Lost and Found

Look what I found in my closet today!

Do YOU know the story behind this t-shirt??

I haven't worn it for 8 1/2 or 9 years!

**story behind the picture:

I tried to just hold the camera and take the picture. I took 6 and didn't like any of them. Then I thought about the timer, but didn't know how to work it. THEN I remembered Steven one time just taking the camera with a "I'll figure it out!" and he did in about 5 seconds....so I figured if he could, so could I. Thanks for the example, Steven.

Playoff Picks for Sat & Sun

Here is how we picked for Today's and Sunday's Games:
Saturday:
Jets: Heather, Zak, Griffin, Kylie, Christopher
Bengals: Steven, Mom, Quinn, Dad

Eagles: Quinn, Mom, Zak, Dad
Cowboys: Steven, Heather, Kylie, Griffin, Christopher

Sunday:
Patriots: Zak, Mom, Griffin, Kylie, Dad, Heather, Steven, Christopher
Ravens: Quinn

Cardinals: No One!
Packers: Everyone!

I'll post the next round picks later...I have to return a red box now!

Gridioron Playoff Challange

hurry up and sign up for the fantasy playoff challange.

sign up here then join our group

our group name is Cole Family and our password is colefam

Hurry and sign up and make your team before Saturday (thats when the first games are)

The Harpoon and other Stories

Tonight, after dinner, just before we were to begin our Christmas Reading Advent Calendar Activity, GRIFFIN asked: "Can I make my harpoon right here?"
I happily told him yes. He quietly made the following:

DINNERS....SOME GOOD, SOME BAD, SOME AMOUNT TO WAY TOO MUCH:

We had spaghetti last week. It was good. I was VERY hungry while making dinner so I made up for it in my mind by making plenty! I just didn't realize how much of plenty I made till after dinner. Zak, who loves spaghetti, told me to just dish him out, he wouldn't look, but would accept all that I gave him. I guess I gave him a bit too much, but who knew??

Here is his dinner, before he started eating:


(please note: the pictures will NOW be out of the correct order. It is too much of a pain to re-place them in the correct order. Just enjoy the chaos.)

Here is Zak's plate AFTER he was done stuffing himself: Here is what is left in the colander AFTER dinner. Oops. Dad said that I had made enough for our family and the whole Patriots team....They were playing that night on TV. Carbo loading.
I said I was fine with that; we would be having spaghetti the NEXT night for dinner too; and we did....we still didn't finish all the spaghetti.

Another shot of Zak's plate after he was done:

Griffin wanted his face and spaghetti in a picture too!

Teo at THANKSGIVING:

Group shot for Thanksgiving:

TURKEY BOWL Players...specifically, the COLE boys:

Group shot:

STUDENT OF THE MONTH:

Griffin got the Student of the Month for December; it was for being Respectful!

Alright, there you go!

I Owned Steven

I knew I had to beat Steven to get 2nd place in the standings, and I destroyed him, it's not that big of a deal though; me beating him iss about as surprising as the Young Men winning the Turkey Bowl (not at all). And it's not really my fault I'm only in 2nd place, because I beat Christopher the one time I got to play him, and beat Steven BOTH times I played him; unfortunately though, Dad is actually tied with me for 2nd (and he beat me both times we played), so I have to hope Dad loses to someone this week. I also noticed that I was (once again) the top point getter this week, and am quickly climbing my way up to Points For list, but it's not a big deal, that's only about as surprising as knowing that I own the top two rushers in the NFL (not at all).
I was going to make a bet to Heather about the Rams-Seahawks game, but I got worried Steven Jackson wouldn't play.


Maybe the Rams should use Steven Jackson as their new QB

Recently Heard:

From Griffin during church, whispered to me:
"There are 8 planets". There was no context -- just Griffin passing information on to me.

From Steven:
"If I do___________, can I throw a pillow at you".

"Let's play DOTA".

"What is the percent change that Steven Jackson will have the highest score".

"I bet know one else can do this but me".

"I'll bet you 5 points that________________".

"What pie should I buy for tonight?"

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While I am running I can think of SO many more....at this moment, my brain is blank! Make a comment if you can think of more!

Zak Couldn't Be Happier!

Fri: I picked up Quinn after school. He did not feel well. Bad headache, very tired. He pretty much slept for at least 3 days.

Monday: Griffin woke up feeling awful. Headache, very tired, didn't hardly move off the couch. Fever.

Tue: Quinn & Griffin coughing, fever; lots of Tylenol used.

Wed: no school. Veteran's Day

Thurs evening: Angie Jensen calls me. She just found out at the doctor that her 2 year old has swine flu. He got it from her 2 older children. Kylie has been over there playing; been to the movies with them. Their symptoms were the same as Quinn and Kylie's. I am guessing Q & G had swine flu too!

Zak is very proud that his immune system is SO POWERFUL that he has NOT gotten the swine flu. I am very grateful that it was not a huge deal. Angie told me that her doctor told her that for most healthy children, it does last for just 3 or 4 days.

I hope we can all be as powerful as Zak!

P.S. Zak ate some pretzels that I had set out for Griffin yesterday. Griffin had been pawing through them. Kerry ate some of Griffin's orange slices tonight that Griffin had played in earlier.

P.P.S. Every now and then Griffin will yell to me, "I just washed my hands!"

Someone's 26!

Happy Birthday Christopher!I (believe) this is Christopher outside one of his favorite restaurants, Tucano's. He has just had his meat-filled birthday meal.

We honor you on your DAY!

Take a Look

I don't know if you ever look at Chase's mission blog or not, but he sent a great letter this week. They are all good, but I especially enjoyed this one.

He talks about Joel Osteen - he went to his church!
Halloween
A missionary this is a wee bit scared

Another Post, Even Though It hasn't Quite Been One Month Since My Last Post!

Ok, I've been busy; running, showering, dieting, grocery shopping, tracking my food and running. It takes a lot of thought and effort. I finally am taking a moment and put some pictures from my camera onto the computer - and now you can all enjoy them!

Here are a few moments in our lives:

One day I found Griffin watching TV. Maybe he was just trying to be "close" with Chase since I think those goggles are his.

On to: HALLOWEEN!

Kylie found a pirate outfit from the good old Halloween boxes. I believe those pirate pants were some I made for Christopher or Steven when they were about 7. Nice fit! I love Kylie's hair with the bandanna. I wish she would use this style more often.

Griffin has gone for the Black Ninja outfit! It is what he picked. After Halloween was all over, he crawled up on my lap and told me, "what I really want to be for Halloween is Wolverine!"

Here is Kylie at the Highland Oaks parade.

more parade

Griffin at the parade - he was really looking for me. I had to jump up and down and call out his name so he could see me.

Here is a good story:

One day Griffin and Kylie came home. I could tell Griffin was quite upset. I come to discover that there had been a bad misunderstanding at school. Griffin got in trouble where he did nothing wrong and felt so bad for it. Kylie, in trying to help, offered to carry him a little bit of the way home. She felt bad for her sad brother. I told them both that they were fabulous and lovely children. They tried to choose the right and be nice to others. I would make them as much malt as they could stand (that is often my answer, and it does cure most everything). Here they are enjoying their malts. Glad I could a sad to a happy.

In keeping with the sports theme of our family, while at the Highland Oaks Halloween parade, I saw these two football jerseys. They are somewhat interesting....only interesting enough for a small size picture. Click on them to see better if you desire.