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.