New stuff in the household

Well it sure has been a while but here we go. Things in the Jackson household have been pretty busy. Last I updated was way to long. So here we go on what’s been going on in the Jackson house.

Mark has been coaching football at Tooele high (Go Buffs) He is the defensive coordinator for the sophomores and he is also the assistant defensive coordinator for the varsity team. With the season finally over he has know started the weightlifting program with the players that are going to return for next year’s season. He has been working quite a few hours. So we really haven’t seen him a whole lot. This past weekend he and his brothers and all the nephews headed up to the high Uintah’s to do some bear hunting. It will probably be the last big get together for the boys before my nephew Joel leaves for hi s mission. He has been called to serve in Tampa Florida. Proud of him and the choice he has made.

Well on to Sara. She has been doing really well in school and of course loves it as she always had. She was a little worried to have a male teacher for the first time but she actually really likes it. She has struggled with math but has begun to over come the struggle. At the end of October she had surgery to have her tonsils and adenoids out. She was getting strep about every two weeks. I just finally just said take them out. She really had a hard go of it. She didn’t eat and she hardly drank for three straight days. But then she got over it and things have been great.

My little tender heart, Zada. She has been doing well in school. She received perfect attendance for the first term at school. She brought home a great report card. I am very proud of her. She is a very busy kid she loves to be outdoors and loves to play with her little sister. She is a very caring and giving child. I need to take lessons from her.

Maya Mi she is such a cuddle bug she spends time in my bed watching cartoons so I can sleep when I get home from work every morning. She loves preschool and wishes she went more days out of the week. She is just like a sponge. She loves Tuesdays and Thursdays because she gets to go to D.I with grandma Karie while I am at school. It is her favorite past time.

I, as in Shelly have been going to work and school and trying to keep my house organized. Mark has begun to help out a little more and I am happy to accept the help. School sucks!! I’m so bored and burned out. I wish I was done and could move on and do the job I want to do. Anyways that is all that is new in the Jackson House.

UPDATE

Well it’s been a while, but here’s the news. Sara has finally participated in her very first rodeo. It was a Jr. Jackpot. She did really well in her age group competitions. She took first in the flag race and 2nd in western pleasure and keyhole. She is loving the camaraderie of the people she rides with. They are all older than her so they have a lot to teach her. She did great on her core testing. She did great. The girls have one week of school left. The summer is soon to begin but where the heck is the sunshine!!!!!
Zada Has enjoyed riding club. She gets frustrated when she can’t ride whenever she wants but she gets over it. The last two weeks of kindergarten are really busy. Last Friday we walked with the kindergarteners and the first graders to the movie theatre to watch Tale of Despereaux. It was so much fun. On Monday we are going to watch them do dances from A round the World, Sara will also be participating. Then on Tuesday we are doing the kindergarten Under the Sea day. Wednesday we are heading to the pool for the end of the year BBQ for the kids reaching and exceeding their reading minute’s goal. Then on Thursday we are walking to the park with the kindergarteners to have a picnic and let the kids run around and have fun. Then my Zada is graduating from kindergarten at 9:00 am on Friday!!!! She is getting so big.
Things with Maya have not really changed since the last update. She will also finish school next Thursday. So sad cause we don’t know if she will be returning to the Early Learning Center next year. The prices are just getting to outrageous.
Mark and I have decided to go to school this summer. I’m taking two classes and so is he. Just light fun classes at least I hope they are. We finally came up with name for my horse. Her name is Pepper Ann. She is amazing and I love her to death. Anyways that is the newest thing going on with us Jackson’s.

Well let’s see what’s new with the Jackson’s? Well to begin Sara has begun riding club and loves it. She is so comfortable on a horse it’s so great to see it. Zada is also doing riding club but in a different way. She rides with the kids but she won’t be doing any of the competitions this year. It is mostly so she can get more comfortable in the saddle and learn a few more of the basics. So every Tuesday and Thursday night we are down at the rodeo grounds letting the girls practice.
School is almost over for the semester. Thank goodness. I so need a summer break this year. But then again why not just push through it and finish up my bachelors I haven’t decided what I am going to do quite yet.
Sara brought home straight A’s on her report card for the third term. I am so very proud of her. Core testing begins the end of this month and will proceed through the middle of May. She works so hard and I am so grateful she has a love of school and a love of learning.
Zada has begun a pretty strong friendship with a little girl in her class named Zarina. They play every chance they get and it has been really good for her to have someone other than her sisters to play with.
Mark has been going to the tack and horse auctions with gentleman by the name of Leonard and it has been a great learning experience for Mark. Leonard has a lot to teach and loves how Mark just sucks it all in like a big ole sponge. We were able to get another horse. She is quarter horse dunn who is eight years old. She is a mare and she is Gorgeous. We are still working on a name and it is slow going because Mark and I can’t agree on a name. Hell you would think we were naming a child.
Miss Maya has not been doing too much. She hangs out with mom during the day and watches cartoons or colors and reads books. She is such a great little helper. She is so considerate of her mommy when she has had a long day at work. She sits quietly on the computer and plays learning games while mom naps on the couch. She’s such a cute little munchkin.
So that is the update.

Las Vegas Weekend

We took a family trip to Las Vegas in February, the weekend of the 20th. Mark loves Vegas and wanted to share it with the girls because it is his favorite. So we took the girls to Vegas. We stayed at the Sahara and spent very little time in it. We took the girls to Excalibur and had an awesome breakfast buffet. Yummy. Then we walked the west end of the strip. The girls were in awe. Mark and I were excited to show them Vegas at night which as every one knows is absolutely awesome. But that first morning there we also took the girls to the MGM Grand so Maya, my lion lover could see the lions. We got there just in time they had just finished feeding so the lions were really active we got some great pictures and Maya was in heaven. It was truly amazing. We also took the girls to the Shark Reef Aquarium that is at the Mandalay Bay. It was really neat. But nothing like the aquarium in New Orleans but that is just my opinion. We went to M&M’s World and the Coke store. Sara loved M&M’s World and wanted to just spend the rest of the day there. But we finally left. Went to the Coke store and we tried the drinks from around the world it was so fun to see the girls reactions to each different drink. Most of them were nasty. We had some lunch and took the girls back to the room for naps. Naps didn’t go to well they were too excited so we got up and we went to dinner at Caesars Palace. It was actually a really bad buffet and it was the most expensive. So it sucked. After dinner we took the girls to Madame Tussuads and they had so much fun seeing all the wax remakes of the celebrities. Sara about passed out when she saw Beyonce. We got some good pics with her, I married George Clooney and Mark climbed into bed with Hugh Heffner. We tried to let the girls see the pirate show at Treasure Island but they had to cancel it because of the wind. So that was disappointing. Then that night we went to bed and got up early the next morning and checked out. We went to the New York, New York for donuts and chocolate milk. An expensive breakfast. Then we went to the Mirage so we could go to the dolphin habitat and the Secret Garden where they had two new baby white tigers. The dolphins were Zada’s favorite. She loved watching them in the water. We went to see the baby tigers which were Sara’s favorite. We spent about 45 min watching the tigers, there was a trainer in with them so they were playing and pouncing it was awesome. Then we went and saw the rest of the big cats that they had in the garden the Black Panther was great hit. Then we left and as we were leaving we had to go through the dolphin exhibit and the trainers were working with the dolphins so the girls were able to see them jump and work with the trainers it was awesome. We went to lunch at the Rio for lunch because it is my favorite place to eat in Vegas. Because my Dad used to take us there. Then we headed home. We got home one hour before I had to be to work. It was awesome.

Family UPdate

K so I suck. I haven’t been as diligent as I should be on keeping all updated, I shouldn’t have an excuse but I do. My job has really funny hours so when I get home all I want to do is sleep. So that is my excuse, take it or leave it.
Ok anyways last time I posted I was telling you that I was taking the test to become a part time supervisor for UPS. Well I passed with flying colors and was promoted to part time supervisor on January 16, 2010. I still work the same crappy hours, but I don’t have to load trucks anymore. It has been a really hard transition. Cause I really miss loading my trucks. My guys are awesome and we all click really well. I am still learning and they are all pretty understanding. So that is the update on the job.
Maya turned four on January 16. She is for sure her mother’s daughter all she wanted for her birthday was anything Edward Cullen from the Twilight Saga. So she got the Edward Cullen Barbie™ and she got an Edward Cullen poster from the second book and movie of New Moon. (Im a Jacob fan though) She loves it.
Zada turned 6 on February 9. She had her very first friend birthday party, but mom totally screwed it up. We planned it for President's Day weekend and all the little girls were going on vacation with their families. So one little girl showed up. But we made the best of it. She had a blast. And she wasn’t disappointed at all, which was a good thing. We are actually going to have another party this summer and we are going to take her and a few of her friends out to Desert Peak complex this summer for swimming. She is excited.
Sara is loving school. She is part of the art club that they do every spring at her school. They have done crafts with yarn and taught them to make five and six sided ornaments. They have been doing pottery and that is her favorite so far. She brought home straight A’s on her mid term which is completely awesome.
My mom moved back from Germany and is now living in South Ogden and working again. It’s nice to have her close even though we don’t see her often. We finally got up to see her the first weekend of March we went to lunch and a movie. It was fun; the girl’s loved seeing grandma Lark.
Mark started back to Overlake Golf Course the second week of March so now I get even less sleep. I love it (not) but it brings more money to the table and it works out in the end as always. Well there is the update on what is going on in our lives right now!!!

The New Year

SO the New Year has begun and not a lot has happened yet. But it is only the second week. School starts on Monday for Mark and me. I am actually really excited for my school load this semester. It is going to be a lot of work but the classes I am taking are really going to be more hands on. I started back at UPS in the middle of December and Monday I start my paperwork and take my test to become a part time Supervisor which I am excited about I think.
We rang in the New Year with my brother and sister in law we ate, played cards and did sparklers with the little girls at midnight it was great and really laid back. Thanks Blake and Gina for having us.
My baby (Maya) turns four next Saturday it’s so sad. But she is so excited. We will have cake and ice cream with family next weekend. She is excited to see them. Sara has been doing really well in school and is loving learning her multiplication tables. She is a whiz at math as long as she can focus on just that. Zada is just excited to begin planning her very first friend birthday party now that she is in kindergarten. The theme she has chosen is The Little Mermaid of course. Ariel is her favorite and that is all she asked for, for Christmas was mermaids. So I think it will be fun. Any ideas on games or crafts would be appreciated.
Well that’s the update and sorry it has taken so long after I sent those notices with the Christmas cards. I will be better at it I promise.