Boys will be boys

It just amazes me with the whole nature vs. nurture thing. I haven't taught my boys to use guns, I haven't taught them play in the dirt, and so many of the other boy things. My mom told me that little boys will make anything into guns. It is so very very true. Zach went on a treasure hunt today after drawing a map. He just came out and showed me he made a shooting bridge out of legos. Not just a bridge, but a shooting bridge with guns. I'm not a big gun person at all and haven't purchased toy guns in the past. We have water guns and the nerf guns they got for Christmas, but that is it. I've never encouraged them about that at all. The only thing I can come up with is that boys will be boys.

Preparedness plug

I know there are so many other people that are better at food storage than I am, but I still consider myself a bit of a food storage junkie. It's pretty sad, but I get very excited about case lot sales. I think it's mainly because I hate to pay full price for anything. Anyhow, I've tried to build up my food storage over the last couple of years and put money into savings as well. As we've had to rely on our savings and our food storage over the last little bit, it's given me such comfort to know that we've got stuff set aside just in case. Thankfully, our trials have been pretty minimal. Jeff stated the other day that, as we tried to be smart in our "seven years of plenty", that we'll be ok during our "years of famine". I sincerely hope it doesn't last seven years! I know our trials have been very minimal, and as a result we're still trying to be smart and do our part to be prepared for any future struggles we have. I'm just so thankful for the prophet's counsel! I love food storage!

A New Year

If you've read any of my posts over the last couple of months, you've probably caught on that we were very very excited for a new year. 2009 had a lot of challenges and we were ready for a new start. As 2010 started, we were still in the same position. Jeff didn't have a job, I still have an child with asthmatic tendencies, the dishes still need to be done, my boys can still be little tornado's, etc. etc. However, I think we just decided to change our attitude. As long as we have a positive attitude, that's what matters. Jeff and I have talked a lot about how blessed we are and we're trying to pass that onto our kids as well. We're trying to be very positive and are so very very grateful for our blessings. I made a list of potential New Years resolutions I want to work on. However, I think the only real resolution I've made is that I'm going to be happy and try be the best me I possibly can. I'm not going to beat myself if I'm not perfect with some of the goals I'd like to make. I think I'm just going to take one day at a time and be happy. As long as I'm tyring to be the best person I am and do what I'm supposed to, I think that's all that matters. We're just taking one day a a time and we're happy for all the blessings we have! So, though I'm a little late, here's to 2010! May be it be a great year with lots of real possibilities!

Honda Love

While I'm on things I recommend, I also have become a huge fan of Honda's. My little Civic isn't that pretty anymore, but it has 240,000+ miles on and still runs great. It also gets up to 50 mpg as well. It's been a huge blessing over and over and over. we've had very few mechanical issues with it other than some of the normal maintenance wear and tear stuff. Jeff and I have decided that we're Honda converts and will stick with them when our little car does die. Wahoo for Honda!!!!

Mechanic recommendations

I think the world of my mechanic. I trust his opinion and recommendations and I think he has some of the best prices we've found. There have been other times where we've taken a vehicle somewhere else and they charge us signifcantly more. There have been times where he could have charged me for things and he didn't because they couldn't find anything wrong. I had once where I thought a battery needed to be replaced and all he did was clean it and it worked great. He didn't charge me for it. Anywho, I have a wonderful auto mechanic and and highly recommend them. If you live in Utah County, its Greenwood Automotive in American Fork. The only problem is sometimes it takes a couple of days to get in. However, I think they are highly worth it.

I adore my mechanic!!!