Life is a Beach, I'm just playing in the sand.

I love my boys. They are difficult and they drain all my energy, but they are soooo cute! I love their little cute voices.. Not looking forward to their voices changing, but that's a long ways off!

We are keeping them really busy this fall. They are continuing swim lessons, but a new facility called AquaTotas. They are national and are opening up a new one by my home in mid September. So they will be doing Swim once a week on Fridays starting Sept 20th. We also signed them up for Soccer and baseball! YIKES!! How are we going to do this? I have NO idea, but hopefully, they won't have too much conflict with games and practices.. Who knows..  So that pretty much takes up almost every evening this fall! LOL!! 

I have a speech therapy appointment for Preston Sept 3rd. He's having some issues and hard to explain over typing.  The Summer has flown by! School starts August 26th and we never got to do the Zoo , the Perot Museum and some other places. They will be wearing uniforms at Primrose's Private Pre-K class and I love it! Won't have to buy that many clothes! But I do need to buy them some new shoes! They go through shoes like crazy!!  I'm cheap when it comes with their shoes though. I do have some coupons for The Finish Line, but does anyone have any suggestions on wear to go?

I have a friend who is the Director of Communications at Six Flags over TExas and she provides us 4 tickets every year to go, so the boys are excited about that!

Gotta run, but here are some photos

August 5, 2013

Why can't things work out? Nothing is easy. Everyone is different. People don't understand. No one.  Life is so full of ups and downs.. You don't know this when your a kid. It's sucks. I envy my little boys who get upset over things that seem like such a big deal.  I laugh to myself. If they only knew what's it store. If they knew how much pain there is in the world. How much hatred... I hope they know they are loved no matter what from their mom and dad. Right now, mommy is the world to them. Not so much daddy, but I know that will change in the coming years and they will not want to go with me anymore but stay with daddy. It's nice to feel so cherished loved, 24/7.  They need you. They need your approval.

What do us as parents do? We try our best to teach them.. No one is perfect. I'll make mistakes and I know I've already have, but like my dad says, "All you can do is your best".   So I try to do my best most of the time and that's all I can do.

If you fail at things, you HAVE to move on. Otherwise you will be depressed and succeed at nothing.  So when life sucks, move on, think of the "great" things you DO have and strive to do better and know that you "know" better and be grateful.

My dad always said to me growing up that, "Life is not fair and Nothing is free". So true. The ball is in my court and I have control over me and how I am.. 


This is my learning lessons of my 34th birthday... Hopefully, by 35 next year.... things will be better.

Nice to have a blog to write things down sometimes....

On an exciting note, Hoping to visit Greece in 2014!!! Sister Trip is here upon us!!! 

--Sheryl.......

Gosh! It's been so long!!

I was debating whether or not to ever write in this blog again.. Things are happening in my life that will hopefully be good , but can't discuss now.. Please send good vibes my way!

Chase and Preston are learning to swim! I'm so excited about this. They go to  private lessons with a lady at her home Tuesdays and Thursdays..  Every time they go they get better and better. I was so scared after that first week that they would NEVER want to swim. They were soooo scared!

We are awaiting my sister's wedding July 13th in Virgina Beach. We are turning it into a family vacation. We are so excited. This will be the boys first trip on an airplane and I know they will LOVE IT! Well, maybe Chase will be scared.. LOL! They will love the beach and ocean. I can't wait to see their reaction! 

I'm so ready to go on vacation too! We will be gone 6 days, 5 nights! Then I'm taking an extra day to just be at home and get stuff back together with the house. I mean you always need that right to recuperate.. The boys are now in Pre K 4  and every week at their school they go on field trips. The boys love it! So far, they have been to Putt Putt Golf, Chuck e Cheese and this week Cowboy Stadium! They will also be going to a bowling alley, Build a bear and a Jump house place. They are getting to be so big! They also will be wearing uniforms to school in the fall. That'll be awesome because it'll be so easy picking out clothes! LOL!  Count Down to Kindergarten!!

My weight goal I had at the beginning of the year up until my sister's wedding did not work out so well. As I was recovering from my bunionectomoy surgery, I started breaking out in hives BAD and I STILL think it has something to do with the metal screws in my foot not reacting right to my body.  I may get them removed because I'm still breaking out periodically, but NOTHING nearly as bad as in Jan-March this year. It was very stressful and basically didn't motivate me to work out or do anything because they were so each and uncomfortable.  Then once they subsided to a point, i started working out at the local gym and outside, but just never got into a routine. Then my foot was still swollen and I felt like maybe I should lay off it, so it "all" the swelling could go down.. So I'm trying to eat right and yes I forget that I took steroids a lot in Jan and Feb because of the hives and that also caused me to gain weight.  So I weigh currently the heaviest I've ever weighed (besides me being pregnant) I've ever been. :(  Instead of stress, I just try to watch what I eat and hopefully I'll just fall off one day! LOL!

Work is good and busy. The two other folks in my group have now left, so I'm the last one standing and I've only been here a little over a year! YIKES! Still like it though.

My husband is working hard and spending all of his time he's not working with the kids.  He's a good dad. :)

This fall we hope to purchase another car. I'm hoping for a used cross over SUV. Maybe Acadia, Infiniti JX( is what I really wan).  Then I'm hoping to take the boys to Disney land the week following Christmas. I dunno though. Where are going to find all thsi money! LOL!!

I may start updating this blog again. We'll see.

Adios for now.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year?!!!

I can't believe its' been so long! Time has really flown by and I have not been documenting it on this blog..  Oh well... But I wanted to give a recap of 2012!  Top 10 things that happened to me and my family

1) I left an old job and found my current awesome job at a Marketing Ageny that I LOVE!! I am so happy here!!

2) Traveled with my family to Little Rock Arkansas, for a Family Reunion!

3) Boys took 3 months of Swimming lessons, or was it 2?

4) My husband had much needed elbow surgery/scope to fixed his bent arm that was stuck!

5) Went to Vegas with some friends with out my kids! First time both of us left them for more than 1 night ever!! We left them for 3 nights with my parents!

6) I Ran my first 1/2 Marathon!! Dallas Metro PCS on Dec 9th!

7) I had a bunion -removed on my right foot.

8) The boys turned 4 years old!!!!!

9) It snowed on Christmas Day in DFW Area!!

10)  WE PAYED OFF AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF CREDIT CARD DEBT!!!


Hello! 2013!!!

What's in store for the Jackson family this year?? Only time will tell! :)

 My niece and I

 At the Ranger Game

 After my 1/2 Marathon

 Pumpkin carving Day!

 Swimming Lessons

 Our weatherman and the boys

 making 7-up pound cake

 Snow day on Christmas Day!