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Thursday, August 9, 2012

School Time and Summer Recap

This summer has been fun but crazy. We have had a lot of activities and events.  Ben started a new position at work a couple days ago.  He is a cook now and is really enjoying it so far.  He still gets to interact with the boys, but gets to play in the kitchen too.  Morgan starts 8th grade and goes up to the middle school this year.  She is in Honors Math and just finished her first season of swim team.  Carter is in 7th ans is in Honors English and Math.  He also received his Star rank in the boy scout program, so we have about a year for his eagle. Logan starts 4th grade.  She has the same teacher Morgan had and is very excited. Ben starts 3rd and even he is excited.  We are hoping it carries a little while. Little Ben was baptized last Saturday and after my concerns about his readiness, he showed more excitement and understanding that day than I have seen from him in a long time.  He also started scouts and can't wait to go each week. Balian is starting kindergarten and has the same teacher Carter and Logan had.  He's just excited about everything and school is no different.  I started my term in July and have a timeline of courses that I am trying to get through.  If I want to student teach in Jan, like I have signed up for, I have to get in gear.  It's only 20 papers by Sept. 1st, and I have about 12 left.  Ben is starting school too.  He was accepted into a program that will pay for his Bachelors in Special Education.  Classes start in soon, which is how the cooking position came into play. Carter chose not to participate in anything this season and we are both excited about the break.  Morgan is only on 1 team, Logan is choosing 1 dance, Ben and Balian haven't selected anything yet but when wrestling or flag football come around they might change their minds.  I am looking forward to a good schedule and a lot of alarms on my phone, well maybe not the alarms.  Our love till next time! 

Friday, June 8, 2012

New Bidding Items


New Bidding Items

I am considering  listing only 1 item at a time...If there is strong bidding on more than one item, this many may prevent you from getting what you want........ What do you think???/
Oak Bow Shelf -Made by Grandpa Goodwin 

Cross Stitch  by Me 

Child's Table and chair

Kindergarten Class Nativity 

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Family Auction

I am considering  listing only 1 item at a time...If there is strong bidding on more than one item, this many may prevent you from getting what you want........ What do you think???/
Oak Bow Shelf -Made by Grandpa Goodwin 

Cross Stitch  by Me 

Child's Table and chair

Kindergarten Class Nativity 

Balance of Points
#                3/1/12     6/4/12    6/8/12
#121
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#175
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#202
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#237
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#314
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Jackman Family Summer

I know I sent a text, but I want the whole world to know how excited I am. lol  I just passed 24 credits in 5 months and have submitted my application for January 2013 Student Teaching Cohort! 
Ben is down to 1 job this summer.  We are still killer busy.  I was hoping summer vacation would be just that, a vacation.  Morgan has a summer job babysitting, Carter has a summer job cleaning, both have summer games for soccer coming up, Carter has piano and Morgan has swim team.  They are both planning a few days in Idaho this summer after girl's camp and scout camp.  I let each of the kids pick a free summer movie, and a couple of library days thinking that a few wouldn't be too bad...I have 5 kids!!!  Needless to say, I am just as busy as before school was out but at least I have Ben home in the mornings and am done with school for a month. 
Logan had her first dance performance and did great.  Her group had the shortest dance, but they did actual ballet and not just twirling and jumping in tu-tus.  It was nice. :)
The fire in Hurricane had Ben stuck at work for an extra 5 hrs waiting for the word to evacuate, but all ended well.  They even escorted him down the mountain's closed roads so he could come home and sleep a few hours before he headed to work the next morning. :)
I finally got to sing my finished version of my Faith song from my personal progress Faith project.  It went well.  I have a fabulous young musician in my ward who was able to help me finish it and get it sounding right.
One of these days I am not going to be busy and I will have nothing to say...but until that day, I can't wait to see all my wonderful family and hold my new nephew!!!  ***Oh my sweet Wesley!*** Love you all!

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Clark Family 2012

School is out.

Brooklyn had 6th grade recognition on Tuesday, and she received the Gold recognition award from the President of the United States.  In order to earn this she had to maintain a 3.5 GPA from 4-6th grade, and score advanced on the North Dakota State Assessment Test in Mathematics or Science. We are so proud of her, and she was grinning from ear to ear.

Chase had his 8th grade recognition today.  He was recognized for his activities in Middles School. Football, Track, Basketball, Student Council, and Honor Roll.  This year he has gone from a boy into a young man.  Shaving, voices changes, and more maturity.

Talli is officially done with Preschool, and it is on to all day Kindergarten next year.  I have mixed feelings about this moment.

Boston and Alora are losing their best friends this year. They are moving to Rigby with their mom, who is also my best friend.  We aren't nearly as excited about the rest of the year as we were. :(  It has been a great year though and we are very excited the summer.

Phil is moving into his new office next week. I am excited for him to have a quiet place to work especially during summer time when all the kids are home.  He can still work at home if he wants, but it is great for him to have his own space.....where no one stills his tape and their office supplies LOL!

I am headed to Spokane tomorrow to spend the week with Lacie, and her family.  I am taking Brooklyn and Alora with me.  They saved up enough money to make up the difference in cost from me driving with them as opposed to riding the train. 

This next school year will see Chase enter High School, Brooklyn enter Middle School, Alora in 5th grade, Boston 2nd Grade, and Talli as a Kindergartner.  Leaving me home alone all school day.  I have no idea what I am going to do with myself.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Posting

Ask for a number. Everyone gets 1000 Points at the beginning of each post. Items will be on the auction until intrest wanes. If you have Questions, call me.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Wow! Shame on me for not posting.

figured I better get busy!
 Here are some pictures for the auction, I will just start adding them as they come along. I know some are not exciting , and that is ok, just let them go.

6 ft. Shelf  Daddy made for me for Christmas
 
Bow Shelf made by Grandpa Goodwin

Church History Books
Oil Lamp

Green Picket Fence Shelf

Afgan Made by Grandma Goodwin and Swinging blanket holder made by Grandpa Goodwin.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Jackman Update!

Ben

  •  He is working at LaVerkin Elem. in the mornings M-F.
  • He is working at DRA 3-11pm, M-F.
  • He delivers for Dominos on Saturday nights.
  • We still get to see him on Saturday mornings and Sundays...most of the time.
  • We just did 10 days of Valentine's for him, (adapted from Kayla's idea), and it was awesome!  Since we didn't get to go out on V-Day, I spent the time with the kids and we planned the great things for Ben, from long-stem noses to movie night, kiss jar to a red filled basket.  We had so much fun!
Tylia
  •  I get to teach a lesson in HeadStart tomorrow for my practicum (pre-student teaching).  I am so excited!   
  • I just finished my Faith song for my faith project in personal progress!  If you get a minute please listen to it. :)  http://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/7f4e0353df94a7beab09ed7a8232f6bad39ffd13
  • I am helping Carter's soccer team warm-up when the coach is running late.
  • I am trying to get a double semester done this time.
Morgan
  • The 1st soccer game is this Saturday!
  • Morgan completed her Faith project, she transposed We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet, and learned how to play it on the cello.
  • She goes to Southern Utah Performing Arts Festival with her orchestra tomorrow.
  • She and her friends now have a pair of red skinny jeans that are their 'traveling pants'
  • She turned 13, so she now has an email and a facebook.
  • She is also on the YW basketball team.  It is a new experience for her, and she mostly likes it.
Carter
  • Carter's first soccer game is this Saturday as well...of course they are both in town, 10.5 hrs. apart.
  • He also has a scout camping trip this Fri./Sat., so he will miss it, and we will have to hike as a family using a compass and map...for five miles.  He almost has his 2nd and 1st class. :)
  • He just had his piano recital, and grandpa came.  He is in percussion at school, so he rocked a LOT while he counted and played.  It was great.
  • He is spending some time with his Papa after school a couple days a week and helping prune and get the farm ready for spring.
Logan
  • She is taking ballet and is learning very quickly.  She bounces in everything she does, so maybe she should go with Jazz next time. lol
  • She is working on her last 2 Articles of Faith, and doing great in Activity Days.
  • She is a great helper and loves to cook with me.
  • She is starting to hold her ground and develop her pre-pre-teen emotions...yay! lol
  • Still singing in the choir! 
Benjamin
  • Has been getting headaches everyday at school around the same time.  We narrowed it down to his eyesight and he got checked today.  His super tough, flexible titanium glasses get here sometime in the next two weeks.
  • Spring wrestling started and he is loving every minute of it.
  • I spend a lot of time in Ben's class getting my hours for school, and working on the class' fluency.
  • Making a lot of progress on his speech.  His R's are coming along great!
Balian
  • He also started wrestling and seems to have a lot of intuition and natural movement that only appears while he's on the mat.
  • I get to teach his class tomorrow and he is so excited!
  • He got a haircut, by me...it's sad.  I dropped him off for school and he came right back out and said, "See mom, my teachers said it's not awful!" haha
Love you all and miss you!

Monday, January 9, 2012

Christmas surprise!

Thank you Lacie for posting!!!  I have been waiting to see him after gummie bear stage. 
We had the most wonderful and relaxing Christmas break, and our Christmas blessings were phenomenal!  As soon as I get the camera back from walmart, I will post the pictures of our Christmas Playhouse.  For those of you that don't know, Salisbury Homes has a program/giveaway each year, and someone nominated our family to receive one of the two playhouses.  Somehow, we were selected 'as deserving' of it, and on Friday, 2 days before Christmas, Aunt Kathy, Uncle Kevin, Dustin, Holly, and their two girls, Camden, a guy named Logan, a few other people from Salisbury that I didn't know, and a giant crane showed up and lifted a huge playhouse into our front yard.  Little Ben asked if they could sleep in it before it was even on the ground!  The kids were so excited!  Me and Ben too, I have to admit.  It is as tall as my 15 passenger van, has 5 windows, a little door, and power!!!  It has a front light and an inside light and an outlet inside.  It is bright purple with yellow trim.  After they set it in place and the kids were running in and out of it, they loaded it with presents!  My kids were so amazed!  They just kept coming!  We got some of the nicest things!  My husband looked so nice on Christmas Morning.  He got an entire dress outfit: a shirt with real cuff link things, a beautiful tie, super nice slacks, dress socks, a belt and black dress shoes...it was SO nice!!!  I seriously got the cutest boots I have ever seen!  Kayla agreed and let me know that she would wear them for me.  I got a beautiful flowy blue dress, a really pretty/sparkly headband, a silky shirt, jeggings (ya, I'm old and didn't even know there was such a thing lol), and more stuff that I was pampered with.  My kids all got similarly pampered.  I know Logan was so thrilled!  She got sparkles!!!  Skirt, shirts, boots...all sparkly!  She was in heaven and tries to wear some of it everyday.  Carter got duct tape...it was the only thing he freaked out about as he opened it.  I think his exact words were..."I love Santa!"  Morgan got music, perfume, a pair of head phones (not ear buds that hurt her ears) and things that I-think-I'm-a-teenager-even-though-officially-not-yet daughters love.  All my kids got at least 2 pair of shoes this year too.  The boys got cool stuff like footballs, Legos, things like that...plus clothes that they always need. So we have big plans for our playhouse.  We are going to start by covering the windows with Plexiglas to keep the weather out...then the kids just might move into it. lol

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Clark Family Update

So I decided I am horrible at taking pictures but this is what I got.
This was about a month ago when we found out we are having a little boy. We got the thumbs up from our little Wesley!

We had a fantastic Christmas with Kami and Phil's family here with us. I didn't take any pictures of all of us. This is Tyson on our little ice rink we made out of our basketball court. We got the kids ice skates and lessons and our friend got them sticks. They are super excited. Tyson found it a lot harder then it looks.



This is Jake and Tyson fighting with there new swords and shields from Tylia's family. They had a blast.

And...this is Wesley last week sucking his thumb. I had a super fun ultrasound. He was very active. After he sucked his thumb for a bit, he also sucked on his toes. It was pretty cute. My mom got to come with me to my appointment and that was fun for me.


I loved having my family here over the last several weeks. Jake left again on Saturday so my house is very lonely.


I just had to post my kids in there Sunday clothes today. They looked so nice.


Thanks for sharing your family info Ty, I absolutely love reading it. Wish everyone else updated too!