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Beautiful Heartbreak

2011-11-15T10:40:00.000-07:00

I had an awesome time at Time Out For Women in St George. I went with four FABULOUS friends and my heart was so full. Loved this special video that Hilary Weeks made, and it was so touching. If you would like to share your Beautiful Heartbreak I would love to hear it.

Please Help Me!!! Comments/constructive critisim welcome

2011-11-14T09:55:00.003-07:00

So I went to Time Out For Women in St George with my girl friends, and we had a wonderful time. We heard wonderful speakers, and listened to wonderful music. But the thing that caught my attention the most was on speaker talking about juggling plates. She said the thing is, soon all those plates are going to come crashing down. Well they did and it hurt, and it still hurts. My question is what do I drop? Sometimes I joke with Jer that I can either be a great wife, or a good Mother. An awesome cook who prepares 3 square meals a day (plus fun and delicious snacks) or I can have a clean house. But put these things all on the table and I can't even pull off mediocre. So here's the list:

Dance (have to drive to Monticello)
Work (have to drive to Moab, but I love my job and it keeps me sane)
Football (in Monticello, ps this is where Brother LaRose the seminary teacher is the coach.)
Scouts
Primary Chorister
Chopping and Hauling Firewood
Feeding and watering the horses
laundry
Breakfast
lunch
dinner
snacks
Cleaning
Paying bills
Reading to the kids (1 hour a night)
homework
helping in Payton's class
helping in Parker's Class (in Monticello)
Visiting Teaching
Hanging out with friends
going to the library
cooking with the kids
playing lego or transformers
playing playdoh or barbies
crafts with the kids
Doing Payton's hair
Dr Appts
Picking up perscriptions (this is actully not on the table I will not give it up, just trying to get perspective)
Exercising and watching my weight
Riding for Redd Ranches (take the kids with me on weekends!)
Watering and Mowing the lawn
Digital Scrapbooking
Blogging
Going on dates
Going to church
Going to the temple
Going to the dentist
Visiting Family
Getting Wood
Camping
Taking the Trash out, burning it and hauling it to the dump.
Chatting with Jer
Doing my hair/make up
Scriptures and Prayers with the kids
Sleeping (some people in my life have already given this up!)

Things I want to do but can't seem to fit in

Making cards/sending out Thank you card
Gardening
Scrapbooking
Visiting people from the ward
Crafting
Exercising more
Rodeo Club
Horseshowing
Riding
Reading books I enjoy
Sewing
Thinking
making sure my kids look nice

Okay if you have made it through this I want feedback, if you have some time saving tips I want those too.

When our Cabin had a Sun Roof

2011-11-03T07:39:00.001-06:00

Every year my Dad has a terrible time with the stovepipe on the cabin. The snow sweeps it right of the cabin. It use to just take the stove pipe, but then my Dad had a better chimney jack made, but Mother Nature said take that and ripped the new chimney jack completly off the roof and left our cabin open to the elements. Leaving us with this lovely sun roof, well not really we had to cut the roof open wider to fix it. At least he tied himself off, but I 'm glad that Jer wasn't there he would have had a fit! Everytime we would hear something hit the ground we would all cringe and pick someone to go check to see what had fallen. Nathan and Dad rigged up a new heavy duty chimney jack, I hope that Mother Nature likes it and dosen't rip half the cabin off this year.

Carson building with the girls.

Pretending not to see Aunt Stacy

Our new sun roof, from the outside. That is a long way off the ground.

SPOILED!!!!

New bow from Grandpa and Grandma!

Nathan's cute dog that came up missing shortly after this picture.

Parker shooting high.

Lindsay beading with the girls

Lots of fun!

Halloween Last Year

2011-10-31T10:57:00.002-06:00

We have already dressed up this year, but I forgot to take pictures. I know you can't believe it but I did. Don't worry we are going to dress up again tonight. Here are some pictures from last year.

I am the Luckiest Girl in the World! (I know cause my cowboy is a world away!)

2011-10-24T23:16:00.000-06:00

So my Birthday is tomorrow, and I kind of stink at the whole Birthday thing. I don't like people to acknowledge it, not that I care about getting older, I just really don't like to have Birthdays. But I did marry the sweetest person in the world, and he is so super sweet to me. He is a day ahead of me Dubai and is so nice to make sure and let me know that it is already my Birthday there so he wants to wish me Happy Birthday, and make sure that I have a great day. So sweet.
He is also so sweet because he already got me some super cool gifts

A trip to St. George for TIME OUT FOR WOMEN with my La Sal Ladies, and he even let us use his fancy Motel points.
PB Bedding that I found at Down East Outfitters for less than half the sale price. LOVE IT!!!

Knee High boots that are going to be delivered by George our Brown Guy tomorrow! (If you don't have a George you are so missing out he is so great!)

Any way I just wanted Jer to know how much I love him and how he makes my days better, I am so blessed to be married to such a wonderful man. He makes all those years that I have racked up not seem so bad!!!J?K I am like good wine and get better with time.
Totally rambling going to bed now

That's Right I have very own Personal Photographer!

2011-10-23T21:13:00.001-06:00

So Thankful for my super friend Katie, if it wasn't for her I would only have 2 out of focus pictures of the whole season. Which Parker wants everyone to know that they are undefeated!!!! We played the 2 Moab teams twice, and the 2 Blanding teams twice, and were rarely scored on. The weather was mostly good, we did get rained out in Blanding and had one snowy night in Monticello that I tried to get Greg to call, come on they hadn't even gotten near our goal at night. I only had to sing "Love at Home" once, which Jer promptly shut me up. I was also going to bribe Parker $5 to tackle someone, but Jer assures me that next year he will have more fire! Well I am holding him to that or I am going to start offering Lego guys for tackles. (Then the other team won't have a chance!) Loved watching the kids play, but also loved when the season was over so I could quit my daily drives to Monticello.

PS Huge shout out to our wonderful coach Randy LaRose. I love his coaching style, especially after hearing the yelling from the other teams coaches. The things that you would hear from our sidelines were: Honor, Integrity, etc.... He made me want to be a better player, person, and parent!

Parker Wrestling

2011-08-15T11:39:00.001-06:00

Here is Parker wrestling a girl, a really good girl! She has kicked his butt a number of times, and I would like to kick her parents butts for letting her wrestle. At what age is it okay for a boy and girl to touch each other that way. I am all for girl power, but I also want to teach my son to keep his hands of girls for at least a few more years!

Happy Kid that could care less who he wrestles as long as his Mom brings enough money for the concession stand.

Funny Story

2011-08-14T16:37:00.001-06:00

Miss Payton can keep us all rolling on the floor with all the goofy stuff she does. This is at the La Sal Christmas Program in which our whole community comes out for a good show! Things you need to know: I can snap my fingers really loud to get my kids attention, Payton has to pee all the time, and I can't stand out of control kids!!!

So I invited my parents and sister Megan and her husband Andrew to come to La Sal for dinner and then to the La Sal Community center to watch my kids Christmas Program. Jer was late getting home and I barely got the steaks thawed in time. We ate super quick and headed to the CC. It was already packed and very noisy. All the kids are suppose to be sitting in chairs against the back wall, but most of them were running and jumping, screaming and yelling. So I started talking to all the kids and walking back and forth trying to keep them entertained until the program started. As I was walking back and forth I was asking the kids if they needed to go to the bathroom. So then the program starts and I go and sit down. The kids start to sing and walk down the middle aisle to the front to go onto the stage. There is Parker in his cowboy hat of course, and right in front is Payton.

Payton starting to squirm!

Payton sitting down with her famous leg shaking!

It took me quite a while, but I finally figured out that she had to go to the bathroom. So I snapped my fingers and pointed her off stage to go to the bathroom. She ran off the stage went potty and came back like nothing had happened. Such a goof ball!!! I was laughing so hard I dropped my camera on the floor and broke it, but it was so worth the laugh. Oh man what are we going to do with this kid??? Anyway everyone at the program got a good laugh, and that's what we are here for right!?!?!

Our Silly Dog

2011-08-12T12:38:00.000-06:00

Here is Hank or should I say the princess dog. How many pillows does one dog need?

Fun Summer

2011-07-30T07:04:00.000-06:00

Jer Ear Tagging a Calf for Redd Ranches. Notice the Momma getting ready to eat him, and notice how nicely Red Roman is standing.

Putting the headstone in Lula Mae Titus, it is so pretty and matched her personality so well.

Playing in the mud at Indian Creek

I think Parker is bossing everyone in this picture. I told him to knock it off or I would start calling hime foreman, but I think he likes that.

The Falls at Indian Creek

Offshore Drilling Frustration

2011-07-10T07:48:00.000-06:00

While researching offshore drilling in Brazil this is what I found.
Wall Steet Journal
Fox News

We need to give other countries money so that they can drill for oil that we can then buy from them (drilled offshore in conditions probably less safe for the environment than what would happen here in the United States, no less).

3,461 miles to go on a Date!

2011-07-08T08:57:00.002-06:00

3,461 miles to go on a Date!, and that was just one way!
Jer has been working in Alaska on a the liberty project, but we knew that it was time to look for a new job. One of his coworkers told him about a company that was hiring for off shore drilling in Brazil. Yahoo I think Brazil! I would love to go to Brazil! I would love to take my family to Brazil, yeehaw we are going to Brazil.

I know I am a little ahead of myself, but when am I not?

So Jer puts in for the job and the the HR person calls him and asks for more info. Jer e-mails him everything and then we don't hear from him again, so we chalk this one up as a lost cause. No worries he still has his job with Parker. Then as we get to the end of the hitch around the end of May the HR person calls back and wants Jer to come interview for the job in Houston, TX. He will only be in the office for a few days due to the fact that he is in the Army Reserves and he will be going to training for 40 days. So I book Jer a flight, and then I a get to thinking that if Jer gets hired I won't get to see him for a long time. (I totally did not take into account that he would need a visa!) Oh well if Jer was going to to Houston then I wanted to go too. So I started looking at flights and couldn't find a decently priced one into Houston so I was just going to chill and wait (I KNOW SO NOT LIKE ME!) Well then Jer said really why don't you come and I was thinking of ways to get there. My friend Jenny was so awesome and took my children off my hands. I booked a flight with Southwest that went from SLC to Las Vegas to Houston, landing at a different airport then Jer. So Jer flies from Prudhoe Bay, AK to Anchorage, sleeps on the floor of the airport for a few hours and then takes his favorite flight ever - the red eye from Anchorage to SLC. I came to the SLC airport to pick Jer up. We made the mistake of leaving the SLC airport (remember this it is important.) Then it was back to the SLC airport for our flights to Houston. I had my flight all over the country and Jer had a direct flight to Houston. So he landed first and got the rental car and then came to the other airport to pick me up. Easy enough right! Not when your navigation on your phone won't work. Jer did so awesome and made it from one airport to the other but not without getting stuck in traffic and having to deal with some really slow people. I was sitting in a rocking chair waiting for him, so no complaints from me. We then went to our motel room where we were just going to order pizza and go straight to bed, but the pizza places phone wouldn't work and the Internet in the room wouldn't work. I tried to call the front desk to get some help and ended up calling some random guys room. I was asking him about the Internet and asked him if he could reset the modem or something, and he informed me that I had called his room. I was so embarrassed. We finally got some food ordered, but Jer was really tired by then and I couldn't get him to eat much. The next morning he got up really early and headed to the corp office. He was there before they even unlocked the building (Why are we always late to church then?) I was going to go back to sleep, but one of my favorite qualities is that I stress for other people (so don't stress about stuff! I am already!) So no sleep I sat and stressed which turned out to be a good thing, because Jer kept texting questions that he needed help answering (like where we live and when he was born!) He had to do medical testing and drug testing. So I headed down to the pool for some swimming and sunbathing. NICE I haven't been able to chill out like that for a long time. After a LONG time Jer sent me a text and it says "MIDDLE EAST" that's it just "Middle East" no explanation no nothing. So I am trying to be a good sport and I am pretending that he is joking. I just keep sitting outside playing in the pool and sunbathing and then Jer shows up. He has gotten the job, but he is not going to Brazil, the HR person (who has never drilled a day in life!) said that the Middle East would be a better fit.

Good bye Brazil :(

Well at least he has job! Then the best part was he asked me out on a date! He wanted to take me down to Galveston to look around and get some dinner. It was so nice just the two of riding in the car (Skipping toll booths right and left! Don't worry we will pay for this later!)
I loved, Love, LOVED Galveston. Loved the old houses and the historical district. One of my favorite things about it was that it looked wind swept like all the bad stuff in life can just get swept off the island and out to sea. We drove around just looking and then found this great place to walk around, called Pier 21. It was so fun, and hot and humid! We decided to walk down and look at all the fishing boats and I was looking into the water and I saw a dolphin. I was so excited!, how often does a desert girl get to see a dolphin? We went to a restaurant called Willie G's where we sat outside, because it was evening and it would only get cooler right?

This was our table

This was our view, watching dolphins and pelicans as the sun set.

This is what I ate Gumbo (my first time trying it), and Crab stuffed shrimp. So good!

This is the Handsome Cowboy I get to spend the rest of my life with!

The next day Jer had to go and take some physical exertion test, and then it was back on different airplanes to the same location. I flew from Houston to Austin where I stayed on the play then flew from Denver to SLC, Jer returned the rental car and flew non-stop to SLC. I was so happy that he got to come home for a bit, and felt a little silly for spending so much money to go hang out in Houston, but it was so much fun to spend time with my Jer. We got into the SLC airport late and our brains were shot. We were parked in the economy lot and to get out you just have to use the same credit card that you used to get in. We couldn't remember which credit card we had used and Jer put the parking garage ticket we had used at the beginning of our trip, so we couldn't get out. We had to go ask for help, but the lady working got all crazy! "How you get ticket for 1st, today is not 1st!", "You park in wrong place!". "Today is 3rd, why you have ticket for 1st?" I finally figured out that we had used the ticket from the 1st for the parking garage, and we should have just used my credit card. So she ran our card and we were able to head home. Jer is so nice and let me sleep while he drove, and we almost made it home without incident, but of course we had to hit a deer on the freeway near Green River. We made it home about 4 am and slept until 8. Jer went and got the kids from Jenny and Cades, because we had another adventure planned. We have since hit some bumps in the road with new job, but everything is finally falling into place, and Jer will be starting his new job on the 24th of July. He will be going to training in Houston for two weeks, and part of me wants to take the kids to visit Dad, but then I read this post and I am tired. So Jer will be on a jack up rig off the coast of Qatar. I will not be going to visit :(

More Disneyland

2011-06-27T08:57:00.000-06:00

Bugs life fliers, I am so glad we got the take out box!

Jer building a lightsaber for Parker (supposedly!)

Miss Payton loved the Teacups!

She would have spent all day in the Castle if we would of let her! Until she found the scary part, silly girl.

Parker on the bumper cars, this was serious business!

Miss Payton and Ariel

Tron in 3D

Cool guy from Tron even let Parker hold his disk.

These were the only characters that Parker stood in line for! Gotta Love me a Handsome Cowboy!

Breakfast of Champions pretzel dipped in chocolate and then covered with M & M's (I think he ate three bites)

Payton's fairy face painting.

Disneyland

2011-06-15T11:52:00.001-06:00

Having fun in toon town

Eating with Goofy

Peanut Butter and Jelly Pizza

While on the airplane...

2011-06-02T10:25:00.000-06:00

While on the airplane I made these, nothing fancy, but at least I didn't puke on anyone.

Dear Jeremy

2011-03-19T01:36:00.002-06:00

Dear Jeremy,
Please, Please, Please would you drill for oil!!!! Fuel is now pushing $4 a gallon, and I like my job and can't afford to drive to work!
Thanks your cute wife,
Stacy

Dr Suess Day

2011-03-02T21:58:00.001-07:00

Today is the day!!! Finally the kids have been waiting all week for Dr Suess' Birthday. How exciting to wear pj's to school

Please excuse the pic of me, I got my wisdom teeth out the day before, and I am all dressed up to go work out at the community center.

Valentine Eve

2011-02-13T23:08:00.000-07:00

I love Valentine's Day!!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!!! I like all the hearts and cuties pink and red stuff. I especially love that it gets me further away from the yuckiness of January and icky winterness. I wish Jer shared my love for the day but alas I married a super hot guy and I am thankful enough for that!

See I told you he was hot, and he brings home the beef for our family.

(for those of you that don't know I hate pork!)

So for my cute family I like to find just the right Valentine's Day gift. I also have to give a huge shout out to Jer's wonderful coworkers who made sure his present got to him. I love how easy online shopping is, and how I can just send things straight to Alaska. So I found Jer the perfect present online at Cabelas, and had it sent straight to Alaska, where Jer's coworkers made sure that he got it before he flew to the slope. I can't wait to get a picture of him wearing it!!!

Super Hot Don't you think?!?!

I also slipped some polar bear suckers in Jer's baggage, cause Jer loves Polar bears ;)

So for Parker I needed something that would show his true colors!

Yep! My kid is a stud too!

For Miss Payton I needed something that would sweeten her up. I was at my all time favorite place, no not my job, but close Tia Pan Trading and I saw a perfect present for Payton!

GUMBALLS and LOTS of them!

And Me What do I want? Happy Kids! a content husband, and someone to mop my kitchen floor!

PS and some Dove chocolates of course!

In all seriously I am very blessed and loved! A special thanks to my sweet husband who works so hard for our family.

Nothing Exciting

2011-02-08T22:26:00.000-07:00

Nothing exciting, but I have got to get back in the swing of things.

How Do You Get What You Want From Santa?

2011-01-04T22:08:00.000-07:00

Bribery!

Our Christmas Card

2010-12-30T11:44:00.001-07:00

Ha Ha, crazy busy year, glad it is almost over! Don't feel bad if you didn't get one in the mail, just send me your address and I will add you to the list next year.

Fall Family Fun

2010-11-13T08:03:00.000-07:00

Create a free scrapbooking design

Huge Thanks to Mandy for taking our family pictures!

Not so good family tradition

2010-11-12T22:48:00.001-07:00

I have a not so good family tradition of not taking Halloween Pictures! Every year we get caught up in the momment and forget to take pictures. This Halloween lasted forever, from the 1st day of October the kids were bugging me to wear their costumes. Then we planned for the school PTO Fall Carnival, which turned out great and was so fun. But again no pictures. So Friday the kids headed to school oh so sad because they didn't get to wear their costumes. But not to worry that afternoon we partied like rockstars! Then we did the trunk or treat which works so well in La Sal and got loads of candy, and were in bed by 9 pm! Then Saturday we drove to Cedar City so we could party with Megan, Andrew, Lindsay, Carson, and my Mom who is having her radiation in Cedar. We went shopping and to a quilt show whle the boys stayed at home and carved pumpkins! I really do have the best brother in laws. Then Lindsay and Carson took the kids trick or treating then we sent them to bed and ate their candy and played games.

So this is the only picture I have of us in costume opps, but we had tons of fun.

I Could Just Live Here!

2010-11-03T23:25:00.000-06:00

When we went to pick Jer up at the Airport we had big plans, well they didn't start out to be big plans they turned into big plans. We have been in talks about having Jer fly into Grand Jct instead of SLC, so I wanted to make sure that we took Payton to the Zoo, because she has been asking about it since Jer started flying to work. So we planned a trip to the Zoo, but then it just happened to work out that Megan, Mom and her sisters were going to be up north also. So because we never want to miss out on anything we went to the Zoo, and then we met everyone at Gardner's Village for lunch at one of my favorite restaurants.

Professional Branding Pictures

2010-10-21T18:14:00.000-06:00

A friend of ours came to the branding and took professional pictures. All I can say is WOW and THANKS.

The Zoo

2010-10-20T17:25:00.001-06:00

Branding

2010-10-15T13:58:00.002-06:00

More Yellowstone Pictures

2010-10-14T07:44:00.001-06:00

Life got a little out of control

2010-10-13T12:34:00.001-06:00

Sorry life got a little out of control, okay "a little" is an understatement. Life got way out of control and I was way in over my head. So now I am finally getting back to blogging, but Jer is home for a few more weeks so I won't be totally back until he heads back to work, but I just want to get a little caught up because we have done so really fun things this summer. Also I want to remind myself that this was the hardest summer I have ever had, not the summer that ruined my life! But just a reminder to you all NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED!

Who is this????

2010-10-08T22:04:00.002-06:00

So months ago I put up this picture of a man and the kids. I then got crazy busy and forgot to let everyone know that this is Buffalo Bill. We went on a cowboy vacation and Parker and Payton loved it. After meeting Buffalo Bill at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Payton said "I am so glad that he was here so we could meet him!" Goofy girl.

Our Family Vacation

2010-08-29T18:34:00.002-06:00

For our Family Vacation we left La Sal on Sunday evening and drove to Salt Lake City. In Provo Indeyo started puking and didn't stop until about a mile from our motel. Gross way to start out our trip. I got all checked into the motel and got the kids to sleep and then spent the next two hours cleaning up the truck so our truck would not smell like puke for the rest of our trip. Then on Monday morning I got up and went to the airport to pick up Jer, sure do love that guy or I probably wouldn't get up at the crack of dawn to drive through lovely traffic! So I get to the airport and find out that Jer has a cold, oh good a cold to go along with our puking baby.
Then we head to Ragging Waters for Utah Fostercare Day. Where I forgot the camera, but we had a great time. Note to self: If your husband acts sick maybe you should bag your trip to a water park with four kids!
After the water park we went back to the motel and ordered pizza, got some fresh fruit, and veggies and put life jackets on the kids and they spent the evening running and jumping into the pool. This was my favorite time of our whole vacation, probably because we didn't have to spend the whole day in the truck!

The next morning we got in the truck and headed North, we stopped at a mall in Layton and picked up a book on tape about Orrin Porter Rockwell, and some fun fingernail polish, because Jer loves it when we paint our fingernails in the truck! As we headed farther North we listened to the book on CD "Stories from the life of Porter Rockwell" it had some fun stories about Porter and even talked about some of the places that we were driving through. We stopped at Bear Lake to look at how pretty the lake was, and was later told by some friends that the sandy is the best at Bear Lake oh well! Next time I will have to try the sandy beach, but I think that if I have to drive that far again I might as well get to go to Disneyland and the Beach! Hear that Jer?!?! So then we drove further North and got to Garden City, UT where Jer found the best place for lunch! It was a cute little burger joint with a really fun little playground for the kids, plus the best raspberry shakes for Mom! Then we headed to Montpelier, ID where we stopped to see "Ol Ephraim" the biggest grizzly bear ever taken from the Bear Lake Region.

We then went to the National Oregon/California Trail Center, it was a very fun place with lots of little displays, pretty quilts and even a traveling show about transportation on loan from the Smithsonian. The kids like the Railroad display the best.

We got on the road again and headed North a little farther to Soda Springs, ID where we spent the night. The weather was perfect and we were really enjoying ourselves. The next morning we got up and headed for Jackson Hole. We stopped in Jackson and spent a few hours looking around at all the cute shops, but that is too much work with the kids so we got a bite to eat and then headed for the Tetons.

Just as we were leaving Jackson Jer saw the first of the BIG WILDLIFE that we had come to see!

Buffalo, and lots of them! It was so fun to stop and see them, and to be so close so that we could show the kids. We continued North to see the spectacular Tetons. It was a good thing Jer was driving because all I could do was stare!

Our Family Vaca

2010-08-11T18:29:00.000-06:00

I hope you know who this is because my kids were so excited to meet him!

Pioneer Day

2010-08-09T14:24:00.002-06:00

In over my head!

2010-07-25T23:54:00.002-06:00

So I am in way over my head! If you don't believe me just spend a few minutes with me. I have become the foster parent to an 18 year old and her 1 year old baby. Here is his first B-Day, we celebrated at the park. Maybe when life slows down a little we will get more post up but for now we are happy to get through the day.

Sparklers....Life doesn't get any better!

2010-07-08T23:24:00.002-06:00

Do Sparkerlers make you smile?

Make you want to Dance?

Or just plain cry because you have a mean Daddy?

This our friend Nathan who reminds me a lot of my brother Nathan.

Check out these next photos, this so could be my brother! I love both Nathan's and am lucky to have such great friends!

My Hot Cowboy

2010-06-02T02:59:00.001-06:00

I am missing my man right now, and I was goofing around and found this link to where he worked 6 years ago.

Red Cliff Lodge

Jer is the second from the left, doesn't he look so good in a black hat!

Miss you Cowboy, can't wait to pick you up Friday.

May has escaped me!

2010-05-31T23:21:00.002-06:00

May has escaped me, but not worry I am going to have a firm grasp on June.

Well maybe I am fooling myself, because June is going to be busier that ever. Mom goes in for a PET scan tomorrow and we are praying that we get good news. Then the rest of the week is reserved for Lindsay. We have a bridal shower planned, a trip to the temple, and then her wedding on Saturday. Plus in the middle of that I get to go to the airport and pick up Jer. This will be the first time ever that he gets to come home early!

The following week I hope to only go to baseball and t-ball games! The week after that we are moving back to La Sal, I know we are crazy, but with BP doing what it is doing right now, and Jer working under them we would like to have the back up of R. Ranches to fall back on. Plus my friends have been driving me crazy to get back to La Sal. I also may have to have surgery in my mouth again. Let's cross our fingers that I don't cause it sucked, and made me really grouchy that I couldn't eat. Then the weekend of Fathers' Day we are going to Spring City for the blessing of Nathan & Tonya's twins.

The following week is Tori's wedding, and after we get done with that I think that we will spend the rest of June napping!

Kindergarten Graduate

2010-05-27T00:16:00.001-06:00

Payton Graduated from Kindergarten over a week ago, but I am just getting around to getting the pictures up

Congrats Miss Payton we are so proud of you!

Love,

Dad & Mom

Favorite Faces

2010-05-23T22:43:00.003-06:00

This was made with a digi set from my favorite place

Fun Fieldtrip

2010-05-13T23:55:00.001-06:00

Parker had a fun field trip today. We walked from the school along the walking paths to the Daughters of Utah Pioneer Museum. I loved that we only walked a little ways but when we got there the kids were sprawled on the grass like we had marched them for miles. I loved looking at the the special items and watching Parker get excited about the pictures of his ancestors on the walls.

Parker standing directly under his Great, Great, Great Grandfather and Great, Great, Great Grandmother picture Henry Holyoak & Sarah Ann Robinson. Who came to Moab via the Hole in the Rock trail.

Parker in front of the oldest building in Moab.

This the Sadie Warner the Art Director of the Moab News Paper, the Times Independent. I went to school with Sadie and it was so fun to go and see what she does for a living, and does passionately! She loves her work! Thanks for sharing Sadie.

Parker eating lunch with his buddies at the Moab visitor center where you can watch a fine movie, or take a short nap! I will miss it when I go on a field trip and he is too old to hang out with me and offer me his totally squished orange, or hold my hand (ya I will miss that!) Don't get to big to fast okay!

We then went to the Rotary Park to play for a while, and then on to the Moab Youth Garden, okay you may want to skip to the end now! We went to the Youth Garden with a class of 2nd Graders who have spent the day walking and being so good. We were there at our appointed time, and not a single youth garden worker was there! Really can I just say "government funded program"! Wow nice to make a bunch of 2nd Graders sit and wait. So after waiting about 10 minutes (which is like 10 lifetimes to a 7-8 yr. old) they coming running down the pathway. They then take us to the place where the kids have planted their radishes, it is a little after 1pm and is completely in the shade, and from the looks of the trees around would probably spend most of the day in the shade. So she proceeds to tell the kids that she doesn't know why their radishes haven't done very well. Why are we paying her???? I was getting a little frustrated, and then she was going to take us to something that the kids could eat and as we are walking past some plants sprouting the kids ask what is growing there? She replies corn to which I turn to Mrs Hefner and say "REALLY DID SHE JUST SAY THAT!" I am not a master Gardner, but I do know what corn looks like. AHHHH! So then she takes us to the mint leaves and that is what the kids get to taste at the garden Really mint, couldn't have tried peas or strawberries, we get mint. Well she probably wouldn't have been able to find the peas or strawberries, the mint just smelled the strongest! So then we have to go walk through the hoop house ( I wonder how much that cost?), really we are going to take 2nd graders who have been walking all day and have eaten sugary drinks into a totally hot house! Two steps in and I felt like I was going to pass out, I can't imagine what the kids felt like. Many of them said they felt like they were melting. One last question: Why does Moab need a hoop house to grow tropical plants? Don't we have a great climate where we can grow lots of wonderful things???? So glad the government is paying for this and not me!

Payton getting to home base.

Okay now to end on a happy note! Miss Payton's first tee ball game was a blast to watch, I think I laughed, and clapped and cried on every single play. On Payton's first time up to bat she hit the ball like a pro and then ran straight to 2nd base. That's right folks no screwing around with getting out at first, just make a bee line to 2nd. So they got her straightened out and she ran the bases and when she got to home base she runs in and chucks her hat to the ground. I don't know what that is all about but it was so dang funny, sometimes, okay most of the time I wonder what the heck is going through that kids' head???? So in tee ball there isn't a winner or a loser, the kids just to bat twice and be in the outfield twice, kind of like two innings, but no outs. But just so ya'll know the Green Dragons kicked butt, we totally WON.

Thanks Miss Payton for all the laughs, you truly brighten my day!

HaPpY bIrThDaY

2010-05-07T15:18:00.002-06:00

Happy Birthday Miss Payton!
Miss Payton turned 6 this week and we have had so much fun celebrating!

We went to her class to take a yummy Birthday treat and she even got a fun balloon from Dad.

Parker and his presents for Payton's B-Day (so Spoiled!)

Payton and Daddy opening presents

My stylish Mother one day after her 3rd Chemo treatment.

I have the best family in the world!

2010-05-03T17:16:00.007-06:00

When my family gets together we have so much fun! We went to Cedar City this past weekend to see Megan graduate from Southern Utah University. We missed Nathan and his family, but are very happy with how well their family is doing! We drove over Thursday evening and then Friday morning had a nice breakfast, and then the girls watched the kids so I could take Jer out to Bob Ray's Saddle Shop. I think I will be regretting that decision for a while! What good people, it was so fun to sit and talk with Bob and his wife Carolyn.

Then on Friday afternoon we headed to Megan's Graduation where she graduated Summa Cum Laude and was awarded the "Outstanding History Student". We are so proud of her. Then we headed to Wingers for a graduation dinner, we got there just in time, and didn't even have to wait; that makes my Dad happy!

The food was yummy and the company even better.

Jeremy with his Cookie Dough Ice Cream Pie, Happy 30th Birthday!

Tori, Lindsay & Carson

The wild and crazy table!

Dad got us four free ice creams by informing our waitress that we had a two Birthdays ( Mom & Jer) one graduation and a free coupon. Way too go DAD!

On Saturday we got up super early and went to Megan's Colleges' Graduation, she is such a trooper to stand out in the cold just to walk in and sit so her family could watch her get her diploma.

After graduation we went down to St. George and did some shopping, and then headed to a state park for a picnic lunch of pulled pork sandwiches and salads. Thanks Mom & Dad!

We had so much fun!

Here are some special pictures I took that show the caliber of people that I hang out with!

When we were on our way up the trail we came to a place where you had to use a rope and some foothold. We came to this spot the same time as a family with a bunch of little boys and one little girl who was in a baby backpack held by her mother. Andrew and Jer just jumped right in and started helping the little boys around. When Andrew asked the mother if she needed help in Spanish she asked him where he served his mission.

Jer and Andrew took time to make sure that the whole family safely made it to the other side.

What great guys!

After our hiking trip we went and got ice cream and then headed to Snow Canyon to hike into a cave made by Lava flow.

Okay looking at a picture of it now it doesn't look so scary, but that night I was really thinking I might just sit outside the cave and wait for everyone to come back out. I am so glad I went though because it was so fun. When we hiked down inside there is a big open room and we took glow sticks and broke them apart and shook them on the walls and on ourselves, and then we played hide and seek. I was so much fun even though my Dad stepped on me. I can't complain though because I stepped on my Mom's head and Jeremy's head oops! Did I tell you that it is really dark in there? We had so much fun, but the best were the silly things my kids said while they were the seekers! "Papa your not very skinny, but you can fit in really small spaces!" I was laughing so hard that Payton found me really easily, but she was too scared to touch me and had to go get Parker to do it! Silly kids! This was the best sleeping night for the kids, they fell asleep right away in the truck and then at the motel we had to force them into there pj's.

On Sunday we woke up to a few inches of snow! The kids just kept saying it's May, it shouldn't snow! I know but we are in Cedar City! and I think it snows all year long. We went to church at the Old Rock Church in Cedar City. I love this building, it is so pretty.

After church we headed back to Megan's house for lunch and we finally finished the hamburger cupcakes we started a few days earlier.

Jer not participating in the fun!

Because I love my Mom!

2010-04-26T21:55:00.002-06:00

Our family is going through a rough time right now, because my Mom is going through breast cancer. Now if you haven't heard this already or you read it on FB don't get your panties in a wad! Because my Mom didn't want to tell anyone she has cancer, and because it is her cancer and she has to live with it; we obliged her. My Mom is the heart of everything, and when I say everything I mean everything.

She is the heart of the community because she is the 4-H lady and she works so hard to make sure that the youth have a great time learning about 4-H. She teaches afterschool clubs in the community and works with kids that I have zero patience with. I could never teach sewing to anyone yet alone a bunch of young girls, or the Hispanic kids she works with.

She is the heart of the church because she works in Stake Young Women’s program and she truly loves each and every girl. I know this because I can feel the spirit so strongly when she tells me about them. She is rarely at her own ward because she has to attend all the other wards, where she knows all of the leaders and all of the girls.

She is everything to her grandkids, and will drive hours out of her way to spend time with them. Or will take a whole day to drive her favorite grandson to a wrestling match in Blanding, where he will get beaten by a girl! I feel guilty sometimes because of the time she spends with my kids!

I love that she is always at church, 4-H or some sporting event it the community, but this is also hard sometimes to share our Mom, because we love to play games or just sit and talk, and it is never the same without her. We love her so very much. We love her patient teaching moments, her crazy science experiments, her telling me as a Mom to chill out and let my kids be kids.

I have the best Mom in the world and I want her to know that I love her! and that my kids love her! and that she is even pretty darn loved by her son-in-law! Because she is such a special person to all of us.

Now that I have written all this NO she is not dying! She has just completed her second round of chemo and she is doing great. Yes it is hard that her hair is falling out, and that makes me cry A LOT!, but she is feeling well and is in great spirits.

I love this picture of my Mom, she is always so busy doing so many things for others that it seems she is in more than one place at a time!

(I know that this is really cheesy and not my Mom's style! But we all love her so it had to be said!)

I have to give a shout out to my awesome husband too! He is so great he loves me even when I am not worth loving. I test him almost every day and I swear the guy is a freakin' saint.

It is really hard to live in a small town and hear rumors about things people know nothing about. I get my feelings hurt, and I am a true blue Holyoak and I can hold a grudge like no other, but he talks me down keeps me grounded (and probably saves a few people from a good butt kicking!) Gotta love the guy!

LAME

2010-04-10T07:24:00.000-06:00

So I finally purcased a new camera, and I even took some pictures, but then our computer got a viruse and I had to start all over! I thought I had just recently backed up my pictures, but I had actually only backed up one photo (BOOO!)
So in all my lameness here are our Easter photos:

We usually hunt our Easter Eggs and then play baseball with them. I guess we weren't into hiding them cause we went straight to hitting them this year. I love how everyone is flinching in all he pictures! Never know quite whats coming at you after you pitch the egg, maybe the egg, maybe just egg gooeynees from the bat. Anyway we had a really fun Easter, but missed Jer like crazy! Even my Mom said I miss Jer at Easter, he dyes the best Easter Eggs! We love you Cowboy, Thanks for working so hard for our family!

More Pictures of the BP Liberty Project

2010-03-29T17:09:00.000-06:00

My favorite is the aurora borealis! I love it, and when I asked Jer about it he said "Oh yeah, it's okay. "

Okay?!?!? Silly guy he doesn't even appreciate it, or maybe he is just busy working.

The Derrick is Up!

2010-03-27T12:00:00.001-06:00

The derrick is up on the world's largest land rig! Hopefully she we be drilling soon. I am so proud of Jer for working so hard for our family.

The Fun we've had

2010-03-18T14:29:00.026-06:00

Here are some pictures of the fun things we have been doing. Please bare with us, we are using our really old camera, because someone washed the good one.

Everytime I try to move the photos blogger deletes them so they are all out of order.

Parker's Birthday present, I really don't think he is old enough for.

My cutie neice Crystal likes me to do her hair, and see likes to stand really close when I take her picture.

Jer being Jer!

Grandma at Moms and Muffins, Parker is reading Scooby Do to her.

Payton and I at Mom's and muffins.

Parker and I at Moms and Muffins

Jer snuggling with Crystal's blanket

Payton dacing with the cheerleaders.

Payton at her Valentine Day Party

Payton and Dad at Dads and doughnuts

Parker and Dad at Dads and Doughnuts reading an X-Men book.

Parker at the Moab Wrestling Tourneyment.

Parker wrestling (stresses mommy out!)

Cute rainbow cupcakes that I made aren't they fun!

Parker's Baptism

Disney on Ice

I'm such a bad person, I was so excited for Jer to go back to work so I could get some rest! We just have way to much fun when he is home. Love It!

Dad came home and knocked some teeth out!

Where do you belong????

2010-03-03T10:28:00.000-07:00

Last night at the Temple the officiater read our last name and said "Mallorys, are you from La Sal?" I smiled and said "Yes!" Jer elbowed me and told the nice man that we really live in Moab, but we have lived in La Sal.

My heart longs to live in La Sal, but I know that right now we need to be in Moab. Why????? I don't know, and if you know that answer please let me know. I love my friends that I have made everywhere we have lived, but I really have a special connection with my friends from La Sal, old and young.

So where is it that you belong?, and why?

Are you on a DIET????

2010-02-12T10:00:00.001-07:00

Are you on a diet? Well if you are don't read any more, just know that I love Valentine's Day. I have decided that I am a closet romantic, well maybe not because I love everything cheesey, and lovey dovey. Since Jer is gone I have been doing all the fun Valentine's Day stuff I can to keep myself busy.

Okay this one isn't so bad, except for all the red stuff is straight sugar. Miss Payton was so happy. One bowl of oatmeal, a cookie cutter and some sprinkles. Bonus when you stir in the sprinkles the oatmeal turns pink! Equals one happy girl! Parker thought it was okay ;)

Okay now on to the heavy stuff:

These are my personal fav's and I only ate one last night when I made them YUMMY. Today I packed up the rest for the kids classroom teachers. The one left over I gave to the guy that came to fix my heater!

Okay now on to the crazy cupcakes I tried to make. The cupcakes turned out beautiful, I should have just stopped there. Then you were suppose to fill them with this marshmellow fluff mixture.

Here is the picture on the website.

Her is what mine looked like.

I dyed my fluff pink, so my cupcakes looked like they were barffing PeptoBismol. After that I tried to frost them and that didn't work either, just not the right texture. The website looks like silk and mine looked like poo, really just like poo! Oh well I took them to friends house, and they still tasted great.

Here is the website if you would like to try them yourself.

http://www.skiptomylou.org/2010/01/16/love-for-haiti/

Save the Date

2010-01-25T09:16:00.003-07:00

Parker has chosen the 27th of February to be baptized at 5pm at the Moab Stake Center. I can’t believe that I have a child old enough to be baptized. Some days it seems like he is just a little kid and some days it seems like he should be the parent. Oh what would we do without him?

Another special date for Parker is February 20th this is his Moab Wrestling Tournament. We would love for everyone to come and cheer him on. I don't know the time yet but will let everyone know.

I loved how he cared so much about the program, and even helped me write down everyone’s name so he could call them on the phone and ask them to do things. He was so excited that he called Aunt Cassie without me knowing and left her a very vague message, but he got it all done.

I also loved that he made a special call to his Dad to ask him to baptize him. I wish I had been videoing it, but how was I to know what a special conversation that would be. How I love those two boys! I am crying just writing this, what a cry baby this whole Mom thing has turned me into. I am so proud of Parker for choosing to be baptized. What a little man he is growing up to be. I am also so proud of my husband for being such a great Dad, and holding the Priesthood so that he is able to baptize Parker.

I love my family!
PS – One last thing I want to add really quickly. Someone was telling me how lucky I am to have such a great life. I am not lucky I am BLESSED! Jeremy and I have lived our life so that we have a support system around us. We work hard to live the principles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. No, we are not perfect, but we try and strive everyday to live the best we can, and that is what I want to teach my children. Being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has blessed our lives, and helps us to strive to be better people. I love that the church helps me to raise my children, and teaches me how to treat my spouse. I love the gospel and we are so blessed to have it in our life. If you would like to find out more about Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints click here, or send me an e-mail.

Fun pictures

2010-01-21T09:02:00.002-07:00

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

My Secret Weapon....

2010-01-18T15:20:00.001-07:00

Miss Payton is a lot like her Daddy. How? You may ask.

Well they are both stubborn as all get out.
They both like to eat, and seriously have the best metabolism ever.
They have the world's funkiest hair, crazy!!!! How many cowlicks can one head have?
They are both moody!!! Yep I said it. MOOODDDY.

But alas I love them both, and now onto the one thing that Payton and I share. We both need sleep and lots of it. Miss Payton takes it a step further though. She needs beauty sleep, niceness sleep, and more sleep, and since the word NAP is a bad word at our house I say something different instead.

Miss Payton will be laying on the floor moaning, and rolling around. (I know she is 5 but she is still my baby).

Momma - "Miss Payton I think that your room needs a little work."

Payton- "I cleaned it yesterday while I was playing in Parkers room."

Momma- "Huh?" "Well let's go double check it."
Payton- "Okay, okay I am going. (Usually the crying starts now.)
She heads to her room which really does need cleaning, and I usually don't hear another word for about an hour. Lovely just plain lovely! And sometimes she even wakes up nice, but just sometimes.
So my secret weapon is go clean your room and the kid is out like a light, sometimes it does backfire like when I told her to clean her room last week at 5:30 and then she woke up at 7:30 grumpy and hungry and didn't want to go to bed for the night. The other nice thing about my secret weapon is it works on my grumpy husband too. Just nicely ask him to help you with something and he is out like a light. Wish it would work on Parker, but that kid barely sleeps at night, so I don't want to waste any sleep in the day.

Now if I could just figure out how to get her to clean her room.

My Most fequently asked question (securing pictures on blog)

2010-01-12T09:50:00.004-07:00

My most frequently asked question is "Is Jer on Ice Road Truckers?" and the answer is no, but keep watching!

No really I am constantly asked about disabling the right click on my blog.
Here is the site that I used to get the hack. Click Here (Disclaimer: Blogger kept stripping my HTML so if you want to see wxactly what I am talking about e-mail me and I will send you the word document that I made.)
On this blog it talks about watermarking your photos, and if I took decent photos I would consider that, but all I want to do is keep people from copying our family photos, so I find this a waste of time. So I have disabled the right click, but then blogger did this great thing that you could just click on the picture and it would take you to an outside page where you could steal the photo. So I don't want blogger to open another page, so here is what you have to do.
At the top of your formatting box are two tabs Edit HTML & Compose. I usually use the Compose tab, but when I want to remove the option for blogger to open another window I click on Edit HTML.
Click on the Edit HTML and go and find the name of your picture, highlight and delete.

The Patch

2010-01-07T15:32:00.003-07:00

Funny e-mail I got from my sister-in-law Tonya, Thanks for sharing this is great.

The other day I needed to go to the emergency room. Not wanting to sit there for 4 hours, I put on my old Army fatigues and stuck a patch onto the front of my shirt that I had downloaded off the Internet.
When I went into the E.R., I noticed that 3/4 of the people got up and left. I guess they decided that they weren't that sick after all. Cut at least 3 hours off my waiting time.

Here's the patch. Feel free to use it the next time you're in need of quicker emergency service.

It also works at DMV. It saved me 5 hours.

At the Laundromat, three minutes after entering, I had my choice of any machine most still running.

Don't try it at McDonald's though....

The whole crew got up and left and l never got my order...

2009 was a Roller Coaster come ride the ride with us

2010-01-03T21:30:00.002-07:00

I wrote a seriously long post and my lovely computer and blogger seem to have misplaced it, so here is the shorten version.

• Times Rear ended - 2X's once by an illegal without a drivers license, and once by a drunk driver - Roughnecks did a citizen arrest - CRAZY!

• Trips to the Zoo - 1X Thanks Aunt Katie, you spoil us!

• Classes taken by Jeremy this year- Too Many! But he passed them all.

• Athletics our kids did -

o Parker -Wrestling & Flag Football

o Payton- Dancing with the G-Jets, she was so happy and even got a T-shirt.

• Trips to the Hospital - 2X's for x-rays on a broken arm. Broken arm was due to goofing around and falling off a horse.

• Places lived during 2009 - Just 2!

• Wrestling Tournaments - 2X's One in Salina where Mom forgot the memory card for the camera, and one in Gunnison and Brad & Stephanie came to watch.

• Girls Nights Out - Not nearly enough! Thanks Brenna, I will miss hanging with you.

• Trips to the Library - Too Many to Count, Our favorite books to read are the rhyming ones and the Little House on the Prairie series.

• Trips to the pound to bail out Hank - 2X's, it's a good thing he is such a good dog.

• Emergency Trips to the Dentist - 1X For Miss Payton when she fell of the porch to the cement driveway.

• Trips out of UT- 1 to Alaska and many to Grand Junction, Colorado to see friends and family. One to Arizona where I made Jer pick up a scary hitchhiker, sorry babe!

• Trips to the Principal Office - NOT ONE!!!

• Trips to the Sanpete County Fairgrounds- 2X's One to watch a super silly Circus that had us all laughing, and another to watch the horse pulls and go the the fair with Uncle Nathan, Aunt Tonya and Crystal.

• Trips to the Salt Lake City Airport to take Dad to work - Too Many!

• Trips to the Salt Lake City Airport to pick Dad up from work - Not Enough!

• Appearances on Ice Road Truckers - None :(

• Family Trips to the Temple -

o 2X's to Manti - Jessie & James wedding in March and The Manti Pageant - so fun!

o Mt Timpanogos for Ashley and Jacob's wedding

o St. George with Alan, Mariah, Nicole, Jasmine and her cute kidos, just because.

o Salt Lake City Temple for Ben & Brinna's wedding.

• Jobs

o 2 for Jer

o 1 for Me

• Books about Asperser’s Syndrome read - Numerous and still going!

• Visits from the Grandparents - Not Enough :(

• Forts Built - 1 very awesome log fort built by Papa Joe.

• Afterschool Clubs- A Ton! Youth Garden, Crafts with Marion, Dance Dance Revolution & Guitar Hero, Weird Science Wednesday, Computer Club, and FIT Club.

• Birthday's Had -

o Parker turned 7

o Jer turned 29

o Payton turned 5

o Stacy turned- oh come on we all know how old I am!

• Great Bosses - I can't speak for Jer, but I had the world's best boss in Ephraim, and it was really hard to leave.

As you can see we had a great year, and here are a couple of things that we are excited about in 2010.

• Parker will turn 8 so he will be baptized, join cub scouts and get to join 4-H.

• Payton is going to start Dance Classes.

• Jer is going to start drilling (he has been building the rig, and can't wait to make her work.)

• Stacy is going to take a deep breath, and maybe a nap.

Happy New Year's Everyone

Make it a great one

HaPpY 2010!!!!

2010-01-01T09:25:00.002-07:00

Happy New Years everyone. I hope everyone partied like rockstars last night, I know that my family did. We went to the grocery store and each picked out our favorite snack.

Here's Parker's

Here's Payton's

Here's Jer's

ewww!!! Stinky

Here's mine:

and

I'm the Mom so I can have two! Plus Jer helped me with mine.

We ordered pizza too and picked up some movies. We watched G-force first and then got the kids to bed by 9. I know early, but really Miss Payton needs her beauty rest, or life gets real ugly around here.

No pictures because someone washed one camera, and someone left the other at Mom's house. Oh well maybe next year.

Lindsay is back!

2009-12-29T10:58:00.002-07:00

Lindsay is back in the good ol USA, and we are so excited to have her back.

This is Lindsay eating straight frosting, because they don't have stuff like that in China!

Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good Night

2009-12-25T02:54:00.007-07:00

The cute christmas jammies I made, needless to say I am grounded from sewing! But it did make my kids happy, and if Jer gains about 150 lbs this year his pants will still fit.

Jeremy insisted that we sleep in the living room next to the tree. At leaset we have a super comfy couch!

Polar Express Day

2009-12-16T22:01:00.003-07:00

Today Payton's Kindergarten class had a Polar Express Party, and they got to wear their pajama's to school. Silly girl she was so excited. The kids also got to go to the Library and talk to Santa. He even sang some fun songs with the kids.

Nothing better in the world than wearing Princess pajamas to school

I did her hair so cute, and used a ton of hairspray and it stayed in most of the day. What a pretty little girl.

I love this time of year (Things I overheard this week!)

2009-12-14T22:47:00.009-07:00

Here are a few things that I have overheard this week!

"Oh Yeah! Well my Daddy works next door to the North Pole, and he is going to tell Santa!"

"So!, I don't care if Santa brings me coal I will just give it to Grandma to burn in her stove!"

"I hope that after all the toys are delivered that Daddy doesn't get layed off until next year."

The Christmas Spirit

2009-12-12T20:24:00.004-07:00

Miss Payton our Spunky girl!

2009-12-12T01:06:00.000-07:00

My kids love this ad! and this is just how Miss Payton likes to dress.

SANTA!

2009-12-11T22:59:00.002-07:00

Our ward Christmas Party was this week, and because I help in the Primary my thoughts were elsewhere, but not my kids they knew exactly what this party was about. SANTA!
Payton has never actually sat on Santa's lap before, so here is her Santa debut!

Parker is an old pro though and had his list all ready!

I typed up a really cute post last night and went to edit the photos, and today it is missing so this is all you get!

Silly Pictures of Payton

2009-12-08T21:03:00.000-07:00

I was looking through my camera and came across these silly pictures of Payton. She must have taken them while I was helping at Parker's afterschool club.

What a silly kid!

A HUGE THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS

2009-12-07T22:38:00.000-07:00

Our great friends Troy & Katie are the best. I called them late one afternoon, and begged a huge favor of them. Please can you watch our kids while we go to the temple, oh and by the way can we spend two nights at your house so we can get Jer to the airport??? They are the best and on short notice Katie worked her magic (yeah Adia told me about your powers!) and helped us out so much. They even pulled through with a babysitter for the evening so the adults could go out, and what did we do??? Worry about the kids and the babysitter. We had so much fun and are so greatful to be blessed with such good friends. Check out their family blog where Katie posted some fun pictures of our kids.
Eberling Adventures

HaPpY BiRtHdAy DAD!

2009-12-06T22:24:00.000-07:00

Today my Dad turned 60, and of course I forgot my camera, but Tori took some pictures so hopefully I will get them from her.

This is my Dad at the Bluff Fort when we down for the dedication of the statue of John Taylor. I love that he calls me and offers our family a ride. I love all the stories he tells us, and he always answers Parker's many questions.

I added this picture of my Dad, but it just makes me cry. This was our 2009 Holyoak family reunion. I spend the entire year anticipating our family reunion, but this year I was totally dragging my feet. My sweet cousin Tauna passed away the week before the reunion, and my Uncle Lyman & Aunt Sandy returned home from their mission in Cape Verde. It was the hardest time, and I am so glad that we all got together as family. I loved how my Uncles were all there for each other. What I didn't love was my Dad! The man who never cries and never shows compassion was really just a big cry baby and he made all of us cry. He just kept saying "This just isn't right!" and no it isn't right, but it is life. So I don't know which I like better the man who doesn't show emotion, or the man who bawls and makes everyone around him bawl. I can't decide, but I do want him to know that I love him.

I LOVE YOU DAD! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Someone's Great idea, but not mine!

2009-12-05T21:37:00.000-07:00

It's that time of year when you drag your kids out into the frozen night and stand in the street. Anywhere else in the world this would be largely frowned upon. We went out in the 22 degree weather and stood for an hour, and for what 3 tootsie rolls and a salt water taffy. Well actually the kids got more candy than that! And they loved the first three floats after that they were cold, and asking to go home. But nope this mean Momma made them stay to the very end. Parker's favorite was the miniature horses with lights on them. and Payton's favorite were the dance groups with the lit pom poms. My favorite was the City of Moab's float with a cool igloo and snowmen. My second favorite was getting back home to my warm house and some homemade soup. Yummy!

Getting hot chocolate we found cousin Michael!

Another picture with a cute little girl from our ward.

My favorite float, sorry I am such a bad photographer, but you get the idea of all the work that went into this float.

Here are the Decorators

2009-12-05T08:47:00.001-07:00

Here are the Decorators

I should be at the festival of trees

2009-12-04T23:36:00.000-07:00

I can't really start the Christmas season without going to the festival of Trees, but year I just couldn't make it so here is my tree.

Burnt Out!

2009-12-03T21:32:00.000-07:00

Durring the last couple of weeks I wreck anything I touch!
This happy little sign my Mom gave me, I found it in the oven after pre-heating it.

My sunglasses, fell out of my pocket and I shut them in the truck door.

My cell phone fell out of my pocket and Lisa stepped on it. Lisa is a horse! I was still able to do a data transfer.

I put the lights on the tree and and plugged them in and found out that the whole middle strand was burned out.

I saw a dead bee on my kitchen floor and I grabbed it with my bare hands, and got stung right in the finger. That's right stung by a dead bee!! Only Me!!!

All but the sign and the sunglass have been fixed, and I hope to stop wrecking everything. Okay now on to the holiday cheer!!!!

All I Want for Christmas

2009-11-30T22:47:00.000-07:00

Crazy days here at our house, so I have decided that this is what I want for Christmas.

Oh the joy of a boy

2009-11-25T22:20:00.005-07:00

What do you load your bullet belt with?
One empty shell casing.

Plastic Hunters' arm, random black thing, palm tree, two mini toy rifles (blue), stick, half of a cloth pin, more sticks that double as wolverine claws, and one shell casing.
AMAZING, I don't think I could have found so many small things to fit in there.

So Much Fun

2009-11-16T13:32:00.007-07:00

Life is crazy here in Moab, and I am in completely over my head. Our family is so blessed to have so many friends and family who love us so much. We have so much fun while Jer is home, and our friends and family help us out with the kids so we can go out on dates! Thanks everyone!

Getting Hay!

Hank the Cow Dog!

Getting ready to ride on sandflats.

Pictures Payton took while driving down the river road.

Payton thinking she is HOT STUFF in Uncle Paul's shades!
Parker and his petrified snake that Ben found for him. Not quite sure where it went too and I know that I am going to stumble across it one of these days when I have forgotten about it!

We have had the nicest November weather and it has been just beautiful. Our household chores aren't getting done becauce it is just too fun to be outside. We have gone riding on the sandflats and found some of my Uncle's cows. While riding I lost my cell phone, at first I wasn't too worried I just thought I would go out the next day and find it. The next day we went out and didn't find it and I started to get really worried, not about the phone, but because of all the contacts in my phone! When our riding time ran out I was feeling really bummed that I hadn't found my phone. Jer had to take the missionaries down to Paradox and I had after school club, and all I could think of was all the calls that I was suppose to be making! When Jer got home that night he held out my phone and I said "Oh my gosh did I leave it in the truck?" Thinking maybe I had just left it in the other truck. No he said a Jeeper had found it out on Fins and Things and called the first number with a name next to it. Wow what a great person! Jer told the guy thanks, but I feel bad not giving the person a personal THANK YOU! So do me a favor and if you can do something nice pay it forward!

Halloween

2009-11-01T05:15:00.006-07:00

We did some fun things for Halloween, and I am oh so glad that it is over.

From Drop Box

Fun times at the fall festival, and lots of candy from the trunk or treat. Loved the great turn out, I saw so many friends I haven't seen for so long. I also loved handing out candy and seeing all the great costumes, even though we ran out of candy way to fast!

BP Liberty Project Rig Walking System (This is so cool!)

2009-10-27T23:19:00.006-06:00

This is what Jer worked on this spring, it was then loaded on a barg headed to the North Slope of Alaska, and he headed to training. Not his favorite thing, but I am so proud of him, he did all of his homework, and passed all of his classes. No more changes until after the new year!

P.S. Jer is in the orange hard hat starting at 41 seconds. Also the walking system moves 4 feet per stroke and moves 23 tons.

The Internet Fairy came today

2009-10-27T22:54:00.002-06:00

Today the internet fairy came and hooked up our internet, it is so exciting I no longer have to pop in on my parents (who I love and deeply thank for letting me use their internet!) or going to the public libary to use there internet only to find out that Jer is not on due to storms on the North Slope! So we are all very excited to have internet again and the first thing Parker did was go to marvel kids and make a comic, I got on and saw all the nice comments on facebook for my birthday, and Jer e-mailed all his work buddies (Payton spent some much needed time in her room cleaning!) So we are back on the internet, getting everything I have been procrasting done, and if you need anything let us know!

Really truely alive and well in Moab.

2009-10-16T16:58:00.001-06:00

I told Jer that I didn't want to move back to Moab! Why??? because I am lazy and I have way to much to do here! So if you need anything just call! I really haven't fallen off the face of the earth.

Happy 9-9-99

2009-09-09T07:33:00.004-06:00

Look at this baby, what a great guy I have! Here is to a hundred more years Cowboy. I love you!

We have a diagnosis

2009-08-30T13:14:00.005-06:00

After seeing two different doctors Parker has been diagnosed with Asperger’s Disorder Syndrome, a social anxiety disorder, on the autism spectrum. If you would like to find out more about it click the link. Due to the upcoming family reunion I wanted to share this information before we all got together again. Hopefully this information will help us interact with Parker, because knowledge is power! Right!; and maybe what our family is going through will help others in similar situations. Jeremy and I love Parker very much and we want others to love him too, and sometimes to love someone you have to understand them. I have some special people in our lives that are well educated in Special Education, and have been my life lines. I want to give them special thanks for all they do to support us; my Aunt Kathie, my cousin Mariah, and our good friends Aunt Katie and Uncle Troy.

Parker was having a hard time focusing in the classroom, to the point that he was distracting other kids. Parker’s classroom teacher was great, and she supported us, but could not keep him in his seat, and couldn’t keep him from being a distraction. I had a really bad experience with the Special Ed teacher, pretty much Parker hadn’t been serviced for his needs the whole year, because I was told that we couldn’t do a new IEP (Individual Education Plan) until April, because that is when the last one had been done and you have to wait a whole year. (To any of you who may need this information, you can ask for a new IEP any time, by law.) So Parker wasn’t be serviced the whole year, but we didn’t know because he was bringing home speech papers once a week and was in a special reading program. During this time Parker’s classroom teacher was expressing concern about his lack of focus. I would go and sit in the classroom and Parker would act perfect, but I couldn’t be there everyday. So I asked the classroom teacher what the special ed teacher was doing for support, and was told nothing. So I went to the special ed teacher to find out how to help Parker, she said she didn’t even have Parker’s special ed paperwork from Grand Junction (which is a lie because she had told me that I couldn’t have a new IEP until April, and how would she have know that if she hadn’t had his papers at one time.) I went straight home and called Grand Junction to get the records faxed over again. A big thanks to my cousin Mariah who told me to just take the IEP that I already had into the school. Thanks Mariah, after all of this you can do all the thinking for me! So I took Parker’s IEP in, but still nothing. On the last day of school I went in to take something to Parker’s teacher, the special ed teacher grabbed me and told me that she had just gotten the fax from GJ, which I looked at the date and it said 4/28, and the date was 5/22. REALLY?!?! The first thing out of her mouth is “Have You thought about medicating Parker?” Just for your information it is against the law for educators to suggest medication in Utah, and just what would we be medicating him for? What was wrong with him?
So I was mad, and I marched down to Parker’s classroom teacher, and as calmly as I could I asked her if we needed to medicate Parker, she told me NO!, but I would have him observed. Thank – you, to this special person who championed Parker all year, and at just the right moment made the perfect suggestion to me. Why am I including this crazy story of me getting mad?, because it was the breaking point – the ah ha moment! After this interaction I went to my medical doctor and asked for help. My Doctor put his office staff on this and by the end of the day I had a contact, and they were faxing me forms to fill out. I filled out the forms in record time and faxed them back in and called to get my appointments. I told them my crazy story of how we had lost a whole year and I needed help and I would jump through any hoop they asked me to, and I meant it. They finally called me back with an appointment date; it was the 27th of July and the day that Jer and I were flying home from Alaska. The date was almost a month away, but it was a cancellation, and the next appointment was in late August. So I begged my family that someone would bring the kids to SLC from Moab so we could get Parker into the Doctor before school started, and my wonderful Father did. Jer and I were really tired after taking a red eye from Anchorage to SLC, and went to the movie UP just so we could sleep while we waited for Parker, but were still out of our minds tired. Dad brought the kids to the Mall in Provo and we threw them in the truck and headed to SLC. When we were almost to the Doctors office Parker said, do you think I will get a new cast? Jer and I looked at each other in all of our craziness we had failed to tell him we were going to a doctor to help him in school. So we explained this to Parker, and he went into classic Parker shut down mode. We met with the Doctor who asked us tons of questions, and did tons of tests; for the most part Parker was acting like the Doctor wasn’t even in the room. The Doctor told us what that he thought that Parker had Asperger’s syndrome, and we scheduled more Doctor Appointments with other Doctors. We also purchased a few books and have been doing some very heavy reading.
So why am I sharing this? Because we love Parker, and we want him to learn how to behave correctly and not use Asperger’s as an excuse. We have told him that because he knows he has it he has to work even harder to act right. So here we go down the road of Asperger’s syndrome, learning to make eye contact, learning personal boundaries, how to take no for an answer, focusing in school and for Parker not talking just about X-men, transformers, and horses! Please join us, it is going to be a bumpy road, with a lot of pit stops, but we love our kids and want them to be well rounded, healthy people. I would love to answer any questions, or read any comments.
Thanks & Love,
Jeremy & Stacy

And they're are off....

2009-08-24T19:14:00.006-06:00

Today was the first day of school for the kids. Parker started 2nd grade today, and Miss Payton started Kindergarten.

MY KIDS ARE SUPER HEROES!

2009-08-23T09:54:00.007-06:00

Anyone who knows Parker knows that he is extremely passionate! His new passion???? Super Heroes, mainly Wolverine. We have to dress like Wolverine, act like Wolverine and do our hair like Wolverine (kind of funny the kid has perfect hair to do it like Wolverine!)

Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, kind of nice to look at, mainly because he doesn't live at my house and he isn't always jumping out in front of me making sound effects like snikt!

This Payton being Kittie, I have no idea who that is!

The Cons of Parker being Wolverine, is he has used all the mousse, hair spray, and gel in the house, and he is really warping his sister, she now thinks she has super powers, and she calls people mutants at the grocery store.

I am cathing up on my blogging.

2009-08-22T11:22:00.012-06:00

I have gotten a little behind in my blogging, and I have accidentally posted some posts before I am finished them, so today I am fixing that. I am totally blaming summer! We have had such an awsome summer, even though our Dad has had to be in Anchorage training most of the summer. Every minute that he was home he spent doing fun things with us, so yes the yard has suffered a little, but I am loving watching my kids grow, and blossem this summer. (Don't worry Aunt Sandy I haven't killed anything, but my garden will never be in the same leauge as yours.)

For the Fourth of July Jer got to come home for a whole week, we are so lucky. We went to the cabin with my family, and then Jer's Dad came up for a day to ride the four wheelers.

Mom is glaring at Pockets because he is a close talker! Lindsay still loves him, and he is going to be so sad while she is in China! We will all be sad while she is in China!

We even have a little fishing movie with my Dad and Parker.

We took a trip to the cabin in August, and went on some fun four wheeler rides, and some great hikes, Miss Payton thought that we were walking her legs off.

Stories and pictures we drew about the flower we saw.

So Very Blessed!

2009-08-15T21:53:00.003-06:00

I am so very blessed to have a great pioneer herritage, my ancestors come from the Hole in the Rock pioneers. But the best is that my wonderful husband has embraced my pioneer roots, and supports our family in our service to the "Hole-in-the-Rock Fondation".

Getting ready to go back to school.

2009-08-14T20:42:00.002-06:00

With parker having a cast on his right arm (his writing arm) I have been worried about him going back to school, so we have been working on writing a little something every night.

The first night we wrote about a flower we saw while on a hike, the next day we wrote about horses, but tonight was diffently the best. We were doing something on the internet and found this story. Parker and Payton were so excited about this I had them write in their journals about it.

Click for link to story

Neglected

2009-08-09T22:10:00.004-06:00

One word to describe my garden - Neglected. I have watered, weeded and watched over my garden and for what? Nothing, it just wasn't producing. I was sick of reading peoples' facebook status, "We just had a juicy red tomato out of our garden!" I finally made my family eat a not so ripe tomato just to say we had eaten one out of the garden. So I left it, I left it and went to Anchorage, I've left it to go to the cabin, and finally we are seeing results.

Obviously I let the zucchini get way to big, but these aren't even the baseball bat sized ones that we fed to the horses. My peas were eaten by a horse or cow earlier in the year, but are coming back nicely. My beans are now longer than the plants that they are growing on. I am glad my family likes cucumbers because my two plants are out of control! And out of 12 tomato plants I have two tomatoes. My pumpkins are growing like crazy and the kids are so excited, and I do have one that is already turning orange. Is that normal???? It seams a little early to me. So not to shabby for my first real try at growing a garden, and it looks like I have kept the rest of the yard alive too.

My Boys are Back

2009-08-01T16:52:00.005-06:00

Nathan invited Jer and Parker to go to the Father and Son Campout with him this weekend. Jer was so excited he forgot that we had previous obligations, so we dropped those plans and the boys headed to Nathan's for some fun (sorry Megan & Andrew).

They played capture the flag until way late, and when they walked in the door Parker went straight to his room to lay down.

Jer didn't take a camera so I made them go back outside so I could get a picture.

I also enjoy annoying my cute husband and got some other nice shots of him.

Jer made me take the other photos off, he was worried people might think he is goofy?

Don't Rear-End a car full of Roughnecks!

2009-07-26T10:33:00.009-06:00

Saturday Night we were down town Anchorage with some of Jer's work buddies, we decided to catch a cab home. While we were pulling away from the curb Jer said "Wow that Jeep Cherokee almost hit us!" I ignored him, but we started chatting about how bad Alaska drivers are. I was telling how my cab driver that morning had used both feet while driving me to the temple, when wham! We were rear-ended by the same Jeep Cherokee that had almost hit us moments before. I am so impressed by my husband, Jer made sure that I was okay, and then started to check on his co-workers. His Driller John was in the front seat, after the accident he had to shift the cab into park and then told the driver to put his hazards on. After we were hit a cop flipped around and pulled in beside us. The cop was trying to get the guy out of the car, so John the Driller kicked the passenger window, because it was wet his foot just glanced off. The driver shifted his car into drive and was trying to drive off, and it looked like hit the cop. The Jeep Cherokees driver then turned his wheels trying to get by and rammed a second car. So Jer hit the window his bare hands busting it, and grabbed the guy inside. I couldn't believe how loud my soft spoken husband was yelling at this guy, it was so crazy. The cop tazed the driver of the Jeep and the guy said "Why are you tazing me?", in plain speech. He was that messed up. The guys asked the cop if he needed assistance and the cop said yes. So those roughnecks (crazy drill rig workers) ripped the guy out of the car and got him down on the ground so that the cop, who had broken his hand, could cuff him. We are all okay, but it sucks to know that in a few days we are all going to have whiplash, along with trying to get back into the swing of things after a vacation.

Our cab after being hit by a drunk driver!

The Jeep Cherokee that rear-ended us, this is the window that Jer broke out with his hand, to grab the driver.

Our ride getting towed away! After that I called the motel shuttle to come and get us.

Jer talking to the officer.

Jer and his co-workers after helping the cop cuff the Jeep driver. I was a little slow to take the photo, all the extra cops have just arrived on scene, it was so surreal! This is the guy that hit us, Jer said he was drunk and probably high too.

Please don't drink and drive, and if you do don't rear-end a carload of roughnecks.

I love to see the temple

2009-07-25T14:21:00.005-06:00

Anchorage Alaska Temple

I took a cab to go to the temple, don't do this it was very expensive. Even with the expense I had a wonderful time and the temple was beautiful. It is a lot like Monticello so I felt right at home.Here is a lovely picture that my cab driver took for me.

Pictures from Anchorage

2009-07-24T11:21:00.004-06:00

Here is the visitor center in Anchorage, my camera battery died shortly after these photos. Thats when I saw the MOOSE! I was taking a trolley city tour, and there it was. So this is picture that I took w/my cell phone, through the trolley window.

This is a very pretty fountain right as you walk in Jer's motel lobby, After seeing his motel room (suite) I now know why he loves his job so much. Life is going to get rough for him when he has to go back to living in a man camp.

Badge of Honor

2009-07-15T10:24:00.006-06:00

Silly boy he is so happy to have a broken arm. Not so much a fan of the cast, but loves the idea of having a broken arm.

So You Had a Bad Day!

2009-07-14T13:41:00.007-06:00

This is Parker getting his x-ray, he was so excited and can't wait to show Papa Joe!

Parker had a bad day, but don't tell him because he thinks it was pretty awesome. On Saturday Parker fell off a horse (do to goofing off!) He jumped right up and said "I'm okay!, but then shortly afterwards he went to lay down. That should of been my first clue, but I was busy working in the yard so I let it go. On Sunday he only complained while getting ready for church and I chalked that one up to being a boy. Then on Monday his arm was a little swollen so I showed it to his babysitter who is an EMT. She said yep! It's Broken. So I made a Dr. appt and yep he has a buckle fracture. I am so proud of him he never cried or complained. What a toughie! So he has a brace and wrap that he has to wear for two weeks. Not to bad, but I still feel bad that it happened during his summer vacation.

HaPpY AnNiVeRsArY

2009-07-11T05:29:00.003-06:00

Happy Anniversary to my cute parents.

My Favorite Picture!

2009-07-08T23:16:00.003-06:00

This my new favorite picture. Isn't my niece just the cutest! Love you guys.

Trip to Bryce Canyon City

2009-07-08T19:48:00.005-06:00

We didn't actually make it to the park but we did go for a pretty fun drive.

Manti Pagent

2009-07-08T08:01:00.003-06:00

We went to the Manti Pagent and the kids loved it. My favorite part is when Christ comes to the Americas and blesses the children. Parker's favorite part was the wars, and Payton's favorite part was the dancing. I didn't get good pictures, but here is a pretty picture of the temple. We are so very blessed to live so close to the Manti Temple.

Jer's going to kill me!

2009-06-20T21:43:00.005-06:00

I jinxed myself with the earlier blog this morning, and Jer is not coming home next week. But to Parker Drillings defense Jer needs some 380 hrs of training before his rig can start drilling in Alaska, so might as well get it done now.

A picture is worth a thousand words!

I got so sick of Payton's hair, she always has it in her mouth and cries every time I come near her with a hair brush. So I said that's it you need a hair cut. I showed her the eberling's blog and she loved Adia's hair. So we went and got it chopped. Of course now that we are home I wish that we had gone shorter, but for now it shows off her cute face. The stylist asked me if I wanted bangs and I said no way and Payton said YES the sweeping kind! What? She is such a girly girl. I also tricked Parker and told him that we were just going to have Payton's hair done, but then when we got there I had his done too. He complained at first, but then the stylist said the magic word "fauxhawk!". She had him he would have let her paint his toenails too as long as he got a fauxhawk. Funny boy! I even had to smell his hair after she washed it, oh yummy peppermint.

Parker and Payton were getting there hair cut at the same time and the stylist had to turn there chairs to face each other, because the kept turning there head to look at one another. Silly Kids Gotta Love 'em.

200th Post! Wow Lots of pictures

2009-06-20T11:52:00.007-06:00

So I was planning on mowing the lawn this morning, but as the lawn is wet once again I am off the hook. Yay! Jer is suppose to come home next week, but I am not holding my breath. If he does get to come home he will have the 4th of July of which will be a lot of fun. The kids are already planning to set off fire works.
I have been planning to add pictures but just keep running out of time so lets see how I do today.

While spending some time in Grand Jct, CO we went to watch Kivan and Hunter play Baseball. How cute is that Kivan is #6 and Hunter is #9.

We also spent a lot of time jumping on the trampoline, the kids alway want me to take there pictures while they are jumping not the best pictures, but it makes them happy.

Happy Father's Day and a mixed up Spring

2009-06-16T21:20:00.003-06:00

This little sign in my house says it all!

Just like this little sign we have had a mixed up crazy spring, warmer and nicer weather in April, and tons of rain, wind and cool weather in May & June. I love this little sign, every time I walk by it it is in a different order. I also love that as Payton is learning her letters and they are no longer upside down, she is getting to be such a smarty.
I stayed up way to late the other night making Banana bread for Father's Day gifts. Then next morning when I rolled out of bed this is what I found. Some little monster had eaten the tops of all the loaves of bread; not just one, but all! So any suggestions on what to do for Father's Day would be greatly appreciated.

So sad I just broke my blog!

2009-06-13T21:24:00.001-06:00

I remember now why I don't try to update things on here, because I always break it.
I lost my blog list, please post a comment or e-mail and I will add you all again.
Thanks,
Stacy
P.S. I guess this is why I am Spacey Stacy!

2009-06-13T13:56:00.006-06:00

With Jeremy at a training in Anchorage, Alaska I have had a few spare moments to report on the fun that we have had while he was home.

On Memorial Day I had the day off work so we headed up North for the day and then that evening we went to get Jer from the airport. We went to the swimming pool in Provo and the kids had a blast, and I loved how tired it made them.

I love the rash guard swimsuits, I can always tell where my kids are at!