i don't know what's gotten into me, i NEVER feel like blogging...


but here's a little update on our lives...

both kurt and i are utes right now, (love the U!)

kurtie is in a masters program. entertainment arts and engineering. it's definitley been a roller coaster ride so far. one week away, from being one semester down! he's in the production track - a mixture of management, programming, and art. he will graduate spring 2012 a producer of all things entertainment artsy-such as video games, simulators, educational software, etc. cannot wait for that day to come!


jessica is working on finallly finishing a bachelors. taking online classes in human development and family studies and psychology. i love what i'm learning and have already been able to apply so much into my life. i plan to be at graduation 2012, too. walking with the hubby!


aside from both being students, we have plenty of other responsibilities:

kurt:

• contract work as an artist for an upcoming educational game... very exciting!
• and helping me keep up with all my papers, discussions, projects, quizzes and exams

jessica:

• runs the house: chef, janitor, teacher, therapist, nurse... you name it
• works as a pharmacy technician at our hometown apothecary whenever i get a chance

kurt and i were talking today how tough life is right now, and he said 'you know, i'm in a masters program, at a world class university, working with state of the art equipment. that is not what i consider a hard life.' really put things into perspective. there are millions of people out there who don't even know how to read!


so, life is stressful! but things are good!

i just want to say somthing about these little munchkins...

sometimes,

i'm sure they'll be the death of me!

other times,

they are just my favorite little things!

we have had two good days in a row! possibly record breaking...

full of lots of laughs

i've been thinking alot of how much they have grown since i became part of their lives.

they have all developed:

smarts! each of them is a genius in their own ways

love! to each other especially

and

personality! lots of sass and humor

i enjoy my time that i spend with them, (when they are obedient, of course)

and i love that we have become FRIENDS

Merry Christmas To All

MERRY CHRISTMAS from The Coppersmith's!!

My faith in humanity has been renewed tonight... We have been having a tough time lately with the pressures of life. This Christmas season as been accompanied with ALOT of stress. Well, tonight there was a knock on the door, and this is what i found...

I COULD NOT BELIEVE MY EYES!! I immediately started crying! We have been praying for a miracle, and this was it! Nobody was in sight, and there was no name signed, just a note asking us to fill up the jar throughout the next year, and pass it along to someone in need. Oh man, I'm tearing up again. Thank you kind stranger!! You'll never know how greatful we are!

We often get so caught up in everything else, we forget what Christmas is about. We are celebrating the birth of the Savior of the World! Let's all try to remember that a little bit more. It sure makes the holiday alot easier to enjoy!

We love you all, and wish you a very merry CHRISTmas!

Studio KURT

(Sing the K.U.R.T. like it's a jingle for a radio station. That's how we say it at home. It's more fun that way.)

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He Rocks My World!

Family Pictures

Thanks Andrea and Todd!

The Lemonade Stand.

Today Allison decided she was going to set up a lemonade stand. We all kinda thought "yeah, yeah, we tried that too when we were kids... didn't earn more than two bucks" But she insisted on doing to anyways. She started out in front of our house, where very few cars drive by. She quickly learned there would be little business there, so she moved down to the corner of our street, on a busier road, and across from a golf course. After she earned two dollars in the first ten minutes.... we decided to get serious.

We went to the store and bought more supplies, and decided to make our stand a sanitary stand, by selling bottles of water and crystal light packets, so there would be no chance of child germ contaimination. She also decided to hire Shannon as an employee. Kurt and I watched from our front porch, in awe, as car after car pulled up to purchase from these two little girls.

We tried different selling techniques, which included this fun sign. Some people donated extra for tips, and another family stopped and donated without even making a purchase. The girls were very exited when they ran out of their waters, and added up the money. The grand total?? $24.00!!! We never would've guessed. Needless to say, they'll be out again tomorrow....

Our New Addition

Tomorrow is this cute little boy's third birthday! (Christian invited his friend George to dinner with us, our visitor even had to have his own place setting.) And this is the cute little boys birthday present.

Kurt sure adores him. He sat on Kurt's chest for an hour and licked his face, and then hopped over to my belly and relieved himself. Disgusting. The bunny and I are not friends.