Merry Christmas from the Colemans....and Will??

Merry Christmas!

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School Stuff

With the girls being at a new school this year, we have had a lot of adjustments. Don't get me wrong, we LOVE their new school and cannot say enough good about it...

BUT....the difference academically has been a bit of a shock to Brit's system! One of those differences being projects. They constantly have a project a new project due!!

Now, if you are one of those Mom's who is just good at this stuff....stop reading! I am not. I have NO creativity! And as for Brit, her motto is "just get it done!"

So, I thought I would share a couple of the projects we have done so far...

This was a family heritage project. She had to pick one side of her family and research their heritage. She chose Matt's mom's side....Czechoslovakia....I can't even spell that word if that tells you how much I know about it! Matt is WAY more into his heritage than I am, so about 3 weeks before the project, I asked if he would take the lead in this project. He and Brit could do the research and then I would help her with the large paper doll that had to be dressed in traditional Czech clothing.

Needless to say, that will be the last project I ask Matt to take the lead on since we were up until 10:00 the night before working on it (I got a little glimpse of Matt's mom life with him as a student!). :) The above picture is of the doll dressed in traditional Czech clothing. This is before it was completely done....I guess I was too tired and frustrated to get a picture of the completed project!

Another project was a book report and mobile on a historical figure. Brit chose Betsy Ross. Matt's mom was in town when we started the mobile. She is crafty and creative...I am not. She came up with the idea and got Brit started and then Brit and I finished it after she left. I wish she were around more often for these projects!

Lastly, I thought I would share Brit's report card! Although it's hard to read in this picture, she got all A's!! Like I mentioned before, the work and homework has been a BIG change from last year and we are sooooo proud of Brit for getting all A's!!! She has worked really hard and deserved it!

Fall Recap

I originally started this blog as a "diary" of my life with my husband and kids...something I can look back on in the future and remember. Unfortunately, it takes time to keep up this diary of memories and I'm not doing a very good job! Anyone who has been around me at all over the past 3 months knows I am a bit overwhelmed and am just lucky to get done what HAS to be done each day! Anyways....since I haven't had time to blog much lately, here is a recap of our fall, which included.....


A fun Halloween as a Snow Princess and Twister Board Game....

A very restful, wonderful, much-needed family trip to Red River Gorge, Kentucky (what a beautiful place)....
















Avery's first school friend birthday party at a tea room...so much fun!!...














A great Thanksgiving with Matt's parents...any time with Matt's mom always
includes a craft project with the kids!....












And TONS of school project (more on that to come)!

Christmas is just around the corner! Hopefully I can post again before that!

A is for Astronaut....or Avery

Since Avery has started preschool, her conversations have changed....one of which has become what she will be when she "grows up."

The other night Matt was putting her to bed and she informed him that she wanted to be an Astronaut when she grew up! "Really?!" he said...quite surprised. Avery then said, "Daddy, what is an Astronaut?" Matt told her it is someone who goes into outerspace...like to the moon. After a moment of silence Avery said, "Will Mommy be at the moom?" Matt said, "No, Mommy won't be there." Avery's response...."Forget it then....I don't want to be an astronaut!"

Another thing that Avery has discovered is that "A" is "her" letter. She truly believes that because her name starts with A...it is her letter. I tried to convince her that my name starts with A also....she's not buying it! :)

A Day of Firsts...

First day of preschool

First day of 3rd grade

First day at a new school

First day that I read a book for 2 hours...uninterrupted!!

Here are some pictures....

Both girls have done remarkably well and are really enjoying school. Although there was some sadness with sending my "baby" off to preschool, she LOVES it and it is nice to have a few hours each morning to myself! Britlyn has already made new friends and that is such an answer to prayer.

Now....if we could just sell our house and get closer to school....until then....it's lots of driving for me! UGH!

Do you know how to tell when you are REALLY out of shape??

When you get on the exercise bike and before you hit the 1 minute mark, your legs are burning and you are wondering if you can possibly make it! Sad...very sad!



P.S. I did make it 20 minutes on the bike and did 40 crunches....I probably won't be able to walk tomorrow (sigh).

A $5 Bed...

We have a new term in our house...it's the $5 bed. As you may know from previous posts, we have a rule in our house...your bed MUST be made EVERY day. I just think the whole room looks messy if the bed is not made....it's just one of my things (that I got from my mom)!

Anyways, Brit is my, how should I say this, "not so neat" child! She does everything fast...to get it done...including making her bed. When I would tell her that it was a mess, she would say "that's the best I can do!" So I decided to see if that was the truth.

One day a few weeks ago, I told Brit to go make her bed and if it was done perfectly, I would pay her $5. (Of course, I did not tell her why I was offering $5.) So....she made her bed...it took her a few minutes longer than normal, but it was perfect...I could not have done a better job!

So...I handed her a $5 bill and told her that now that I know she can do it perfectly, I expect a "$5 bed" every day! You should have seen the look on her face!!!