CoombsFamilyNC: For Better or Worse...This is it...

Okay, the last 6 or so posts are actually the Coombs family's 2009 update. I'm not real good at this blogging thing yet. I don't seem to get the pictures lined up with the text. So read or look or ignore as you please...

Above all, please know that we are so grateful for family and friends who enrich our lives and experiences. We unapologetically wish you a very merry Christ-centered Christmas. May the peace that comes from Him alone touch your lives this holiday season and through 2010!

With love,
The Coombs

The Christmas Card that Wasn't

This card was prepared by Lisa and her Master Graphic Designer friend Heather last December...but it didn't get sent so they added a few more photos and called it a New Years Card...which didn't get sent either...so they added more photos and called it a Presidents' Day Card...which didn't get sent either. So here you have it a year late, but still cute. Don't know why the colors came out screwy negative colors...sorry. If you'd like a full .pdf file of this wonderful card just email lisa at likalis4@gmail.com.

Jacob Mark

Jake is BIG! He's as tall as Mark now and doesn't show signs of stopping the whole growing thing! He was accepted into an alternative high school program that integrates college and high school and so will graduate with a diploma and and Associates degree. He's excelling in this environment! But he has long days that begin at 5:30 am for a Bible study group of the youth from church each morning and then on to the college until 4pm! He is a few merit badges away from his Eagle Scout (plus his Eagle project) and has passed his drivers ed class! My son, behind the wheel...who'da thunk? He's actually a pretty good driver and loves to practice--shhh!

Christien Kingsley

Christien attends a private school here in the area called Grace Academy and it has really been a blessing for him. He is not a "fit the mold" public school kind of kid and Grace allows for lots of flexibility in learning styles and creative thought processes. Christien plays the clarinet and loves to draw cartoons. He is our main movie buff and my favorite shopping buddy! (His school schedule ends at 12:30 everyday at the latest and he has Fridays off so we get to hang out together a lot!) He is working on his "star" in Boy Scouts and is a deacon at our church.

Chloe

She's irrepressable, invincible, unstoppable! Chloe is the energizer bunny in our house--until we get her nose in a book, at which time she becomes completely immersed in whatever story grabs her imagination. She reads voraciously, explores relentlessly, never tires, and takes a whole lot of hurt before the bounce goes out of her! School is frustrating for her because things move too slowly or in a direction that she just didn't have in mind. There's not a soul in school who doesn't know who Chloe is, including janitors, cafeteria workers, etc. A perfect day for Chloe would be 8 hours straight in a pool or ocean, followed by 4 uninterrupted hours of reading. She is a joy!

Jonah Johnson

Jonah is our gentle man. He loves his older brothers and spends endless hours playing "zoo" with his sister, but still loves to snuggle with Mom. He loves the water, loves "Mom & Dad dates," likes to help others and waits anxiously for each sign that "I'm growing!" He can make a sword out of anything, will shoot his brothers endlessly with his cap guns (cracking up as they fall down dead) but will sit and do "a scrapbook" while Mom does her pages. Being the 4th of four, he's spoiled and a bit coddled but really loves to be a "big kid." Mom keeps threatening him that he'll be grounded if he doesn't stop this whole growing up thing!

Animals...and more animals...FYI - More family photos after the pet photos.

Skittles, aka "Dobby" from Harry Potter...Skittles was a stray that showed up at a neighbor's house a year ago, looking very much like he didn't have long to live, emaciated, infested with fleas, bugs, and who knows what else...I, of course, thought we'd just make him comfortable until he passed away. Well, that didn't happen and he became an integral part of the family--Ben's best toy. Until late summer this year. Unfortunately, he ran into the street one day and was hit and killed. It was traumatic for us all...

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For Better or Worse...This is it...

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