Well I thought some of my family might like to see what I look like prego with #2... I'm smaller this time so maybe he'll be average size (you know 7.5 lbs instead of 9 lbs 1 oz)! He also dropped a lot this week, I know that's hard to believe but I really carry very high. Anyway not much longer and we'll get to meet the little guy (who still has no name).
4.26.2008
37 Weeks
Well I thought some of my family might like to see what I look like prego with #2... I'm smaller this time so maybe he'll be average size (you know 7.5 lbs instead of 9 lbs 1 oz)! He also dropped a lot this week, I know that's hard to believe but I really carry very high. Anyway not much longer and we'll get to meet the little guy (who still has no name).
4.13.2008
4.12.2008
Tie one on
My son loves ties - I have no idea where he gets it from: so I bought him this one for Easter and he insisted on getting dressed up to play in the sand box! He definitely has a mind of his own!
4.04.2008
Las Vegas!
Anyway, one of the days we took the kiddos to the Mirage to see the dolphins and tigers - Ashton loved it. Gram bought him a little stuffed white tiger which he carried around for the rest of the week. When he saw a life saver hanging by the pool he asked me if he could use it to swim in the pool with the dolphins, when I explained that we couldn't swim there but back at the hotel he asked if he could take it with him! I'll post more pics when I get them from my mom/sister.
Thanks a ton mom for a memorable trip!
3.25.2008
Easter
It was a really quiet Easter this year. Ashton and I went to my parents to have dinner and color eggs. We of course stopped by the fire station to say hello to dad too!
Tackle the Tower
We went to watch Aaron and some of his co-workers compete in their second annual Tackle the Tower fund raiser for the American Lung Association. They have to climb 23 flights of stairs in full gear and on oxygen! They all come out a little pale as you can see!
3.16.2008
ABC of me
Tagged...
A-Attached or Single? Attached
B-Best Friend? Aaron of course
C-Cake or pie? Pie, unless it’s cheesecake (which I think is more on the pie side anyway).
D-Day of choice? Friday.
E-Essential Item? Ipod
F-Favorite color? Baby blue
G-Gummy bears or worms?
H-Home town? Grew up in Salt Lake
I-Favorite indulgence? Coca Cola
J-January or July? July for sure. I'm a sun baby.
K-Kids? One and a half
L-Life isn't complete without? My family
M-Marriage date? July 31st
N-Number of brothers and sisters? 1 bro, 1 sis, 2 sisters-in-law, and 3 brothers-in-law.
O-Oranges or Apples?
P-Phobias? Being crushed, no underground caves for me.
Q-Quote? “Choose the one you love and love the one you choose”
R-Reasons to smile? Ashton is saying the funniest stuff – at the mall he told Gram that he wanted popcorn
Gram: Do you have any money
Ash: Yeah
Gram: where is it?
Ash: In my mom’s purse….mom can I have money?
S-Season of choice? Summer, Summer, Summer
T-Tag 3 people: I hate that…if you want to do it do it…
U-Unknown fact about me? I hate birds, like as in pets, I think their gross and so noisy
V-Vegetable? Broccoli?
W-Worst habit? Leaving my shoes all over the house – drives Aaron crazy!
X-Xray or Ultrasound? Ultrasound – don’t xray’s mean your hurt?
Y-Your favorite food? Anything Italian
Z-Zodiac sign- Virgo
2.16.2008
The Church Takes Stand on Immigration
Those of you who know me well know how I feel about the immigration issue... I am extremely liberal (on this issue) and believe that the Book of Mormon prophesies of the day when Lehi's children would recieve the blessing of their inheritance, this land. Recently, Elder Jensen was sent by the First Presidency to address this issue with law makers. I've included the article from the trib. My dad sent this email to me regarding the article:
"Elder Jensen is getting slaughtered in the comment section at the end of the article. Some times even good Mormons have a hard time following the prophets. In this case too few of them have read The Book of Mormon enough to know the modern day prophets are in tune with The Book of Mormon prophets, thus the Lord."
LDS Church asks lawmakers to weigh morality, ethics in immigration reforms
By Matthew D. LaPlante The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 02/14/2008 07:18:11 AM MST
A prominent leader from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has implored Utah's overwhelmingly Mormon Legislature to "slow down, step back and carefully study and assess the implications and human costs involved" in a slew of immigration bills they are considering on Capitol Hill. Marlin Jensen, a member of the LDS Church's Quorum of Seventy, told a modest crowd at the Wednesday evening opening reception of Westminster College's "Beyond Borders and Fronteras" colloquy that "with decisions hanging in the balance that have such significant consequences, I believe a more thoughtful . . . not to mention humane, approach is warranted." Immigration has emerged as a key issue during the legislative session that began Jan. 21, with lawmakers considering a litany of bills that would limit significant privileges and impose extensive penalties for the state's undocumented immigrants. But, Jensen said, "immigration questions are questions dealing with God's children," and legislators should "measure twice before they cut." His comments expounded publicly on the private pleas of church leaders last month for Legislators to act with compassion as they consider immigration reform. While repeating the mantra that the LDS church generally takes no position on political issues, Jensen noted that immigration was not strictly a political issue but a moral and ethical one. And as such, he said, he was not simply speaking for himself or even for the Quorum, a group of Mormon leaders who act as church emissaries. "I was assigned to come here by the First Presidency of the church," he said, referring to the church's three most senior leaders, including LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson. LDS member Michael Clára, who attends church in a congregation increasingly made up of undocumented immigrants, said he was gratified to hear Jensen's remarks, which he called "earth-shattering." He said it has been increasingly difficult to reconcile church teachings about compassion with the actions of a Legislature made up primarily of fellow Mormons.
"It's hypocritical," Clára said. "they have been welcomed and treated with respect and then they turn around and have LDS legislators kick them in the teeth by making laws that make their lives harder." With humble tones but adamant tenors, Bishop John Wester of the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City and Pastor Steve Klemz of Zion Lutheran Church joined Jensen in his prayer for greater tolerance and cautious lawmaking. "Jesus himself was a person on the move - an immigrant if you will," Wester said, drawing nods from the other speakers. "We are called to love," Klemz added. "That is the kind of community we are called to work for."
"Elder Jensen is getting slaughtered in the comment section at the end of the article. Some times even good Mormons have a hard time following the prophets. In this case too few of them have read The Book of Mormon enough to know the modern day prophets are in tune with The Book of Mormon prophets, thus the Lord."
LDS Church asks lawmakers to weigh morality, ethics in immigration reforms
By Matthew D. LaPlante The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 02/14/2008 07:18:11 AM MST
A prominent leader from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has implored Utah's overwhelmingly Mormon Legislature to "slow down, step back and carefully study and assess the implications and human costs involved" in a slew of immigration bills they are considering on Capitol Hill. Marlin Jensen, a member of the LDS Church's Quorum of Seventy, told a modest crowd at the Wednesday evening opening reception of Westminster College's "Beyond Borders and Fronteras" colloquy that "with decisions hanging in the balance that have such significant consequences, I believe a more thoughtful . . . not to mention humane, approach is warranted." Immigration has emerged as a key issue during the legislative session that began Jan. 21, with lawmakers considering a litany of bills that would limit significant privileges and impose extensive penalties for the state's undocumented immigrants. But, Jensen said, "immigration questions are questions dealing with God's children," and legislators should "measure twice before they cut." His comments expounded publicly on the private pleas of church leaders last month for Legislators to act with compassion as they consider immigration reform. While repeating the mantra that the LDS church generally takes no position on political issues, Jensen noted that immigration was not strictly a political issue but a moral and ethical one. And as such, he said, he was not simply speaking for himself or even for the Quorum, a group of Mormon leaders who act as church emissaries. "I was assigned to come here by the First Presidency of the church," he said, referring to the church's three most senior leaders, including LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson. LDS member Michael Clára, who attends church in a congregation increasingly made up of undocumented immigrants, said he was gratified to hear Jensen's remarks, which he called "earth-shattering." He said it has been increasingly difficult to reconcile church teachings about compassion with the actions of a Legislature made up primarily of fellow Mormons.
"It's hypocritical," Clára said. "they have been welcomed and treated with respect and then they turn around and have LDS legislators kick them in the teeth by making laws that make their lives harder." With humble tones but adamant tenors, Bishop John Wester of the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City and Pastor Steve Klemz of Zion Lutheran Church joined Jensen in his prayer for greater tolerance and cautious lawmaking. "Jesus himself was a person on the move - an immigrant if you will," Wester said, drawing nods from the other speakers. "We are called to love," Klemz added. "That is the kind of community we are called to work for."
1.22.2008
Great-Grandma Ruth Jackman
Ashton's "Great" passed away this week from failing health, she will be dearly missed. She has left a wonderful legacy of service and love that all will remember. I learned so much about being Christ-like from her example and I hope Aaron and I can help carry her and grandpa Vern's example on to our children, after all it seems that service is what being a Jackman is all about.
11.20.2007
101 list
Here is my list so far: it is subject to change (ha, ha). I won't be completing these in order but I will be posting a little about each one as I work on it.
1. Finish this list
2. Learn to can: especially pickles
3. Get a Will
4. Get Life Insurance
5. Stick to cleaning schedule for a month
6. Create an organizational system for office
7. Visit
8. Read one book per month for a year
9. Plant a garden
10. Make a “kick the bucket” list
11. Make a family vacation spot list
12. Scrapbook one day per week (to do Ashton’s)
13. Attend a cultural event each quarter for a year
14. Make a “100 things that make me happy” list
15. Plan 4 parties in a year (1/4)
16. Get a non-mommy hobby
17. Pick the piano back up
18. Take a Hot Air Balloon ride
19. Hike Timp. caves
20. Hold FHE each week for a month
21. Work out 2 times per week for 1 month
22. Find a volunteer/service opportunity
23. Read scriptures daily for one month
24. Do 5 things to go green (2/5)
25. Watch no more than 1 hr of TV a day for a week
26. Eat dinner at the table for a month
27. Increase savings x 2
28. Take a vacation by myself
29. Put 72 hour kits together
30. Work on food storage
31. Read BOM in Spanish
32. Stop drinking coke for rest of pregnancy
33. Take up photography
34. Aspire not to have more but to be more
35. Post-Natal: Get in shape before H.S. reunion
36. Visit
37. Visit
38. Get rid of excess clutter in house
39. After reunion: exercise 3x per week for 2 months
40. Go to the temple 1/month for 6 months
41. Write something significant
42. Re-learn to sew: create 4 things (1/4)
43. Read the RS lessons before church for 2 months
44. Create a nutritional diet guideline for meals
45. Learn more about training/discipline children
46. Go on one trip outside the
47. Learn to bake a pie
48. Find a great salsa recipe
49. Prepare Ashton for kindergarten
50. Have a romantic weekend getaway (no kids!)
51. Plan 3 family camping trips
52. Plan 2 family road trips
53. Find opportunities to serve in-laws
54. Put Ashton in gymnastics class
55. Put Ashton in swim lessons
56. Make a winter fun/activity list
57. Budget for trips
58. Work on thinking about others first
59. Participate in RS activities for 6 months
60. Read BOM along with Sunday school
61. Read Old Testament
62. Get baby’s room ready
63. Walk Kia 3x a week for a month
64. Study for election ‘08
65. Mail birthday cards for a year
66. Update my address book
67. Read a story each day w/ kids for a month
68. Organize my recipes
69. Create a how-to book
70. Drink 8 glasses of water ea day for a week
71. Learn to fly-fish
72. Run 5k in 30 min
73. Straighten hair ea day for a week
74. Get a new dining table (seats 8)
75. Backyard fence finished
76. Get to know my neighbors
77. Read 5 classic novels
78. Learn to cook 20 new meals (10/20)
79. Find a way to practice my Spanish
80. Do project 365 with Ashton (http://photojojo.com/content/tutorials/project-365-take-a-photo-a-day/)
81. Make emergency car kit
82. Make activity car kit
83. Wake up at or before 7am for 30 days in a row
84. Take a snowboarding lesson
85. Take tennis lessons
86. Stick to bed-time routine for a month
87. Make, edit and burn a “year in our lives” home movie
88. Twice daily take care of Ashton’s eczema for a month
89. No swearing for a week
90. No fast food for a month
91. Write county commissioners about recycling program
92. Take a community offered class on something that interests me
93. Get a bike and kids trailer
94. Buy a pair of expensive jeans
95. Have Aaron teach me how to rock climb
96. Take Ashton on a train
97. Take Ashton tubing
98. When train opens get UTA passes for family
99. Send postcard via postcrossing: www.postcrossing.com/
100. Blog about list
101. Make another 101 list
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