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Burn, Baby Burn!

Yesterday was not one of our best... It started of normal enough, we went to the gym and came home and the girls watched a movie while I took shower and then while I was getting ready Paige came up stairs and was hanging out with me in the bathroom. As much as I Love her I don't like her being in my bathroom because she gets into everything. Well she had climbed in the tub and I had to get her out because she was getting all wet since I had just gotten out of the shower then she started to unload my cupboard under the sink so in the course of trying to put the stuff back in the cupboard she grabbed the curling iron cord and pulled the hot iron down and it landed cradled in her right arm! She of course started screaming and didn't even react enough to try and dump it off so I had to grab it off. My poor baby had two major burns on her arm and was trying to figure out what to do. I put cold water on it ant tried to call my pediatrician (which every time I use I want to change but don't ever think about it until I need the doctor again) anyway of course they have a 5 min message before you can actually talk to anyone and then on top of that yesterday of all days there is something wrong with it and it just keeps repeating itself! AUGH!!! So I hang up and happen to find a nurse hot line number and finally get through to someone and the dumb nurse keeps asking me about my insurance and how to spell my name! Seriously it's a free hot line what does my name and insurance matter just answer my dang question! All the while Paige is of course screaming her head off and the nurse actually told me to put her by the sink and let her run cold water over it and walk away so she could talk to me without all the screaming...ARE YOU KIDDING ME! So after all her non help she says I should probably take her to an urgent care or er to have it checked out anyway...that is all I wanted to know!!! So I put them both in the car and go to the ER at the hospital right by my house and they took us back right away but then of course we didn't see anybody again for 1 1/2 hours Paige did finally calm down but then just wanted to get down and go because by this time it was past lunch time and was into nap time. The doc finally came and told us she was lucky because if the burn had been in the crease where her elbow bends they would have sent us to the burn center but just gave us some cream to put on it and we have to change the dressing twice a day. So two and a half hours after the actual incident we were leaving the hospital and stopped at sonic to get some lunch for the girls and then went home to try and take a nap. Even as tired as she was she didn't get much of a nap because every time she laid on her arm it would hurt and wake her up. She did however sleep really well last night and has been doing surprisingly well, you wouldn't know anything was wrong other then the fact that she keeps trying to take the bandages off. So my heart was hurting yesterday but I'm glad my baby is okay!

Beauty School Here We Come!

So this is a little late in coming but I had to share it anyway. Christmas Night when Mike and i went upstairs to go to bed I walk into our room and see some scissors laying on the floor and I looked at them thinking "I don't remember leaving the scissors out?" but it was Christmas so maybe there was some last min wrapping going on and we forgot but then Mike, who had walked into the bathroom, says "What's all this Hair doing in the garbage?" my reply "I don't know" then I put two and two together and go wake up Rory so I can look at her hair and this is what we found! So needless to say we had to go get it fixed and the whole time the girl was cutting her hair kept asking her "now are you going to do this again?" "NO" "what don't we do?...cut our own hair" etc. So hopefully she got the message but I think it must be in the water because two of her friend have since been guilty of unapproved scissor use as well. So anyway her hair is now just a little below her chin and I'm just glad she didn't cut it to the scalp!

back logged

So I wrote a post about our snow trip the first weekend in Jan but didn't have the pictures to go with it at the time so I saved it as a draft, now I added the pictures but is posted it under the original date of Jan 7th so if you want to see pics from our snow trip you'll have to scroll down a little past the last two posts!

Happiness

Happiest Countires in the World
1 Iceland
2 Sweden
3 Denmark
4 Netherlands
5 Australia
6 Ireland
7Switerzland
8 Norway
9 United Kingdom
10 Venezuela
The United States ranked 13th

5 months=age when a child can tell a happy song from a sad one

71 is the average age of the happiest people; older people tend to engage in activities that bring them joy

10 is the friend minimum at which you have a better likelyhood of being happy (people with fewer have only 40% chance of being happy)

18 min was the average amount people laughed in the 1950's
5 min is the average amount people laugh today

112 the number of time a child laughes during the day ( the average for a 42 year old is 6 times a day)

Laughter
10 = min it takes a rowing machine to get heart rate up to same rate as after 1 min of hearty laughter
15 = number of min of laughter a day that will result in 4 lbs of weight loss per year
50 = calories burned during 10 min laughter
27% = amount of increased endorphins and HGH (anti-aging hormone) produced with laughter

6,854,265,026 and counting = people who recgonize the smile as a sign of happiness

Protect Life & Fight FOCA!

Aurora Nicole Hanchett 9-11-04

Paige Millicent Hanchett 3-08-07

Dear Friend,
I'm writing to let you know about a terrible piece of legislation called "The Freedom of Choice Act" (FOCA).
FOCA would establish the right to abortion as a fundamental right (like the right to free speech) and wipe away every restriction on abortion nationwide.
It will eradicate state and federal abortion laws that the majority of Americans support and prevent states from enacting similar protective measures in the future.
Please read the expert analysis by Americans United for Life (AUL) and sign the Fight FOCA petition at:http://www.fightfoca.com/
Thank you!

Snow Trip --- Jan 6th & 7th

My sister and her family have been to the snow twice and we weren't able to go either time and Rory was starting to feel a little left out so we had to plan a snow trip of our own. It felt like a trip just trying to get everything together to go to the snow... I had to scour 5 different stores to find snow clothes for my kiddos, then go to my parents house to get gear for Mike and then to my sister's house to get boots and sleds! Once we got it all together Mike's sister, Cindy and her husband Doug, were kind enough to invite us (or let us invite ourselves) up to Doug's grandparents home in Heber area. We left Friday night after work and came back Saturday night, it was quick but we enjoyed it! We had hoped that there would be enough snow just to walk out the door and play but it was pretty patchy there, not that it stopped Rory and Paige from playing in it anyway. We did end up driving back up the road to Forest Lakes but there was plenty of snow there in fact so much so that we kept crunching though up to our knees and higher! Our hill wasn't to big but it was enough and we all had a turn going down. Rory even went by herself a few times. Paige went with mom and dad but mostly she just wanted to walk around and eat the snow. Plus she had her uncle Kevin there to pull her around on the sled whenever she wanted so the hill wasn't that big of a deal I guess. I was so glad my girls did so well and had so much fun they didn't complain at all about being cold and best of all when we drove home that night the slept the whole way and then got out of the car and went to bed, that makes for a nice easy trip! Thanks Doug & Cindy, we love you SNOW much!

A Special Treat!

We got tickets to the Nutcracker for Mikes Mom for Christmas and she took Rory with her. Neither had been before and I didn't even know how long it would be or if Rory would like it but the both ended up having a wonderful time. They were sitting on the aisle so Rory was able to get out and dance along with the show. This is a picture they had taken with one of the Sugar Plum Faires. I think maybe I'll go with them next year.

Gingerbread Rock!

Letting the traditions continue... here is another one and yes I know these posts are out of order of when they actually happened but it 's okay. The Sunday before Christmas we went to my parents house for dinner and then to make and decorate gingerbread houses with all the cousins. I didn't make one myself this year but Mike helped Rory decorate hers while Paige just ate the candy! All the kids (and Joanna) had a great time. My mom even made real gingerbread for them to use, I would have just used gram crackers, way to go Mom! Anyway it was fun and I'm glad we get together and do it every year!

Visiting Santa

Our ward Party this year didn't have a Santa for the kids so I had to find another option. Being the cheap skate that I am I didn't want to pay $20 just to get their picture taken at the mall so I kept looking and found out the the Bass Pro Shop had a Santa and did the pictures for free along with a bunch of other crafts and activities so we took a trip out there. It was nice because there were only a couple people in front of us and Santa really took his time and talked to the girls. So it was a success besides the store it self is pretty cool and the girls loved walking around there and looking at all the animals and the giant fish tank, so if you are in the same boat I was in next year keep a hunting and fishing store in mind for a visit to Santa, I bet it wouldn't be hard to get your husband to take the kids so you could have a break, now there's a thought!

Christmas PJ's

I think like many of you, we also have a tradition of opening one present on Christmas Eve and it is always pajamas. I've been doing this since I was a child and it wasn't until a couple years ago that my parents stopped buying them for us which is okay because now that we have families of our own to keep the tradition going. So her are Rory and Paige sporting their new Christmas PJ's... Rory with the princesses and Paige with curious George, she just keep saying monkey and trying to bend down so she could see him, way cute!

Christmas Dresses!

Coming from a family of all girls the tradition of a Christmas Dress runs strong with me. My girls actually got two this year because I got such a great deal on the second one!!! ... but anyway these pictures were taken on the Sunday before Christmas in their new dresses. I wanted to take pictures before church so their hair would still be done and stuff but with 8 o'clock start time we didn't get our photo shoot done till after church but I think they turned out pretty good anyway!

Rory's Preschool Holiday Program

I know I'm a little behind in this post but I'm going to do it anyway! The last day of Rory's Preschool class they did a little program for the parents to come and listen to the songs and poems they had been learning that semester. Rory loves to sing so most of the songs we familiar and Paige even knows some of them! Rory was so excited and it turned out really cute and her placement worked out nice for pictures because she was in the front row! Thanks Mrs. Axtell and Mrs. Chu!

Family Pictures by Liz Farnsworth - Red Bucket Photography

Heaton Family Christmas Party

Every Year my Mom's side of the family gets together for a Christmas party at our house. The traditions include a potato bar where my mom does all the baked potatoes and everyone else brings a topping for them and a desert to share. We share stories and sing songs and the kids act out the Nativity story! Here are Mary and Joseph with baby Jesus

This is the angels appearing to the shepherds telling them of the birth of our Savior

Here the shepherds are coming to worship the new born King

The wise men giving their gifts to Jesus

And here is the cast taking their bow at the end, check out Rory's face, she is obviously pretty proud of her performance!

I think this tradition is my favorite part and even more so this year since Rory was able to participate as one of the angels! I love family traditions and I love coming from such a big family and I love that we have so many cousins living so close to us!

O' Christmas Tree

I used to be one of those people who would bah-humbug people putting up their Christmas stuff super early, I mean let Thanksgiving have it's day in the sun too but this year the Friday after Thanksgiving our tree came out, but I guess it is still okay because we waited till the day after right! Plus we didn't actually decorate the tree till the Monday night for family home evening. I don't really know why but I've been really excited for Christmas this year, don't get me worng I've always loved Christmas but this year seems like it's a little more the usual and am enjoying being in the holiday spirit!

Thanksgiving Pic's

These are a little behind but I'm trying to play catch up now so here you go! These are some of the pictures we took while at my parents house for Thanksgiving!. The kids had fun playing outside in between the rainy patches, Paige would swing all day if you'd let her! We were just setting the table and I look over and Paige had moved a chair over so she could get up to the reach the food. It cracked me up because of all the things on the table for her to eat she went for the stuffing. That is her dad's favorite part of the meal so I guess she takes after his own heart!

Happy Turkey Day!

Another Thanksgiving has come to a close and I'm thankful to say it was a nice one again this year! Wednesday afternoon we were talking about what we were supposed to bring to my parents house for dinner. Mike volunteered us to bring the stuffing and some pies, the stuffing is his Grandma Palmer's recipe and is his favorite part of Thanksgiving so now that I'm married to him if we are not eating with his family I have to provide this staple. It is really good and I'm happy to make it but I do have to say it has to be made from scratch, so not only did I have to make the stuffing I had to make the bread to dry to make the stuffing!

Anyway back to the food conversation, Mike asked if I was going to make the stuffing early so we could put some in the Turkey and I told him my parents were doing ham instead and he said you can't have Thanksgiving without a Turkey so I decided I would to it! This would be the first time doing it but I thought I would give it a try! I went to the store and bought one brought it home and started defrosting it, which is not quick process. I could choose 5 days in the fridge or 8 hours in the sink, this was 4pm on Wed. so I had to go with the sink method but even then it took till Midnight!

In between turning the turkey and refilling the sink I made 4 pies and dinner! We finally got it defrosted and went to bed. I then had to get up at 6am so I could get it prepared to go in the oven by 7 at the latest since we were supposed to be at my parents by 11:30. I made a rub and seasoned it up and got it in the oven. by then the girls were up so we ate breakfast then went up to get in the tub to get ready for the day!

After everybody was all cleaned up I started the process of the stuffing and no even after all this I still didn't put any in the turkey! Mike actually helped a lot with making the stuffing and magically the turkey turned out perfectly and the stuffing was done and we got to my moms by 11:45! Not to bad to all I was trying to do that morning!

Anyway we had a nice time with my family and enjoyed the rain and cool clean weather then went home for a couple hours to take naps then that evening we went to Mike's parents house for dessert and to spend time with his family. Rory went with her Aunt Cindy to watch a movie at her house and we went home put Paige to bed and watched a movie while waiting for Rory to get home, which wasn't till 10pm!! Then we were in bed by 11:30.

It was a long eventful enjoyable day! I have so many things to be thankful for and you all are included in that! Thanks for being such wonderful people and putting up with me! I hope all of you had a great day as well and that you can continue to have blessings poured out upon you!

Thanksgiving Traditions?

What makes your Thanksgiving official in your family? Do you have an activity you do every year? Do you have a signature dish that you are in charge of making? Is there something that has to be on your table or it wouldn't be Thanksgiving dinner without it? You know stuff like that, lets help each other get in the Thanksgiving mood!

blog help part 2

Thank you for your help now I'm not embarrassed to look at my own blog and I'm excited to be able to change it from time to time, something for you to look forward to too! Thanks Amberlynn!