tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311920862024-03-13T05:08:23.186-07:00Splendid chaosDocumenting the chaos that makes my life splendid!Chanel Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14738589719900232955noreply@blogger.comBlogger740125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31192086.post-33983136042243620742014-09-05T14:00:00.001-07:002014-09-05T14:00:26.866-07:00Say What?9/4/14<br />
Putting Keaton to bed I said "Tomorrow you get to go to school and see Steven, (he was excited) then tomorrow night we are going camping. He said "Good because Steven loves muscles and sex!" It took a lot of questioning to figure out where that came from, finally I realized he was trying to say Steven likes Marshmallows and sticks. When I explained Steven was not going camping with us so he would not get to make smore's, Keaton was bummed.<br />
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8/29/14<br />
Ruby "When you walk into preschool are you going to start singing.. I'm bringing sexy back?"<br />
Keaton "No, I'm gonna say ummmm, ummm"<br />
Ruby "You are going to say ummm, ummm?"<br />
Keaton "No, Im gonna say where's my mom?"<br />
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8/20/14<br />
Keaton "Mom! You should have a penis like me and Dad."<br />
Me "Why?"<br />
Keaton "Cuz then you could go pee in the toilet with your penis."<br />
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If you ask Keaton not to hit something or not throw something he says "I not will."<br />
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7/20/14<br />
Driving back from Utah<br />
Haley "Mom, if you are uncomfortable you can have my STD pillow."<br />
(her pillow fell on the floor at the hotel so she wouldnt touch it)<br />
Keaton "I want to use your S…T….D pillow! (she handed it to him)<br />
A couple of hours later Keaton handed her pillow back to Haley.<br />
"Looks like the STD pillow just became the STD…PBJ pillow"<br />
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7/14/14 In the middle of the utah at the Golden Spike monument<br />
Haley "I totally understand now why Dante needed to have so many different Hells.<br />
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7/12/14<br />
Lucy "I may not know much about baseball, but I know they have really long hot dogs."<br />
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6/15/14<br />
Haley "Green is my favorite color."<br />
Keaton "It is not, actually."<br />
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3/14/14<br />
Keaton "Moma, I wove you big!"<br />
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5/20/14<br />
Ruby talking to Keaton "Why have a tooshie if you are not going to let your sisters squishy it?"<br />
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<br />Chanel Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14738589719900232955noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31192086.post-53687485908303161962014-04-03T14:24:00.001-07:002014-04-03T14:24:52.229-07:00Hang'n with killer whales!<div><a href="http://instagram.com/p/mEFZIzHaLF/"><img src="http://distilleryimage9.ak.instagram.com/751c68f8b60311e3bfd412f9274b0b01_5.jpg"></a><br>(<a href="http://instagram.com/p/mEFZIzHaLF/">see full image</a>)</div><div><br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div>Chanel Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14738589719900232955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31192086.post-54738895145844624862013-09-29T12:11:00.000-07:002013-10-04T12:25:02.237-07:00It's true, he's TWO!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My little man is big!</div>
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I don't like that he is growing up so fast, but I love the little boy he is. Keaton has been such a blessing in our home. With three teen/tween girls that tend to take everything too seriously, Keaton makes us all talk like fools sing songs about going potty and ask for endless hugs and kisses from him. If any of us dosent make it home before he goes to bed we are devastated we didn't get to tell him goodnight. When he wakes up there is a stampede up the stairs to see who can get him first. </div>
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He scored on the gifts. He got a Thomas train starter set (he calls the Choo choo). He some little airplanes, and a base ball stand from the Nearons (he's quite the hitter).</div>
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He also got an oot ball! He loves watching oot ball with Daddy.</div>
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Lucy and Ruby made Elmo cupcakes for his birthday (he is a HUGE fan of Elmo).</div>
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He really didn't eat it much at all, but thought it was an awesome face paint!</div>
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<br />Chanel Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14738589719900232955noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31192086.post-55226984041030029222013-09-28T13:00:00.000-07:002014-01-15T21:33:10.203-08:00Whippet Reunion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Two of Penelope's litter mates (Wally & Lawrence) came up to visit and spend time with their sister and their Mom (Charlotte). Wally and Lawrence were both adopted buy Mike Christa Beebout. They all drove up from Elk Grove Ca to clock in some whippet family time.</div>
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(Mike holding Wally and Lawrence. Haley holding Lala, Ruby holding Penelope, Jaime Sage holding Charlotte and Indy)</div>
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After Lala watched how the boys played with frisbees, she literally jumped right in. We learned that Lala has some seriously mad frisbee skills!</div>
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The dogs had a blast chasing each other and running all over the property.<br />
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It was pretty sad when it was time for them to go home. They definitely remembered their family members and were so happy to be back together... it was hard to split them up.</div>
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Lucy is starting 5th grade and will be home schooled this year for the first time. She is super excited about being home schooled, I hope it stays that way!</div>
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Ruby is starting Seventh grade (middle school) and will be starting at a new school. I have NEVER seen her so nervous about school as today.</div>
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Haley is starting tenth grade. She seems happy and relaxed about school.</div>
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Kinda funny watching my two mormon girls walking into their Catholic school. We have really loved this school for Haley so we can't wait for Ruby to have this experience.<br />
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Ruby has been begging to go camping for some time now. We went camping in KOA cabins a year or so ago, but she said that was not real camping. Eric and I are not big fans of camping so we were not too excited to purchase and plan a tent camping trip. Ruby told us that she was an abused and neglected child because ALL her friends go camping with their parents. We explained that we like "camping" in a big ship in the Caribbean... she did not find that funny.</div>
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The last time the girls got their teeth cleaned at the dentist, the hygienist came up to me and told me how much Ruby wanted to go camping. Then she gave me a little speech about how good camping is for kids and she suggested some great places to camp nearby. This was the moment I realized we needed to take Ruby camping soon or we would be paying for her therapy. So we planned a camping trip with our good friends the P family.</div>
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Other then a tent and sleeping bags we have no camping supplies so we stopped by Phil's Frosties for dinner on the way to the camp site. </div>
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It took us a little time, but we got the tent up without any drama.</div>
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We actually had a blast camping , except for baby in a tent with no crib. I was told it was too cold to have Keets in a pack n play, he needed to be in a sleeping bag to stay warm. I was worried all night that he was either going to suffocate or freeze to death so I could not sleep. Every time he moved I had to check on him. It was a very long night. I felt so relieved when the sun started coming up because the end was in sight.</div>
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The P family (hard core campers) came with all their gear and cooked a gourmet breakfast burritos for everyone.</div>
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I always love rafting, even with no sleep.</div>
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There were three families rafting in 2 1/2 boats. We love everyone that was there but I have to say some of the adults (the ones that are camping masters) were rafting woosies. As soon as the squirt guns cam out they paddled as fast as they could and we did not see them until the end of the ride. </div>
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So we changed things around to make it less physical so she could participate in everything.</div>
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Of course if you are doing a Duck Dynasty party, you gotta have beards. So the girls all designed and cut out their beards, blackened their cheeks and got their redneck on!</div>
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The each designed their "hubcaps" (aka silver frisbees) then we had a hubcap throwing contest off our deck out into the goat field. </div>
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For dinner we had Bayou Bowels (aka Hawaiian haystacks). We had maggots (rice) Frog legs (chicken) for toppings we had yuppie food (corn), Mrs. Kay's sauce (sour cream), koon turds (olives), fungus (mushrooms), worms (chinese rice noodles), frog eye salad and of course we had Si Sweet Tea (root beer).</div>
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<br />Chanel Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14738589719900232955noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31192086.post-22868804862869513072013-08-01T13:26:00.000-07:002014-01-15T21:37:03.643-08:00Our Co-Pay Summer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Chanel Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14738589719900232955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31192086.post-38213091759275713962013-07-30T22:08:00.000-07:002013-10-04T11:19:38.142-07:00Haley's surgery<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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Haley is not a fan of camping so she was less then thrilled when our church organized a huge Stake Youth Encampment. I was involved in creating the logo and posters so I had seen first hand how much work was going into this activity and I really wanted my girls to get to enjoy it. The day before the activity Haley told me she didn't feel well, but she was acting fine so I was not worried. The day of the camp she begged me to let her stay home and I told her she was going no matter what so so save her breath. I was positive that she just didn't want to go camping and if she was really sick, Eric was going to be at the camp as a leader and the camp doctor. I knew she would be fine.</div>
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When the camp was over I drove two hours out in the middle of nowhere to pick up my girls and a few of their friends. When I first got there Haley was acting fine, but the drive home she was being totally dramatic acting like she was going to die. Because I had seen her walking around, smiling just a few minutes earlier I knew she was faking and trying to "get me back" for forcing her to go to the camp. I was not giving her any sympathy. When we got home she went upstairs and threw up. </div>
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I FINALLY realized she was sick, but I thought she was dehydrated from the heat and hiking. She drank a ton of Gatorade and the next morning was feeling better so she went to her drivers training class. For a couple of days she went to her class, but then came home and slept the rest of the day and night. Eric and one his friends Joe P. (also a doctor) examined Haley to see if it was her appendix, they both said they did not think it was. The next day I took her to our doctor to get blood work done. He did a full physical, and checked to see if it was her appendix. She was non responsive to all the tests so he said he did not think it was her appendix but wanted to get an ultrasound to be sure and see if it was ovarian cyst. They did the ultrasound and we walked across the hall to have her blood drawn. Right after her blood was drawn, my cell phone rang and it was Joe P. He had just read her ultrasound and said he was wrong (the day before) it was positive and she needed to have an appendectomy. So within a very short period of time she was checked into the hospital, scrubbed down and ready for surgery.</div>
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The Nearons sent this super cute flower arrangement of a puppy with a band aid. Haley had Tons of visitors come to the house to visit her bring her gifts and see how she was doing. The Bishop brought by some fudge(her favorite thing in the world) for Haley. I thought she was going to cry. It was probably a combination of how thoughtful he was and how happy she was to receive fudge.</div>
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My niece Larkin flew in Tuesday night to stay with us for 11 days. My girls kept asking me "Why does she want to come here? They are the ones with Lamas". So once she arrived I asked her what she wanted to do here and she said just hang out and learn something new. She added that her mom was hoping I would teach her how to quilt and teach her how we take care of all our farm animals. She has been here for 6 days now and unfortunately all we have done is swim, shop, and she got a makeovers at the mall with Ruby and my sister. We only have 5 days left so I need to step it up fast. </div>
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It was absolutely perfect for my mom. It had perfect spots for all her furniture and paintings. As we walked through it just kept getting better and better. Everything that she was looking for this house had and more. When we walked out of the house I said to Tiffany "So what do you think?". She said it was perfect and we needed to buy it for mom. I totally agreed that it was perfect and mom needed to live there but financially we had just paid off a chunk of our student loans and committed to an expensive buy in for Eric's work. My mind and heart were racing as I was trying to figure out how we could make this work. Tiffany called her husband and after a lot of discussion, they decided that they would buy the house as an investment and rent it to our mom. </div>
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I think the highlight of this trip for Ruby was- she got an iPhone. She received a basic phone when she turned 12, but she wanted an iPhone. While we were walking around City Creek she saw that they were having a sale and she had enough money to buy her own iPhone.</div>
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Our kids always ask tons of questions about when we were dating and they wanted to see where we got engaged. So while we were down in Provo we showed our kids where Eric proposed to me and reenacted how. They loved it, until we started kissing then they were totally grossed out. </div>
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We got to visit with two of Eric's brothers (Alan and Greg) and their families. It's always fun to see Eric around his brothers. They are each very different but at the same time so similar it can be scary. Brick Oven and their apple beer is always a must for Eric, so of course we had to meet up there.<br />
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This was Ruby's 1st year at Retreat for girls and Haley's 4th year. Both girls we so excited to attend this camp. Haley has had great experiences in the past, so Ruby had high expectations. Ruby was worried about meeting her roommate but after she realized she was a nice girl, it was all good!</div>
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My favorite part of our trip this year was touring Welfare Square. All of the church members in Medford give at least 12 hours of service during the pear harvest. All of the pears the church uses for humanitarian service come from here. When I looked at these cans I knew who picked them. I could see the 80 year old ladies with a basket around their neck reaching for pears in the trees. I could see all the youth climbing ladders to pick them and I had such great feelings about all the time I have spent in the pear farm. It really has a special spirit at the pear farm and I felt it as I looked at these cold metal cans. I hope the people that receive these cans can feel the love!</div>
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<br />Chanel Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14738589719900232955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31192086.post-55702452757571543522013-06-20T06:55:00.000-07:002013-07-20T17:10:16.050-07:00Lucy's 10th birthday!Happy Birthday to our beautiful Lucy that is 10 years old today.<br />
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She wanted to take friends to go see the new Monster's Inc movie so we did.<br />
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We been raising children for 15 years now and never have any of them broken a bone until now. Our little 20 month Keaton broke his tibia on the trampoline. As sad as this has been, I keep thinking that this was a <b>huge</b> blessing.<br />
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Everyone adores Keeter, but Lucy is especially obsessed with him. She plays with him all the time and he adores her. Keaton will try to follow in whatever she is doing or try to repeat what she is saying. Lucy is also obsessed with gymnastics and the trampoline. She loves doing flips and round offs and bouncing all day long. Keaton wants to be on the trampoline with her but most of the time he just gets to watch her from the patio door. We have explained to Lucy over and over that bouncing Keaton too high could cause serious injuries. <br />
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When the accident happened Lucy was standing up holding his hand bouncing softly. She let go of his hand and threw herself backwards and bounced on her back. This was essentially causing Keaton to be double bounced and threw him up really high and he came down with his legs crossed and the weight of his body landing on the bottom leg. </div>
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Why do I view this as a HUGE blessing for Keaton and Lucy? Because luckily he ONLY broke his leg, and he will only be restricted for 4 weeks. He could have just as easily landed a little further forward, broke his neck and been in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. As painful as this has been for Lucy, she learned a HUGE lesson about her actions and consiquences . The torture of seeing her brother struggle for a few weeks is nothing compared to what it could have been. </div>
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Not only is he patient and kind, forgiving and willing to sacrifice anything for us, but he is hilarious and has such great style :)</div>
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<br />Chanel Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14738589719900232955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31192086.post-73374631746315530072013-06-08T17:03:00.000-07:002013-10-04T11:54:09.048-07:00Haley's new whippet Paisley<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
As we were driving home from our last dog show Haley was in the car looking up whippets on her phone. She informed me that she wanted her own whippet. She was tired of going to the shows watching everyone else show and have whippets and she just has to stand there holding leashes for people. She said that she wanted her own whippet. </div>
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I tried to blow it off and explain that she doesn't have the time for a dog. I tried several other reasons it would not work out and she continued to shut me down. I quickly realized that she was probably going to get one and that brought several problems to mind. First, I wanted to make sure that she got a Starline whippet because of their quality and temperament. Second, Eric has said that we have a 3 dog maximum at our house so one of our dogs would have to go to a new home. Third, dog showing was Ruby's deal first so we had to set up boundries and draft a contract that both girls would be comfortable with. Fourth, she had to pay for her own dog... and they are not cheep.</div>
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In the meantime I texted Jaime (Penelope's breeder) and asked if she knew of any Starline puppies available. She quickly texted back that they were looking for a home for Lalique (Lala). She had previously been sold to another breeder with Chinese Chins and the placement was not working out because Lala viewed the Chins as play toys.</div>
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After a couple of months, tons of phone calls, text messages and Haley digging irrigation ditches to earn enough money, we signed the contract to purchase Lala. The only problem was I had to fly to the Seattle area to pick her up from a show. So I did.</div>
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She seemed really sad to leave her Starline family with a total stranger, get in a car for an hour then take two different flights. I don't know if she was just terrified, but she was so well behaved and sweet I could not believe it.</div>
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Chanel Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14738589719900232955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31192086.post-88455135645922091012013-05-12T20:18:00.000-07:002013-07-20T17:01:42.482-07:00Say WHAT?<span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px;">"I'm just not a nature girl...</span><br />
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Little did they know that would be his only hunt because at the east party he was sound asleep during the big hunt.<br /><br />Chanel Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14738589719900232955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31192086.post-53458231884049277962013-03-26T20:33:00.000-07:002013-04-18T20:36:46.342-07:00The ball boy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Keaton stood here for like four minutes just contemplating how to get the ball that high.</div>
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