Friday's Letters

linking up with Ashley for Friday's Letters.  Check it out!

Dear besties, looking forward to hanging out with you girls tonight!  Getting our kids hopped up on sugary donuts?  HA!  We all know that'll be wild and crazy :D

Dear Pierre Foods, seriously, you're really starting to make me mad.  Quit sending Eric home early!  Believe it or not, we need money in order to pay the bills. 

Dear Chris and Logan, please please please stop fighting.  Mommy is really getting worn down.  Give mommy a breeeeeaaaaakkkkk.  Please? :)

Dear allergies, could you do me a huge favor and go away soon?  I'd really appreciate it. 

Dear readers, just wanted to let you know that I appreciate each and every one of you! :) 

Dear weekend, I am sooo so glad that you are finally here.  It's been a long week.

Dear self, you have *got* to learn how to not stress out so much.  Everything will be alright, k?  Mmkay.

What I'm Loving Wednesday

*  I'm loving that school starts back in a couple weeks.  I've enjoyed having so much time with the boys and doing fun things with them this summer, but they're starting to get bored and the fighting between them has almost become unbearable.  Yikes! 

*  I'm loving that we've had MUCH cooler weather this week.  It's been rainy as well, but I'd much rather have that then feeling like the life has been sucked out of me every time I step outside.  Not fun.

*  I'm loving that I'm getting ready to take a plunge through my to-read pile.  It's been sitting for ages now, taunting me to conquer it ;) 

*  I'm loving that I have some new followers.  Hey guys!  Welcome to my little spot in the blog world.  Glad to have you :) 

*  I'm loving that I've been able to sell some things the past few days to make a little extra money.  Although it seems like as soon as I get the money, I have to turn right back around and spend it on something we need. 

*  I'm loving that I'm going to take the boys outside tonight to play with some sparklers.  We have a bunch left over from the 4th of July. 

What are you loving this week? 

This is my little family. :)

First, there's my husband, Eric.  We've been together for 8 years and married for 7.  He works a lot of hours so we don't get to spend a lot of time with him.  He is a stacker at a manufacturing company.  They make the food for big chain stores like Wal-Mart, etc. 

Then there is Chris.  He is 6 years old and will be going into the first grade this year.  Chris is as sweet as can be (to everyone except his brother ;) and even they have some sweet moments together) and is very laid-back.  He enjoys playing his leapster, watching movies, playing outside, Batman, Spiderman, Iron Man, and things like that.

And last but not least there is my little 4 year old firecracker ball of energy, Logan.  He's full of attitude but I have no doubt he'd do anything for those he cares about.  He's always sticking up for somebody :)  He never seems to stop moving.  He enjoys doing all of the same things as Chris.  

That's me, Jackie. 

I've been married to my husband Eric for 8 years and I'm a stay at home mom to my two sons, Chris and Logan.  You can learn more about them in the 'family' section of my blog.

Some random things about me? 

My birthday is June 21st.  I'm now in my late 20's.  I've lived in North Carolina my entire life.  I am terrified of spiders, bridges (especially over water), and pretty much any kind of "creepy crawly".  I'm one of the nicest, most loyal people you'll ever meet.  I'm super sensitive.  I'd like to think that I'm funny.  I give my relationships everything I have.  I haven't decided if that's a good thing or not, because I've been burned a lot because of it.  I'll randomly laugh at something that happened days or even weeks ago.  I'm a total bookworm.  My blog doesn't have a specific "theme".  I'll blog about anything and everything.  I love sweet tea, quiet nights at home, acting silly with friends and family, the color pink, taking pictures, junk food, nail polish, lip gloss, candles, reality tv, and lots of other things. 

I'm just me :)

Hope you decide to stick around and follow my journey through life!

Sunday Funnies

linking up with Kara again for the Sunday Funnies! 

go check her out :)

Riiiight?!  ;)

Can't count the number of times I've done this

done this before too :D

aaaaaand this

let's just say I've done them all :D

Sunday Social

linking up again this week with Neely and Ashley for the Sunday Social!Go check them out :)     

1.  What is your favorite TV show of the past? 

Hands down, that would be FRIENDS! 

We own the entire series on DVD and every once in a while we go through and watch it again from the start.  We're actually doing that now.  We just got past the Ross/Emily relationship.  Yuck, by the way!  I couldn't stand Ross with Emily. 

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2.  What is your current favorite TV show? 
Grey's Anatomy!!!  LOVE love love that show. 

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Can't wait until the new season comes on!  <3


3.  Which reality show would you never do? 
Probably anything on MTV or any of the survivor and dating shows. 


4.  Which reality show would you LOVE to do? 
I actually wouldn't mind going on the Biggest Loser, but I don't think I could handle being filmed all the time.  I don't even like having my picture taken, lol.  I'd love to do the Amazing Race, too.


5.  What is the TV personality/character that you feel is most like you? 
I can be pretty OCD, so in that way, I'm a lot like Monica from Friends. 


6.  Which TV character would you want to date? 
Ha, this one doesn't even require any thought!
Derek Shepherd, of course ;) 

Our 4th of July

We had a pretty fun day yesterday. 

We decided early in the morning to head up to the "water park" as the boys call it.  It's a park with a huge play area and a splash pad right at the entrance.  All of the kids love that.  Every time we go up there, there's always kids with a ball of some sort and I can't ever remember to bring one for Chris and Logan.  On our way up to the park we made a quick stop at CVS and got them a ball to play with in the water ;)  I earned some major "cool mom" points with that one! 



seeing if the water stream would shoot the ball into the air

silly boy wanted to let the water fall down on him

 We didn't pack a lunch so when we started to get hungry, I sent Eric to the Little Ceasar's down the road from the park to grab a couple pizzas ;).  After we finished eating it was *really* starting to get hot so Chris and Logan got in the water one more time then we decided to head on home. 

enjoying a red, white, and blue popsicle :)

After their popsicle, we started to work on some 4th of July activities.  I love that Chris and Logan get so excited now about doing "school work".  They enjoyed learning about the 4th of July, the symbols of our country, and doing other themed worksheets. 

bald eagle and flag worksheet

Statue of Liberty worksheet

word scramble

size sequencing they did together

 Later that afternoon my parents came over and we had a cookout.  I loooove love love having cookouts with the family.  We had hamburgers, hot dogs, chili, mac & cheese, and chips. 


After my parents left we just hung around the house to kill time until the fireworks show we were going to.

playing with sparklers until the fireworks started

It was a simple, but fun, day :) 

Sunday Funnies

Linking up once again for the Sunday Funnies.  Check it out :)

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Friday's Letters



Dear 4th of July, hurry up and get here already!  I'm looking forward to the fireworks. 

Dear Abby, I know it isn't until Sunday, but HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!  Love ya.

Dear Pierre Foods, the boys and I appreciate the extra time we're getting to spend with Eric, but seriously...give him his hours back!  I also appreciate being able to pay our bills, which is a little hard to do with the slash his paycheck is taking.  And while you're at it, how about you give him one of the many positions he has applied for instead of giving it to people like S who make an excuse almost on a daily basis on why they can't work.  Not cool! 

Dear Lady (our parakeet), really?! CHILL OUT!  You psycho freaking bird.  I think it's time for a name change since you aren't acting like much of a lady.  Leave poor Sebastian (our other parakeet) alone.  If he is moving to different parts of the cage to get away from you, take the hint!  Don't follow him and start squawking at him.  Geez. 

Dear summer heat, this is what you would call too much too fast!  Back off.  I would prefer not to feel like the life has been sucked out of me every time I walk outside. 

Dear mysterious health issue, you're really starting to freak me out.  Please go away. 

Dear to-read pile, I know, I knoooooow.  I just keep adding to you without taking any away.  I haven't abandoned you forever, I promise.  I'll get on it ASAP :) 

Am I The Only One?

Woot!  I found a new link-up to do.  I know, I know.  But I just love doing these things. 


Am I The Only One....


who really just has absolutely no desire at all to see Magic Mike?  Is there something wrong with me?  :P

who is not looking forward to this wave of summer heat?  I cannot stand being hot.  I get ill.  Really ill.  So ill that my husband no longer wants to be around me and volunteers to go in to work early.  I should probably be a little offended by that, but by that point I'm so ill that I don't care :P

who doesn't have the money to go on vacation this summer?  It really bums me out because we didn't get to take a vacation last year.  It seems like it's just one thing after another. 

who could spend hours looking at blogs and finding new ones to follow? 

who could spend hours getting lost on Pinterest? 

who probably needs to spend more time off of the internet?  ;) 

who is absolutely terrified of dying?  Kind of dark and twisty (ha! Grey's Anatomy), I know, but still..... 

who cannot skate?  Or whistle?  I can't do either of those things and feel like such a loser, lol. 


who hears a noise in the house at night and automatically thinks it is a burglar or a murderer coming to kill you?