I was put in as the YW Secretary at the end of school. I was blessed with many blessings for my family, including spiritual and financial. I was also told it was in preparation to future callings. Talk about ominous. Anyway, since then, Ben has been able to work @ Goodwin Cabinets, I have become the part time music teacher @ Bloomington Hills Elementary, become the YW president, and my husband has also been offered a teaching job! Oh, and when Carter split his head open in a couple spots and got 6 staples, everything went smoothly and healed great! We are very blessed!
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Saturday, June 1, 2013
One Week to Go!
It's the end of week 4 for this challenge! Logan and Little Ben are the only two still going. I even gave up on the jumping jacks. My shoulders have been so sore! I am impressed that I went from being a little sore after 20, to being a little sore after 80. Although 80 seemed to be the kicker. Balian still thinks he is doing the challenge, 3 days a week. lol It has been interesting and I can't believe any of my kids are doing it. It just seems like torture, but Logan wants a new pair of sneakers. :) She is determined to finish so she can get some. Next week...100 jumping jacks, squats, burpees, push-ups, and sit-ups! Yay.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Challenge
My Fam is doing it too, but Ben pooped out after the second day and by the 4th day I changed to just jumping jacks. :) Yes, wimpy, I know, but I do NOT want to build any muscles right now. So, I am just doing the jumping jacks, and very okay with it. My kids are amazing, but this week 3, doing 60 of everything, is getting tough. Especially for my older kids who are in knee and ankle braces. lol
Friday, May 17, 2013
Week 2 of 5/100 Challnge
Today was the end of Week 2 of the 5/100 Challenge for my Family.
40 - jumping jacks - 40 - Burpees - 40 squats - 40 push-ups - 40 sit-ups
Times Monday Friday
Phil 4:33 3:58
Kami 7:02 5:19
Chase (14) 4:33 4:07
Brooklyn (12) 6:45 5:37
Alora (11) 4:45 4:17
Boston (8) 7:39 11:06 - lots of whining here
Talli (6) 9:14 8:44
Hope you continuing to get stronger and workout as a family.
Kami
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Hello Family! Some of you are doing the 5/100 Challenge with us. We just started yesterday so it's not too late to join us.
We are timing ourselves on Monday and Friday to see improvement.
Here are our times:
Week 1 - 20's
Monday Friday
Phil 3:50
Kami 2:43
Chase 4:25 - he cheated so we added a minute
Brooklyn 3:34
Alora 2:25
Boston 3:26
Talli 3:35
We can't wait to hear how you did, whether it is for time, or just managed to do most or all of them by the end of the week.
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
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Child's Table and chair
Kindergarten Class Nativity
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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
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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!
- 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.
- 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'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.
- 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!
- 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!
- 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
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!
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Busy Christmas time for the Jackman Family
Wow...this one's a long one. It has been a fun couple of weeks at our house. Little Ben started speech at school because his r's, or lack of, are starting to effect his reading and spelling terribly. Logan started basketball...she is a guard. She made a basket during half-time today!!! It's fun to watch her. I am proud of her for trying so hard and saving the money to do it. She went to practice all by herself the first day and by the end of practice she had talked herself into joining the rest of her team. lol She is coming so far! She is still scared, but choir and her teachers have really been a tremendous help for her confidence. Carter continues to work on his merit badges and piano...and percussion. I can't wait till he has real drums...lol...the bells and the practice pad for his drums are SO loud already! Morgan is still working on her cello. She was supposed to tryout for a solo today and panicked and gave it to the other boy. She is so upset know that she didn't even try. She is getting more and more beautiful everyday. She is also working on her personal progress with me too. We have finished our Faith experiences and can now start our Faith Projects. Little Ben wrestled a few weeks ago and did great! Grandpa got to come watch him and help him a little bit too. It was so fun to see him do well on his first tournament. Balian is...exhausting. lol He is very fun, funny, happy, crazy, energetic, etc. He informed me the other day that we should have another baby. I told him that I'm not having more. We discussed that I asked the Dr. to cut my baby tubes...and he did, and burned them so I can't have more. He was almost screaming when he exclaimed, "Why?! We could have had another baby by now!!!" I was laughing pretty hard and thought..."EXACTLY!" I have such sweet and wonderful kids! They always want to make something and take it to people in our ward. They love people and think that everyone is as happy as they are. We had a neighbor lose their home to a fire last week and my kids wanted to help. Little Ben let me go through some of his clothes and shoes to take him to wear so he had something to wear to school. One of my good friends helped me gather stuff and we got clothes for all of them and some food for them, along with some toothbrushes. I wish I had more stuff to share...that hadn't been used. lol I saw her walking this morning with the new coat my friend had given her. It made me smile. :) Her parents live in our ward so they might get to come to church with us now. We are continuing to get up @6 in the morning to read scriptures as a family...mostly. lol Not everyone makes it all the way to the room we are reading in before they crash again but most of the time the kids do great. Morgan and Logan are my regulars. Also during the last two weeks, our town had a Winterfest. I was on the committee and ended up making snowmen out of different items and materials because out of all the teachers at the school, two did it. Then I had a lot of help from Brandon's family and Josh on the trailer I had to decorate for the School Choir to ride in for the light parade. After the parade my kids sang I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas, and then my group of ladies The Way Off Broads sang too. I took polls for the snowmen prizes and then awarded them. I was excited that one of mine won 2nd place. I used two hula-hoops and made a Venn diagram, turned it sideways, hung it from fishing line, and stuck eyes, nose and mouth on the wall behind it. It was fun and we had assigned that one to Mr. Hansen's class, which is the special education teacher at our school. Since one of my friends that was helping has a student there, and Ben and Dawn both work in that classroom, we thought it was a good choice. :) Anyway, then we handed out gloves with Frosty and then cleaned up while the kids watched the fireworks. Ben got off work for the end so that was nice. I have been going to the daycare, the Head Start and Little Ben's class pretty regularly for my observation hours, and have 2 1/2 papers left for the next 10 days of school. Life is awesome. Life is crazy. Life is warm now that I got hot burning wood from the shop! Saturday is my Relief Society Christmas Breakfast. I have to be there by 7am to set up. lol It's now time for all of the work and family parties. I didn't mention the gingerbread house night, or the Christmas story night at Dawns...or the performances the choir, band, orchestra, and my singing group have done and have scheduled. lol I'm tired. I think it's time for bed now. Love you all!!! I miss you and can't wait until Christmas to see some of you.
Monday, November 28, 2011
After Thanksgiving
On Saturday we made little stuffed angels with Grammie. It was so fun and they turned out really cute! Even Carter and Ben made them. Balian was too busy playing Super Smash Brothers to care. We got to eat some of the turkey cupcakes mom made too. They were darling AND yummy! Then we went with Ben's fam to cut down our tree. It is now decorated and has little angels hanging on it. I am ready for Christmas!...or at least my house is. lol
Jackman Thanksgiving
I made the most delicious reeses' pieces pie! It was so yummy! Our thanksgiving was okay. Ben had to work all day, but we got to see a lot of his extended family members. I want to make flags for flag football so we can all play at the next one. All the cousin's kids are finally old enough to want to play sports. They play 500 with a football, which they now call 5000...I guess it's inflation. The littler kids played catch with a baseball or kicked the soccer ball around. It was so fun to see them want to get out and play! The played a little basketball after we had cleared the gym of all the tables and food. We had some yummy things, but of course my favorite is the mashed potatoes with gravy all over it...and a recent favorite is cranberries all over my turkey. The kids loved the 40 pies they got to choose from. I had the best pumpkin roll I'd had in forever and a super yummy coconut cream pie. Since it's all about the food, I thought I would share! :) I am thankful for my wonderful family and friends. It seems that my prayers are getting repetitive because I just am so thankful. Sometimes I just kneel there without knowing what to say, just so overwhelmed with how blessed I am! I just feel so thankful for everyone in my life! What better time than this to recognize what we have? Anyway, Ben is crazy busy and we cherish our weekends even more than before. I am rushing my school work and trying to stay motivated to clean my house. I love you all and miss you!
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Who's a TURKEY?
All my sisters are REAL Turkeys!
T true to herself
U understanding of others
R respects herself
K keeps covenants made
E eager to serve the Lord
Y young at heart
S Stronger than you know
(This is my favorite, for each of you , in each different circumstance you really are stronger than you think you are!!) Know that I want to be with you and share in your life everyday!
Love, Mom
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
I'll learn from you.....
So, I am having a super hard time trying to stay positive about everything. I am super ungrateful and onry. I don't feel good and I am stressed out. So many people have things worse then me for sure but I am having a pity party for myself.
Katie is enjoying her new school as much as possible. She is doing good and making great progress. She has been taking an art class and loving it. She wants to learn to ice skate this winter so we will see about that.
Tyson is looking forward to kindergarten next year but doesn't realize how far away it still is. He is excited to be able to ride the bus with Katie. He loves gymnastics and hockey. He also wants to ice skate.
Jake is in the middle of his teaching week so life is good this week. He leaves for field on Saturday but will be back on Thanksgiving day. We are sad we won't have any family for Thanksgiving but we will be having a few of the single airmen for dinner and a couple families. Hopefully we will be able to go to field with Jake on Wednesday for a special dinner.
I don't do a whole lot of anything these days. I am lazy and fat and super unmotivated to do anything. I am pretty lonely and feel isolated a lot of the times. I try to keep myself busy by doing unimportant stuff so I don't have to think about what is really important.
Well, I'm sure this has been a great uplifting post for you to read. I love reading Ty's posts. Your such an amazing women and mother. I wish I could be there to go to your kids games and matches and listen to you sign. I miss you!
I am still waiting for auction stuff. I don't care what it is or if you think it is of value. Also, I really liked the email mom sent about having an American anti stuff Christmas. We are going to try and focus on meaningful gifts and not stuff.
I love you all and hope your happy and well. Can't wait to hear from everyone else. Loves, Lacie
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