"

At first we caught off gaurd that it was actually a pretty funny joke coming from a 4 year old. Dean and I couldn't contain our laughter...

Gospel according to BLAINE ???

2006-01-20T12:43:00.001-08:00

If you liked the other clip you probally would like this one too.

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also Kevin approved

Well why not... Here is a few good ones...

2006-01-20T12:43:00.000-08:00

Me.Church.... http://www.imagevine.biz/vs/vs03-5.wmv

Are you amazed?..... http://www.imagevine.biz/vs/vs01-1.wmv

That's my King... http://www.imagevine.biz/vs/vs01-3.wmv

all Kevin approved

Now employed by the Roman Catholic Church

2006-01-19T16:08:00.002-08:00

After taking a contract at St. Pat's Highschool, I've tried my best not to participate in specific rituals which I by "faith" do not believe are done in a way pleasing to God.

Communion has been a tricky one for me.

Though Communion is an outward act representing an inward act between God and I
If the inward reality is not there, in the scripture, it is almost presented to be dangerous to partake in this activity until first the inward reality is present.
It seems to be presented in scripture to be an outward act of worship on a corperate level, as well, which represents the unity within the body of the partakers. When this is not a reality within the inward workings of the ones congregating, what do you think about my decision to not participate? ( I am not looking for direction, I am just curious to see what you guys would do or do.)

Kevin

Ps. I am now working in a with a class of 15 amazing young people. I am in employment heaven.:)

Real Christian Genius

2006-01-17T19:28:00.000-08:00

( a short christian comercial )

I thought this was hilarious...

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Kevin approved***

Who's the new guy???

2006-01-16T13:49:00.000-08:00

It's always nice when new people show up at church.
( I heard a rumour that the pastor's wife was seen kissing him )

Advice From Uncle Dean

2006-01-08T15:43:00.000-08:00

Every so often I by chance walk into a great conversation between two of my kids. Sometimes its "where do babies come from?" or "why God doesn't let us see Him?". Sometimes these conversations take place between my kids and their Uncle Dean :)(Dean Barker lives in our house)

Three days ago we were cleaning our house and had all the drawers emptied out, with items scattered around the house. As I was about to walk into the kitchen, I heard Noah ask Uncle Dean

" Dean what is that? "

Dean replied with full confidence, " Its a turkey baster. "

It's really been awile..;)

2006-01-07T09:04:00.000-08:00

I am seriously not meant to blog. I honestly have made major efforts to post, but blogger is bugging me. This is my third attempt to post, and if I write this whole post and get kicked off again before I post it, I will quit. I got an email from Mar asking why I havent been blogging and I am sure otheres were wondering the same thing, it is a bit of a long story that I just wrote twice and don't feel like explaing again. The short of it is this thing stinks. Oh well.
So Mar, when are you going to start a blog. I think those in the blogging world that knows Bri and Mar should say something about getting them started on one. She has been reading them so lets encourage her, k.
That's it, I am typed out, I gave an update and feel weird writing it out again. I will fill you all in another time if this actually goes through.

BEEN AWHILE

2005-11-24T05:37:00.000-08:00

      Guess it has been awhile eh!  Sorry about that.  Things have been a little crazy with school.  It still is, but I need a mental break and thought I could blog.  It is the time of the semester where projects are due.  Major projects, with major tests in the middle of getting these done.  I found discovered once again, how I wish I were the type of person who did things ahead of time. But no, I am struggling at the last minute and will end up doing a terrible job.  Maybe one day I will learn, hopefully before the two years is up.  I have also discovered that I hate group projects.  I am always so afraid of being the one that doesn’t do enough that I end up volunteering to do more than I should be.
     The kids are doing well. They are just getting adjusted to things now.  This is a little sad, since come January, it will all change and we will have to figure everything out all over again.
They are happy to have snow. Caleb is the usually the first one out there.
     They are pretty excited now that we have a couple new renters downstairs.  Dave Wolframe (for the second time) and for the first time Rob Cain (the English bloke).  Which is going to be nice.
     Hey, if anyone is looking for a nice house to buy, my parents are selling theirs out in Stanley. It’s a nice house.
     Does anyone out there know APA format very well? I am struggling.
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token post

2005-10-22T14:41:00.000-07:00

It's been a little while since I posted. I have been really busy, lots of tests. I totally feel that I have nothing of value to post but I am anyways.
I am doing farely well with my tests, but I can't help but feel like I could do better. I have 2 tests this next week and a big anotomy test next monday. It is hard for me to figure out what to study. I want to get a head start on anatomy but am busy with the task at hand. Frustrating.
I was laughing in my sociology class the other day when we were talking about the differences in gender. We have a very feministic teacher who is always pointing out the difference between male and female equality. How they make more money for the same jobs etc. She started to talk about how slowly fathers are starting to get more involved with thier kids and things around the house. This one guy in my class started saying how he helps out with the dishes and cooks and spends time at home with the kids. Everyone began clapping when he finished, including the feminist teacher. This made me chuckle. I really wanted to say something about how those are things that most mothers do everyday, all the time. Wheres their applause. Not that I am a feminist, I just thought that was interesting, that's all. There is so many things in that class that is hard to sit and listen to.
Just thought I would add a little pic. Who wants to play quess the cutie???

Fun field trip!!

2005-10-06T05:29:00.000-07:00

I was so excited when chloe brought home a note from school regarding a field trip for a morning where I didn't have school. I was then even more excited when noah brought home the same letter for the same field trip. I felt so blessed that it worked out to be a time where I had off from school and that they were both going.
The field trip was to gammondale farm, and the gammonds are also cousins of mine, and also the place where I got my first job at 11.(2$ an hr) It was great. We had a great time. My only complaint was that, being this time of year, they had halloween decorations everywhere. They also had a boo barn. Their own little cle version of a haunted house. I felt the need to protest and not allow my kids to go. I had my two kids and 3 others in my group and the 3 kids I was with wanted to go, and I had to take them and unfortunately had to take my kids as well. I really don't understand the enjoyment behind halloween. Why teachers and people think it is healthy to talk to kids about ghosts and witches and goblins. Putting up scary skelotons everywhere. This type of stuff is exactly why I could not sleep at night without a light on and would run as fast as I could from the basement when I needed to get something. So of course, as expected at bedtime chloe sat their wide eyed saying she didn't want to close her eyes cause she kept seeing ghosts. Noah seemed ok though, he seemed to understand how fake it was, because when we were in there I grabbed all the things to show them they were fake. I don't know, this stuff just baffles me. Besides that and the rain, it was a very fun feild trip.

Are you scared Noah?

2005-10-02T19:33:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone.
This is Kevin. I usually have nothing to say in writing, so i don't add to the mckuchta blog, but I had to add a little bit about our son Noah.
Shannon, the kids and I went with my parents to help finish off our hunting cabin on Mokamen road. As we were cruising at high speeds down the back roads of Mokamen over those famous Mokamen hills, we would cheer as we proceeded over the top of the hill and quickly desended downward.
As we all laughed Caleb exclaimed, "I feel a little scared when we do that... Noah, do you feel scared?".
Noah thought for a moment and said,"No... , but my pee pee does"

Queen of procrastination!!

2005-10-01T11:58:00.000-07:00

Yep, that's me. I only wish that I could learn my lesson from my 26yrs of experience of leaving things to the last minute and then rushing to get things done while somewhat panicking. I have my first major test monday morning in anatomy. I seem to be doing everything but study. Although I have been feeling a little ill. I think I am having a reaction to a heb A&B vaccine I had the other day, but who knows. Anyway, it is just another excuse to procrastinate. I almost wonder if I can only do things from being under pressure, as if that is the best way I work. Even though I know that if I had started studying a week or so ago, I would have a better chance of retaining the information rather than cramming it into my brain 2 days before the test. Who knows, maybe I will eventually learn my lesson. I hope I figure it out soon, I have 3 tests next week. Any good study tips out there??

movie test results

2005-09-29T04:48:00.000-07:00

So far so good!!

2005-09-22T05:15:00.000-07:00

After today I will be officially finished my second week of school and its been pretty good. Everything seems to be working out with the kids and kev's schedule. My mother in law has been great. My mom has helped as well as Juliana and our good buddy Dean. So now it is time to get serious about studying. There is so much to do, I think if I did everything that I was supposed to I would do nothing but school.
I have been doing ok so far with anything I have been marked on, which is encouraging. I have a communications course, so maybe I will finally learn good grammar. I am sure reading my blog for some of you is painful, you know who you are!!;)
Noah came home from school the other day ( his second day) and when I asked him how his day was he told me that he cried and wanted to go home..:( When we asked him why, he said he was drawing a picture of mommy and he got in trouble cause he was supposed to be drawing "all about me" or him. This so broke my heart. He just wanted to draw a picture of mommy.:(

Learning styes. arg...

2005-09-15T05:15:00.000-07:00

How many ways are there to determine a learning style. So far I have learned 4. It seems every new class I go to the teacher cant wait for us to do this annoying test on our learning style. First, in socioly we did a ten minute test to determine our learning style. I ended up being a naturalist??? I don't get it but that is what I was. Then we had to break up into our groups with others who had the same dominant learning styles as you. I was the only naturalist, so I thought I would choose by next dominant style, musical...no one else for that either. Eventually someone felt sorry for me and joined my group anyway. Next, in proffessional growth, i learned that I am a rational thinker(who knew) and then in nursing theory I was interpersonal and in human relationships I am an auditory learner. In sociology, the suggestion for a naturalist were to study outside or listen to a nature cd of waterfalls or birds or whatever, no thanks. I think the things about "nature" on the quiz related to my recreational enjoyment and has nothing to do with my study habits. One thing I do know though, is that I cannot retain information from a text. So that confirms the whole auditory learning theory. And how come noone told me that when we have to read a chapter from these texts that it takes 2hrs for one chapter.. Arg...

My baby's first day.:(

2005-09-14T07:24:00.000-07:00

So today Noah went to school. So sad and cute at the same time. He is also alot smaller than the other kids, but who know maybe he will catch up. I miss him already. I am excited though, because on wednesday mornings, i don't have class so I will be able to go to the school to volunteer when I don't have mounts of reading to do, like I do today, so I'd better get to it and make this a short blog.

Its gonna get busy..

2005-09-10T07:53:00.000-07:00

I have only had two days of classes and I already have a huge to do list. And I havent even got to anatomy yet. Gonna be fun. I couldn't believe how much books cost either, my goodness. I tried to use used books but they change them so much that it ends up being a pain trying to figure out how to use the old books that you end up having to buy the new editions. Oh well, I have them now. The one nice thing about being in school is that after being away from the kids all day I really miss them and our time together is really great when I am home. Noah got himself stuck in the basketball hoop.

Mommy's first day of school!!

2005-09-07T14:52:00.000-07:00

So, I get there, only to find out that the first day was actually yesterday.OOPS. Missed that page I guess. I was also a bit late so i got to enjoy the awkwardness of walking in late. I met a girl from newfoundland who also has 3kids so that was cool. I realized something about myself though. Turns out when I am around people with accents, I tend to pick them up. Why is that?
So then I experienced first day of school nightmare 101. We went on a scavenger hunt thing so that we had to explore around the school. When we came back, my team and I stood at the door while the teacher asked us how we did, with them other teams that had arrived before us watching and listening to us. When all of a sudden this little girl(18) taps me on the shoulder and whispers to me "Your fly is undone" To my horror, she was right. Oh well. Anyways, nice way to make a first impression on poeple.
Kids also had their first full day of school. Chloe's first time in french immersion, which she thinks is pretty funny. I heard her singing in gibberish and when I looked at her she confidently said "it's french mom" like I didn't know. Funny.

2005-09-05T07:36:00.000-07:00

Daddy's little girl!!

My boys.. They looked so handsome. You would be surprised how much it costs to rent those tuxes....Crazy.

2005-09-05T07:33:00.000-07:00

Silly Noah. We have many goofy pics of him, but I think this is one of my favorites.

Just a few pics of the kids!

2005-09-05T07:22:00.000-07:00

The kids were in a wedding party this summer for our friends Kurt Brietsprecker and his now wife Carrie. Chloe was the flower girl and the boys were the ring bearers or as Chloe called them the wheel barrells. They did such a good job, I was nervous they wouldn't but it went very well...

Following the crowd!!:o)

2005-09-03T07:39:00.000-07:00

Well, we did it. We are following the crowd, all you bloggers out there. Cant beat them join them.haha. We were trying to think of an easier way to let our youth group know what was happening week to week and thought this would be efficient, (and maybe a fun way to keep in contact with a few of our friends) Not that I think anyone will even read this.heh.
So, a quick update on the kuchtas. Well, school is starting in a few days, for 4 of us. well actually 5 since kev will be working in the school. My youngest is now gonna be in school and I find this very sad. He seems way to little. And mommy is also going to be in school as well. So it is gonna be a fun year or 2 i guess. There is gonna be a little bit of juggling going on with a few days where either of us arent back in time to meet the kids bus, but i am sure it is going to work out.
So, seeing as we are new to this blog thing, any of you experts out there, if you have any advice, please feel free. Hope to hear from you.....