tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11030092126659257472024-03-13T06:09:07.060-07:00Fiver“I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I’ve bought a big bat. I’m all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have trouble with me!”Fiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15506035961492141445noreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103009212665925747.post-14625049264534529972013-03-19T11:35:00.001-07:002013-03-19T11:35:09.536-07:00Fiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15506035961492141445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103009212665925747.post-26628353161987277552012-11-11T19:45:00.000-08:002012-11-11T19:45:05.398-08:00Good evening worldI cannot remember the last time I blogged. I have either been too busy or just not interested enough to even think of peeking at this page.
Work is good
Life is good
Kids are good.
I have no complaints, just really busy. I am eagerly awaiting the holidays just like a little kid. I have even changed the background on my phone to Christmas so I am ready. I hope you are too.
Love to everyone,
cole<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Fiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15506035961492141445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103009212665925747.post-26279010280695204692011-11-27T19:57:00.000-08:002011-11-27T20:02:46.901-08:00I didnt know if anyone was still out there so I thought I'd check in. This is my last week of student teaching and I am very sad. I'm ready to be done but I have really grown attached to my student. I know I'm going to miss them. <br /><br />On the upside I'll be home again which will be nice but still. I'm clueless as to if that's such a great thing too. I'm a good mommy and a good teacher. Both are my ministry. Please pray God shows me His will soon. <br /><br />Love and miss you all. I hope you had great Thanksgivings because I know we did. <br /><br />coleFiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15506035961492141445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103009212665925747.post-44299514270280534552011-09-01T08:23:00.000-07:002011-09-01T08:25:50.236-07:00i'm kinda sorta herejust thought i would drop a line and let everyone know we are still alive and kicking.
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<br />the school year got off without a hitch and i am student teaching in hawley so things are busy busy busy here
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<br />you guys know the drill so i don't have to tell you football started which means MARCHING SEASON!!!
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<br />kelsey is off in college and LOVING every minute of it. we couldn't be prouder!!
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<br />love, blessings, and ttfn,
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<br />coleFiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15506035961492141445noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103009212665925747.post-54852559383446748972011-06-23T11:25:00.000-07:002011-06-23T11:36:27.521-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JX8SJiVxjNg/TgOHD2l4p2I/AAAAAAAAArQ/ahw9ooA81Uc/s1600/IMG_2930.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JX8SJiVxjNg/TgOHD2l4p2I/AAAAAAAAArQ/ahw9ooA81Uc/s400/IMG_2930.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621485260152285026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pVtZBpGbVwg/TgOHDSlOALI/AAAAAAAAArI/q2IFs2jzv0o/s1600/IMG_3469.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pVtZBpGbVwg/TgOHDSlOALI/AAAAAAAAArI/q2IFs2jzv0o/s400/IMG_3469.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621485250485813426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JWTKtf8Yw9k/TgOHDPoQaqI/AAAAAAAAArA/QPI5se64b3c/s1600/IMG_3577.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JWTKtf8Yw9k/TgOHDPoQaqI/AAAAAAAAArA/QPI5se64b3c/s400/IMG_3577.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621485249693248162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-THAMQnP3dlg/TgOGPDgwvqI/AAAAAAAAAq4/7MRVx1vrtiQ/s1600/IMG_3555.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-THAMQnP3dlg/TgOGPDgwvqI/AAAAAAAAAq4/7MRVx1vrtiQ/s400/IMG_3555.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621484353087389346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hETU4BSk8q4/TgOGO_kGxlI/AAAAAAAAAqw/DCr8yZgrH4A/s1600/IMG_3615.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hETU4BSk8q4/TgOGO_kGxlI/AAAAAAAAAqw/DCr8yZgrH4A/s400/IMG_3615.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621484352027674194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LgzUv1ipKyM/TgOGOjitqQI/AAAAAAAAAqo/tTVDw5rAo_M/s1600/IMG_3537.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LgzUv1ipKyM/TgOGOjitqQI/AAAAAAAAAqo/tTVDw5rAo_M/s400/IMG_3537.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621484344505641218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8Jxlv-1fsSM/TgOGOK0w4KI/AAAAAAAAAqg/I8CHJK2LvwU/s1600/IMG_1686.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8Jxlv-1fsSM/TgOGOK0w4KI/AAAAAAAAAqg/I8CHJK2LvwU/s400/IMG_1686.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621484337870463138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wq-wGQGO0lE/TgOGN1Ig2vI/AAAAAAAAAqY/UwP2ofw6Rsk/s1600/IMG_1731.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wq-wGQGO0lE/TgOGN1Ig2vI/AAAAAAAAAqY/UwP2ofw6Rsk/s400/IMG_1731.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621484332047719154" /></a><br />so i haven't blogged for a while but honestly life has been too busy to say a word and all of you know that if i have the option to be on line i will accomplish nothing that day so i try to abstain as much as possible :)<br /><br />anyway loooong story short i have soo much to catch everyone up on and don't have the time<br /><br />i've missed telling you about easter, prom, graduation, my scholarships, kelsey's scholarships, kelsey's trip to state, our AC dying along with the washing machine, softball, baseball, and ella-sophie's birthday<br /><br />we've had alot going on and i will post more later, i'm trying to get back to blogging more regularly so be patient. in the mean time here's a few shots of this past month.<br /><br />love and blessings to everyone,<br /><br />coleFiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15506035961492141445noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103009212665925747.post-17900485287907728112011-05-21T17:01:00.000-07:002011-05-21T17:11:55.494-07:00Beautiful Beautiful beautiful Boy Complete.Our good sweet friends lost their precious little boy today. She called me this afternoon and told me. (I mentioned them in a previous post in February)<br /><br />Through the tears and sadness though she gave praise to our Lord continually for her brave baby boy and the tough row he has had to hoe. She mentioned the great day he had yesterday and the peace of him dying surrounded by his family and all their love. She is so amazingly strong. <br /><br />I am privileged to call this family our friends. No our family. They ARE our brothers and sisters in Christ. The McCurdys are lifting them up today and would appreciate if you could too. <br /><br />Blessings,<br />ColeFiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15506035961492141445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103009212665925747.post-6642876036089046802011-04-07T10:43:00.000-07:002011-04-07T10:44:59.469-07:00"there is no pit deep, that He is not deeper still"<br /><br />-Corrie Ten BoomFiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15506035961492141445noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103009212665925747.post-17833921864528629102011-04-06T22:40:00.001-07:002011-04-06T22:40:48.793-07:00help<br /><br />I'm tired<br /><br />I'm stressed<br /><br />I'm lostFiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15506035961492141445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103009212665925747.post-28298155853546189482011-03-21T08:44:00.000-07:002011-03-21T08:55:02.878-07:00The American Dream<span style="font-style:italic;"></span>. . . that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement . . . it is NOT a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain the fullest stature of which they are innately CAPABLE, and to be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position. <br />-James Truslow Adams "The Epic of America"<br /><br />Just a little light reading I thought I'd share :D<br /><br />Have a great week on purpose!!<br /><br />Blessings,<br /><br />coleFiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15506035961492141445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103009212665925747.post-64028357649697512212011-02-25T06:08:00.001-08:002011-02-25T06:33:38.938-08:00beautiful beautiful beautiful boymy friend's baby is dying. i say baby, he's really not a baby, he's six years old but in my eyes he has always stayed in a perpetual state of babiness. he looks to me to always be about 2. i think it's because of his smile that makes me think of a baby. <br /><br />that innocent and pure face, a smile that says i have no cares in the world just the joy of the lord in my tiny grin. baby smiles are magical because they are pure, honest, and true. a baby smiles not because someone told a joke or something funny happened. they smile because they can and from day one this little baby has been a smiler.<br /><br />he is the baby of five and one of the few children i can say actually is an incredible mix of his other four siblings and not just the physical traits either.<br /><br />without saying a word you just know that this little boy has his oldest brother's gift of intelligence and genius, like his next to oldest brother he is very giving and funny. From his oldest sister you can see his sense of style in each curl on his head and the smile that starts in his eyes straight to your heart is from her. lastly that loving glow he has comes from his youngest sister and i think his laugh might be hers as well.<br /><br />because of each of these unique and giving siblings it's easy to see that he is such a beautiful compilation of a little boy and why he is loved so very very much.<br /><br />yesterday their second to oldest son came to visit. he is jackson's BEST friend and together they are such a hoot. i think they both had a great time and jackson was so sorry to see him go back home. last night before bedtime he came in our room and with that solemnity that only our jackie has he ask jere and i, "dad mom is my friend's little brother going to die?" we have side-stepped this question before but last night jere really felt led to be as honest as possible with him.<br /><br />jere looked at him and hugged him and said, "hundreds of people are praying son, but no matter what is in each of our hearts or how bad we want something God has a plan for him that we just don't know. so yes he may die or God may heal him, it's God's choice."<br /><br />he looked at us with such huge tears in his eyes and swallowed so hard trying to be "manly". "dad i don't want him to die." jere choking up now- "neither do we son."<br /><br />neither do we.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"></span>Have you not known? Have you not heard?<br />The Lord is the everlasting God,<br />the Creator of the ends of the earth.<br />He does not faint or grow weary;<br />his understanding is unsearchable.<br />He gives power to the faint,<br />and to him who has no might he increases strength.<br />Even youths shall faint and be weary,<br />and young men shall fall exhausted;<br />but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;<br />they shall mount up with wings like eagles;<br />they shall run and not be weary;<br />they shall walk and not faint.<br />—Isaiah 40:28-31Fiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15506035961492141445noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103009212665925747.post-32654846433272645012011-01-09T16:09:00.001-08:002011-01-09T16:31:04.826-08:00hello 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TSpS0TUskyI/AAAAAAAAAow/oCR5ULBToBQ/s1600/photo%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TSpS0TUskyI/AAAAAAAAAow/oCR5ULBToBQ/s400/photo%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560347748436054818" /></a><br />our computer is still dead and blogging on an iphone is the pits as is borrowing your husband's "work" laptop or your teen's "school" laptop so i just stop blogging for now. however today my brother and sister-in-law bought a house (congratulations!!!) and trying to view the pictures on my phone was awful so i stole kelsey's computer :) and since i was on i figured i'd check in with you guys.<br /><br />noting new has really happened around here. we are chugging along as usual and i cannot believe that we are already half way through this school year. i have six hours left this semester and one class in the fall and i am finished, PRAISE THE LORD!!<br /><br />i am not really looking forward to school starting on the 18th, i am enjoying the slow quiet days with sophie. i've been reading and doing a little cleaning out here and there. i haven't even taken our christmas tree down yet :) but it's so pretty and the girls love it. it's on my to do list for the next week. <br /><br />jere is gone every weekend between now and the second week of february so i am trying to use the weekends for some down time with the kids. trying some new recipes and games and starting some new projects around the house. we even ate off our china this week and they thought i was off my rocker but then asked if we could do it again! <br /><br />i have big plans for 2011 i decided. i never make plans for a year but i am praying for some changes in our lives and know that God has big plans in store for us!<br /><br />i hope all of you are doing well and miss and love you all,<br /><br />cole<br /><br />here's one of the pics we had done of the kids for our fall pic. they are so big and beautiful. amazingFiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15506035961492141445noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103009212665925747.post-24474556516901545482010-11-27T19:08:00.000-08:002010-11-27T19:38:16.431-08:00Thanksgiving<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TPHOnCK-pRI/AAAAAAAAAok/ma7oNfZy1QM/s1600/stacey.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TPHOnCK-pRI/AAAAAAAAAok/ma7oNfZy1QM/s400/stacey.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544439786262930706" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TPHJQAhU1KI/AAAAAAAAAoU/GC9BUpIOYxI/s1600/thanksgiving2010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TPHJQAhU1KI/AAAAAAAAAoU/GC9BUpIOYxI/s400/thanksgiving2010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544433893124658338" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TPHIyg6cB4I/AAAAAAAAAoM/N1ZsS7rbbJs/s1600/izzysnowwhite102010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TPHIyg6cB4I/AAAAAAAAAoM/N1ZsS7rbbJs/s400/izzysnowwhite102010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544433386423846786" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TPHIydA_VEI/AAAAAAAAAoE/vEGgzSGO_VM/s1600/andykelsey102010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TPHIydA_VEI/AAAAAAAAAoE/vEGgzSGO_VM/s400/andykelsey102010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544433385377584194" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TPHIyLDReUI/AAAAAAAAAn8/s_D196_nzvE/s1600/blythepapa.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TPHIyLDReUI/AAAAAAAAAn8/s_D196_nzvE/s400/blythepapa.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544433380555323714" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TPHIxeTzhBI/AAAAAAAAAn0/hM-osGy9UX8/s1600/jackbelle112010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TPHIxeTzhBI/AAAAAAAAAn0/hM-osGy9UX8/s400/jackbelle112010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544433368545068050" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TPHIxKNqs9I/AAAAAAAAAns/R_F30A7uOR8/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TPHIxKNqs9I/AAAAAAAAAns/R_F30A7uOR8/s400/photo.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544433363150615506" /></a><br />well as you might have noticed i still do not have a computer (oh please oh please santa bring me one, i've been very good) but since i am at mom's i thought i would stop in and check on everyone.<br /><br />things are going pretty good at our house. thankfully football season is over and i have my family back again! my semester at school is almost over. i take my content test on the 9th so please everyone pray for me to pass this. <br /><br />life has been cruising along here. enjoy the pics and <br /><br /><strong>HAPPY BIRTHDAY STACEY!!</strong> you are an incredible sister-in-law and friend and we miss you and love you very much. thank you for putting up with my brother :D<br /><br />blessings and hope you are settling into your holiday groove,<br /><br />cole<br /><br />those of pics of the car ride for Thanksgiving, halloween, kelsey and her beau, blythe wearing dad's suit, jack taking his little sister to the movies, and ella-sophie being sophie :DFiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15506035961492141445noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103009212665925747.post-38731437837116278352010-10-20T21:51:00.000-07:002010-10-20T22:10:14.387-07:00sad :(if you haven't heard yet our computer finally died or at least it appears to have two weeks ago. it's at uncle beau's right now and he's giving it his best to try to revive it this week. that is why i haven't been blogging much. it's just not too fun to do on your iphone and takes too much time. school is going alright but i am soooo ready for it to be over already!! i'll download pictures when i get a chance from my email but here's a quick video of my supercool and Jack the brave. enjoy! blessings, cole<br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-bfb5d5706cbda98a class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="bfb5d5706cbda98a"></OBJECT>Fiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15506035961492141445noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103009212665925747.post-26045617220444396552010-10-06T10:32:00.000-07:002010-10-06T10:51:16.399-07:00I'm hereLife is busy. Too busy for me in fact. Every aspect of my life is suffering from my lack of attention to everything/one. I hope to be back to normal after marching season at least. Studying for midterms this week and finishing up a portfolio, pray for my energy and attitude please. <br /><br />Blessings and Love,<br /><br />coleFiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15506035961492141445noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103009212665925747.post-37513705338754832912010-09-22T20:57:00.000-07:002010-09-22T21:03:39.679-07:00in the name of the father<em>truth, faith, peace<br />we three must be apart always<br />together we sit in the same chair<br /><br />our value is equal<br />our work hard<br />our needs great<br />our roots the same<br /><br />through life we must learn<br /> to be one or <br /> we are all lost<br /><br />our core is incomplete<br />old, hollow, used, empty<br />together piece by piece<br />we fill the thirst and shut the beast</em><br /><br />घाव ईश्वर boddhi कृपया हमारे मधुर शांति और मेरे भाई और उनके परिवार है ।Fiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15506035961492141445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103009212665925747.post-24582455588061306672010-09-17T06:00:00.000-07:002010-09-17T06:39:41.699-07:00HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELSEY<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TI5W1j4HKbI/AAAAAAAAAnM/Z-ywfeUj5Lk/s1600/084.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TI5W1j4HKbI/AAAAAAAAAnM/Z-ywfeUj5Lk/s400/084.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516442071739083186" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TI5W1B8hj-I/AAAAAAAAAnE/UWX7v_K_zck/s1600/016.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TI5W1B8hj-I/AAAAAAAAAnE/UWX7v_K_zck/s400/016.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516442062630784994" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TI5W09CQ3BI/AAAAAAAAAm8/OmHqo0jaA34/s1600/045.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TI5W09CQ3BI/AAAAAAAAAm8/OmHqo0jaA34/s400/045.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516442061312678930" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TI5W0aT8ziI/AAAAAAAAAm0/hLW_MekG4vU/s1600/127.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TI5W0aT8ziI/AAAAAAAAAm0/hLW_MekG4vU/s400/127.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516442051991621154" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TI5WIEVBRmI/AAAAAAAAAms/gcKq35t3sJ0/s1600/108.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TI5WIEVBRmI/AAAAAAAAAms/gcKq35t3sJ0/s400/108.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516441290176284258" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TI5WHqnFpxI/AAAAAAAAAmk/y2Sg2WwRwAQ/s1600/019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TI5WHqnFpxI/AAAAAAAAAmk/y2Sg2WwRwAQ/s400/019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516441283272746770" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TI5WHE_LaBI/AAAAAAAAAmc/h9R0lhSAeSU/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TI5WHE_LaBI/AAAAAAAAAmc/h9R0lhSAeSU/s400/009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516441273173239826" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TI5WGklBaFI/AAAAAAAAAmU/1_CJ7VNx21c/s1600/013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TI5WGklBaFI/AAAAAAAAAmU/1_CJ7VNx21c/s400/013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516441264473598034" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TI5WGQ6VlqI/AAAAAAAAAmM/tZQ5hjuNrNk/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TI5WGQ6VlqI/AAAAAAAAAmM/tZQ5hjuNrNk/s400/007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516441259194291874" /></a><br /><br />HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY BEAUTIFUL BABY GIRL!!<br /><br />thank you for being such a great kid, you are an awesome big sister and a tremendous help to your father and i.<br /><br />we couldn't be prouder or love you more!!<br /><br />momFiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15506035961492141445noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103009212665925747.post-10695663474748860442010-09-13T09:20:00.000-07:002010-09-13T09:33:38.193-07:00busy weekend<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TI5Py890kEI/AAAAAAAAAl0/MDdGdS_PlII/s1600/023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TI5Py890kEI/AAAAAAAAAl0/MDdGdS_PlII/s400/023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516434330352914498" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TI5PyTCZZuI/AAAAAAAAAls/EBM6Rbo0Rg0/s1600/021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TI5PyTCZZuI/AAAAAAAAAls/EBM6Rbo0Rg0/s400/021.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516434319097816802" /></a><br />we had a really busy weekend. friday night was a game in quanah and homecoming in petrolia (where Zoe was the flowergirl in the homecoming court, super cute) then saturday to mom's for her birthday! as a birthday present to herself mom bought a new set of front loading, stackable washer and dryer. her dryer was 42 years old and the washer was about 25 years old so it was about time. her plans are for this set to last her til she dies :) it was actually really cool to see a load of laundry get washed and rinsed with a gallon of water and dried in 15 minutes. efficient and green, and she got the set on clearance for 800 bucks! amazing, way to go mom!!<br /><br />we had a great time and for once i can honestly say that we're not too tired. it actually felt like a mini-vacation. i even did the driving for jere so he could rest. mom re-arranged and did some spring cleaning in preparation for the holidays and the house looks great. great job mom!<br /><br />i'm a smidge behind for the week with school work, but since i am not babysitting today i hope to catch up. open house for the highschool is tonight, class tuesday all day, wednesday church and dr appt and we've got games on thursday and friday and trying to go to jere's grandparents 60th anniversary dinner while celebrating previous plans for kelsey's SEVENTEENTH birthday as well, OMGoodness!! i pray for each of you to have a great week and be healthy!!<br /><br />blessings,<br /><br />coleFiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15506035961492141445noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103009212665925747.post-38076969502563270702010-09-04T13:03:00.000-07:002010-09-04T13:12:32.674-07:00so very tired!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TIKnz1uPdDI/AAAAAAAAAlc/1czrvhgMYxU/s1600/151.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TIKnz1uPdDI/AAAAAAAAAlc/1czrvhgMYxU/s400/151.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513153402891105330" /></a><br />ok, last night was the first home game of the season for the ANSON TIGER BAND! the band was awesome as usual and the football team was disappointing. as usual. we were slaughtered 13 to 46 by stanford. so very sad :(<br /><br />anyway, i worked the concession stand as it is one of my duties as secretary of the band boosters. <br /><br />i am sooooo tired. i stood on my feet and served food for four and a half hours!!! i have no clue where my three youngest children were during that time either. it was a disaster and i had a very displeased husband around 10:30 when i finally met up with him and my children. by the time we cleaned, counted money, and re-stocked, loaded up the kids and got home it was after midnight and we didn't fall asleep until 1. <br /><br />when the baby crawled up into our bed this morning i asked jere what time it was. NINE-THIRTY!!!! holy smokes batman and the rest of our children were still asleep. unbelievable.<br />today all we have done is eat, sleep, and rest (aka watch netflix :)<br /><br />well long story short i think it is safe to say that for the rest of marching season that if the mccurdy's tend to be standoffish and unavailable on the weekends, you'll know why.<br /><br />hope you are all resting up and enjoying this fabulous THREE-DAY WEEKEND!!<br /><br />blessings,<br /><br />coleFiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15506035961492141445noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103009212665925747.post-87133198055407277492010-08-29T19:12:00.000-07:002010-08-29T19:26:38.170-07:00Before the Week Starts<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/THsWmCeYujI/AAAAAAAAAlU/hdpDKposR9o/s1600/002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/THsWmCeYujI/AAAAAAAAAlU/hdpDKposR9o/s400/002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511023411773094450" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/THsWlzjf2mI/AAAAAAAAAlM/MOQDvQw5dxA/s1600/141.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/THsWlzjf2mI/AAAAAAAAAlM/MOQDvQw5dxA/s400/141.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511023407768001122" /></a><br />last week ended on a not so high note, but i think we are going to be fine. i WILL get the hang of my new schedule. i WILL get all my assignments completed for class, and i WILL keep myself spiritually uplifted through the help of my Lord and Savior AMEN! <br /><br />"For He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful." Revelation 17:14<br /><br />i consider sunday's to be the actual first day of the week so with that said i WILL say that today has been a great day. jere took me for a date this afternoon. we went to sonic and got fried cheese sticks and onion rings, cokes, and went for a drive around the lake here in Anson. we talked for about an hour about nothing and everything and it was sooo nice. when we got home the kids were getting dinner ready and settling in for the night. <br /><br />now with it only a little after 9 the two youngest are in bed, jackson is reading in his room, and the oldest girls are finishing up some homework and showering. all that is left for me to do tonight is shower and sleep and i am 100 percent positive that i can definitely handle that.<br /><br />praying for your week as well as mine friends,<br /><br />cole<br /><br />PS i just like this picture of jere and i, there are so few with just the two of us together without several children in the pictures :) the other is our bedroom with the new curtains i finished. i love them!!Fiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15506035961492141445noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103009212665925747.post-62057209921747384712010-08-24T19:04:00.001-07:002010-08-24T19:21:32.180-07:00Busy Week<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/THR93kjmx8I/AAAAAAAAAlE/o_EoiReUfOQ/s1600/129.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/THR93kjmx8I/AAAAAAAAAlE/o_EoiReUfOQ/s400/129.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509166637840254914" /></a><br />it's only tuesday and this week has already kicked my rear. i left the house at 6:45 with ella to drop off at day care so i could be in abilene for my 8 o'clock class. i got out of class at 11:45 picked up sophie at 12:30 ran errands until 2:30 and ran back into town for my 4 o'clock class. <br /><br />i am finally home for the night, 179.1 miles later. jere and the girls were already at marching practice when i got home. jackson is watching the two little girls for an hour until i get home at 7:15.<br /><br />i'm tired and grumpy. please pray that my attitude will change asap.<br /><br />jere is so proud and excited (he tells me over and over) so i have got to get this negative attitude under control. we have band boosters thursday/friday nights and i am babysitting on monday's so i only have wednesday to get my homework and housework done.<br /><br />Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr<br /><br />ok, i'm done complaining. hope your week is going good and that God continues to bless you this week.<br /><br />coleFiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15506035961492141445noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103009212665925747.post-86575095819952803482010-08-22T20:20:00.001-07:002010-08-22T20:43:21.812-07:00School!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/THHttfdpo2I/AAAAAAAAAk8/8JG7N9nYM68/s1600/135.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/THHttfdpo2I/AAAAAAAAAk8/8JG7N9nYM68/s400/135.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508445185046586210" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/THHts5p6NxI/AAAAAAAAAk0/UI9Ogxr3Wic/s1600/120.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/THHts5p6NxI/AAAAAAAAAk0/UI9Ogxr3Wic/s400/120.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508445174897456914" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/THHtsjKFOpI/AAAAAAAAAks/uXTsuzp2p6o/s1600/121.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/THHtsjKFOpI/AAAAAAAAAks/uXTsuzp2p6o/s400/121.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508445168858380946" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/THHtsG-KlGI/AAAAAAAAAkk/xnzsS-I6er4/s1600/117.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/THHtsG-KlGI/AAAAAAAAAkk/xnzsS-I6er4/s400/117.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508445161292207202" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/THHtr62sAgI/AAAAAAAAAkc/aP7RhcFgZm8/s1600/110.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/THHtr62sAgI/AAAAAAAAAkc/aP7RhcFgZm8/s400/110.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508445158039618050" /></a><br />well the kids are back home safe and sound and as of thursday night we began the tedious process of de-programming them and trying to re-establish a routine. all in all i would say that we have failed miserably at this since i just got isabel and jackson to bed around 10.<br /><br />the older girls are still puttering around on their own but i have decided that they are almost 15 and 17 they know how much sleep they need and if they want to spend HOURS picking out their outfit for tomorrow i don't care. well i do, but they have got to learn some responsibility. besides we just spent the last two hours before bedtime (which is how jackson and isabel carefully and silently remained under my radar watching netflixs blissfully forgotten :) painting nails, grooming unruly eyebrows, and trimming bangs. i also put highlights in blythe's hair as well. i'm all prettied out tonight and pretty tired when i realized that i have not filled out all of jack's and belle's paperwork so i still need to finish that as well.<br /><br />but again, all in all i am relieved to be settling into a schedule again and embrace both the school year and fall (oh PLEASE cool down soon) with open arms. i only have classes on tues/thursday so i am quite relieved that i don't have to deal with that in addition to getting the first day of school started off right. <br /><br />btw, if you are wondering where my super husband is and why he hasn't been so helpful tonight, he is at work finishing up some last minute details for tomorrow. so he has really been missing all the fun!<br /><br />i hope you all have a great week because i plan too. sophie is doing AWESOME and we are so thankful to God for that and for all the prayers we received from everyone!<br /><br />blessings and love,<br /><br />cole<br /><br />enjoy "our week in pictures"Fiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15506035961492141445noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103009212665925747.post-30518696741988626602010-08-14T12:39:00.001-07:002010-08-14T13:09:37.518-07:00saturday night special<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TGb1SmLBowI/AAAAAAAAAkU/IUD-cjA7GUE/s1600/182.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TGb1SmLBowI/AAAAAAAAAkU/IUD-cjA7GUE/s400/182.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505357294340252418" /></a><br />ok, i have a new friend, her name is amanda, (her blog is in my list of followers http://mckeearts.blogspot.com, i tried to add the link but apparently i'm not smart enough) well long story short, she is super cool crafty. i've been following her blog for a little over a month now and i'd be lying if i didn't say she has been inspiring me.<br /><br />i have tried BOTH of her enchilada recipes and love her quilts, but i have to say what appeals to me most about her blog is her down to earth approach to domesticity along with the fact that making things like sheets and curtains is not just thrifty and practical but also allows me to begin to give my children a sense of tradition and to see the beauty in the everyday. <br /><br />here's my cliche for the week "art is what you make of it". my mamaw wouldn't say there was any "art" to her canning abilities or making curtain, but she was sadly quite wrong. craft combined with functionality is the best kind of art a person could make. <br /><br />i mean honestly what do i have that is worth "passing down" to my children. hmmm, some tupperware, old towels, and a kickin johnny dep poster from 1986. NOTHING! plus i want them to have a spirit of "I can MAKE that!" not "I can BUY that!"<br /><br />i feel like tevye in fiddler on the roof, TRADITION!!! TRADITION!!<br /><br />anyway, hope you are having a great weekend, i'm resting with our sick baby and attempting to make curtains for my new bedroom (don't tell mom!!)<br /><br />oh yea and blythe called to let me know she started making her own jewelry this week. she said her siblings made fun of it, (they're basic but really sweet) but she called me because she knew, "momma you'll like them, i made them all by myself." almost 15 and i still get to hear, "i made it all by myself," precious!!<br /><br />blessings and love,<br /><br />cole<br /><br />PS- the picture of the dogs has nothing to do with anything i just thought they were cute (from left to right- Olive, Gigi, and Jake)<br /><br /><a href="http://mckeearts.blogspot.com"></a>Fiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15506035961492141445noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103009212665925747.post-64617779273395186322010-08-10T08:49:00.000-07:002010-08-10T09:04:59.409-07:00SURPRISE<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TGF4LE0FgsI/AAAAAAAAAkM/BsZHHdIKU_E/s1600/193.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TGF4LE0FgsI/AAAAAAAAAkM/BsZHHdIKU_E/s400/193.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503812351289557698" /></a><br />i have been wanting to redo our bedroom for forever, but could never quite find anything that would incorporate my motley collection of antiques along with my retro sense of design. well long story short mom and i searched and searched and searched and shopped and shopped and shopped and found NOTHING!!<br /><br />it was so disappointing and then we looked where i NEVER shop (mom's idea)KMART!! yes we still have kmarts in abilene and found everything i wanted. mom was super supportive of my wild room and helped me put the look all together. (THANKS MOM)<br /><br />i put the whole room together while jere was at work (including painting) to surprise him. and he LOVED it. <br /><br />he is the best, but i knew he would like it because i ask him a long time ago when we first married and were looking for bedroom stuff what he liked and if he would have an aversion to something feminine. his response?<br /><br />him-"will you be sleeping with me in it?"<br />me- "of course why wouldn't i be?" <br />him-"as long as you are in it, i don't care if has sesame street on it."<br /><br />did i mention that i really like him alot?<br /><br />have a great week,<br /><br />coleFiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15506035961492141445noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103009212665925747.post-53510375113242612832010-08-01T14:28:00.000-07:002010-08-01T14:31:57.740-07:00my babies<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TFXnah9sLBI/AAAAAAAAAkE/fS2wRBBbb7I/s1600/photokids.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1KHOxW-gFcU/TFXnah9sLBI/AAAAAAAAAkE/fS2wRBBbb7I/s400/photokids.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500556962882661394" /></a><br /><br />the kids made it safely to new york. they were quite excited but called and said their "i love you's" we probably won't hear from them again for another week.<br /><br />thank you for all your prayers and good thoughts.<br /><br />keep me lifted in the next 18 days until they are home safe.<br /><br />blessings for a good week for you all,<br /><br />coleFiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15506035961492141445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103009212665925747.post-20183146370949104222010-07-29T12:16:00.000-07:002010-07-29T12:21:45.447-07:00countdownthe kids are getting ready to leave for New York on sunday morning very early. i begin the countdown for a slight depression to start. i know i know. if you know you are going to get depressed start fighting it now, i will.<br /><br />i hate when the kids leave me. i hate when they have to go away, but i won't deny them their bio father. it still upsets me every year. this year thankfully they will only be gone for 18 days, so i think i can handle that.<br /><br />pray for their safety and a fun time, they have a connecting flight in boston and that makes me nervous, though i know kelsey can handle it. all three of my oldest are pretty brilliant. <br /><br />on a lighter note, priscilla and terah are staying with us this week and we are having a good time. we will be taking the kids to six flags before they leave and they are excited. i'll be potty training ella starting next week as well. so as you can see august should be a great month!!<br /><br />blessings and love to you all,<br /><br />coleFiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15506035961492141445noreply@blogger.com2