What happened to the bloggers?

Obviously I haven't posted in a while. Sorry about that! It looks like none of my friends or family have posted lately either. You're all tweeting and texting, aren't you?
The Coles of Wisconsin are doing fine here in Florida. Same ole thing. Devon works, kids go to school, and I hang out. We'be been doing a few projects around the house. Other than that nothing really interesting. Except...
did you know a month ago Andrew broke his arm? Yes. That was interesting. Time flew by though, and he's getting it off on Friday, so no problem! It was relatively an easy healing process, considering his broken leg and his sliced finger from previous years. The best thing that has come out of it, is that he can't suck his thumb now so he's broken the habit. The worst thing is that he's a bit smelly. We give him baths and wipe him down daily-but he's a little boy from Florida running and playing and picking up bugs and playing in dirt which to leads to sweat and body odor. It will be most awesome when I can throw him into the bath and clean him up properly!
Other news:
Happy Birthday to my Brother Erich. He will turn 30 tomorrow. I haven't seen him and his family since Matt and Lisa's wedding-and I wish I could be there in Erie to personally wish him a great year and spend time with his cute family. I love you guys! Have a great birthday, Erich!

Matt's birthday was on the 20th of April. I was lucky to have him and his wife Lisa at our house the weekend before his birthday so we took him out for some "southern" cooking. Ribs and cornbread. We went to Sonny's. It was pretty good-I would definately recommend the restaurant to you if you like ribs and slow-cooked meat. The salad bar didn't look appetizing though. Matt and Lisa brought their new puppy Max. Not to the restaurant, though. He is so cute! Matt is doing a good job of training Max. He has learned sit, stay, down, fetch, shake paw, lie down. He has lots of energy and gets excited around new people. The kids loved him of course.

The last thing I'll say is that I've entered into a local biggest loser contest. I joined with a bunch of friends from our church in Gainesville. I think it will be fun and motivating to work with a bunch of people with a goal in mind. And since I've got a ton of weight to lose (not literally of course!) I think I may have a good chance at winning! If I stay consistent of course! I'll keep you updated on my progress. The competition starts Monday May 3rd and runs for 16 weeks.

Okay! Til next time, Sonia XOXO

Christmas has come and gone

It has been a while since I've written. The kids and I have enjoyed a nice break from school and now we're all back in the swing of things. We have experienced some cold days here in Florida, but today is a sunny, warm day and it will continue to be for the rest of the week. Some fun things we were able to do over Christmas Holiday are:
1. Go swimming at our community pool
2. Visit the beach and Great-Grandma & Grandpa Scuralli
3. See "A Christmas Carol" in 3-D
4. Read our friends' and families' Christmas letters and cards
5. Visit the Festival of Lights (reminds me of the time I went to Thanksgiving Point with my friends, Jaime and Crystal)
6. Attend the Ward Christmas Party (Dinner and "lip-sync"ing contest)
7. Play with friends
8. Talk with friends and family on the phone and Skype

Thank you all who sent cards, photos, and emails. You are loved.

I will attach some photos for you to check out. I will post some more on Facebook, too.

Faye turns 9

Faye turned 9 last week. She had some friends over for a birthday party. We played some fun games, had dinner and fondue for dessert, and we played karaoke. She got a new wii game called Disney Sing It! The girls had a blast. It was fun meeting all of Faye's friends, everyone was polite and fun to hang around with. Of course there was alot of girlie screaming and running around....but that was just me! Ha ha! Here are some photos. Not of me running around, but of Faye and her friends.

Andrew looses a tooth

I've been enjoying everyone's new posts on their blogs, I thought I'd take a minute and update my own. Check out Andrew's new look. He lost his bottom tooth a couple of weeks ago. It was wiggly and became totally loose after he knawed on some corn on the cob. He happily pulled it out in the car one night, and showed everyone his tooth. He is very pleased with his new image. He can wait to loose another.

card making is fun and relaxing

Our home has four bedrooms. Two bedrooms in each wing of the house. The kids bedrooms are in the opposite wing of our bedroom and the fourth room. Originally, the fourth room was to be my craft/sewing room, but at the last moment we converted it into a bedroom for visitors and or as a homework area for Faye. It has a queen size bed, end tables, a desk and a large walk-in closet. You're probably wondering why I'm mentioning this and how it is relavent to card making, but it is precisely because of this closet that this story begins.

This closet has become the multi-purpose storage area for our junk. It is where I have stashed all of our storage items including, seasonal clothing, decorations, tax files, water jugs, crafts, kids papers and of course my scrapbooking supplies. I can barely walk into this closet as it is so full of stuff. Last week Iwas in need of a card for a baby shower and as my cards are in this this closet, I began to rummage through baskets, boxes, and storage bins. I couldn't find anything anywhere in that closet! Finally I pulled out my scrabooking box from the shelf with some difficulty and started to go through it. Since our move from Wisconsin, my scrapbooking box has become a jumbled mess, with every thing out of order and papers all mixed up. So I took some time last week to go through my box, and finding matching paper and putting everything back in the right place. The bed was covered in papers for days. It was during this organizing project that I came across some paper that my sister-in-law had made for Provo Craft.

Tina is a very talented and creative artist, and she has been a professional scrapbooker for the last decade or so. I came across this paper and wanted to use it to make some cards. It is so funky and fun, it was really great making these cards with paper she designed! What do you think of them?

Organizing my paper really got my creative juices flowing and inspired my recent ideas. Tina has also inspired me to look at things in a new way and be as unique as only I can be. Thanks Tina!

I used Tina's paper in the "Oh Baby!" and "Cute as Can Be" cards and in the "Thanks" card in the second photo. Card making is lots of fun and can be very relaxing. You should try it some time.

Next post will be about Andrew and his new gear for the Karate class he takes on Tuesdays at school. He is a Karate Kid! Sonia XXOO