So anyways here is the story apparantley two years ago when we replace the battery you can't just put any batterey in it. It has to be some special one with a certain number of cranking amps and all of this mechanical jargon. Except most normal part stores would have no clue and only the best mechanics would. Anyways two year ago when we replaced the battery we unknowingly put the wrong one in, so for the last two years we have been burning up wiring; and relay systems; and alot of stuff in the car-without even knowing it.Well the last few weeks my care has been saying weird things and the clock has been going all haywire, so we thought it was the battery, so we took it to Checker and they tested it and said no it's fine, but then when they put the battery back in the car wouldn't start at all. So they said it was the starter. We finally got the car home; and Landon took the starter into ABC AUTO and they said yeah it's bad-so he paid $380 which is actually about $100 less than what the dealer told us. So he put the new starter in and yeah the car still won't start. So last night we called up a tow truck for $25 to haul the car into Midas to hook it up to their computer and figure out what in the heck was going on.
Well they figured it out all right and luckily were able to redo a bunch of stuff and put the right battery in for a grand total of $552. I did have a 10% off coupon so it brough it down to $493 which isn't much though in the grand scheme of things.
So anyways a Grand TOTAL of $898 plus a new starter we didn't actually need, but decided to keep since it would probably be next to go out.
Obviously this just isn't out year what with Landon's hand and all the problems we've had with our car. I feel like someone up there is saying let's just give the Ellison's one more trial and see if they still turn in their tithing.
In fact she asked me if she could get a horse for Christmas this year. I told her I was afraid not this time.
Anyways it was a pretty good day and I think the boys all enjoyed it, when we dropped on of the kids off he gave Landon a big hug. That's pretty good thanks I think.
We saw the great bear show, and also a poodle show with a little magic thrown in. Landon got called out of the audience to help and the whole time he was up there I just knew something was going to happen to his hand-Thankfully it didn't.
We went on a few rides, and ran into some family who had a horse there so of course Chloe went for a ride. Then the whole time we were on the actually rides she kept asking if she could go ride the horse again. I had her ride the Merry Go Round Instead which seemed to please her well enough she kept saying look mom I can ride with no hands. Silly Silly Girl.
I think the kids had fun although it made for a pretty late night on a school day. Chloe was crying by the time we got home, and both of them were asleep in record time.
On Wednesday we had more peaches to do something with so we froze them to use in stuff like smoothies, pies, and coblers. Thursday we did a little bit of corn and froze that as well. 
The big day is finally here. I just got back from dropping the kids off at their first day of school. FYI-I didn't cry though I will admit I felt like it. 
The kids were both so excited tonight and then this morning. Hopefully the will continue to stay excited and want to go for the rest of the year. They both looked so cute in their school clothes all ready to go. Now what am I going to do all day?
On Thursday we went on a little drive to Red Creek Reservoir by Cedar City. The lake is really pretty and out of the way so there was hardly anyone there, but it was so dang cold and windy we only stayed about an hour before we left. We did catch a couple of HUGE (JK) fish though.
On Friday I went up to a wedding with my parents and Grandma. The kids stayed in Fillmore-Chloe stayed and played with Saydee, and Tanner went to Grandpa and Grandma Ellison's. Him and Grandpa had a little party for Grandma since it was her birthday-complete with dinner at Larry's and a Birthday Cake next time you see Tanner ask him about the Birthday candles and Grandpa. haha
Saturday we picked a bunch of peaches at Ken's house. While we picked the kids dined on fresh blackberries.YUM Then we decided it would be just as easy to bottle the peaches in Fillmore as it would be to take them home and do it, so we set up a canning line at Brad's house and bottled up 29 jars. The kids enjoyed just being able to run around and play outside with their cousins while we did this. The boys had sword fights and Grandpa took the three little ones hunting for deer-with fake guns of course. It was a long but good day. Landon picked us up in Cedar later that night and brought us home.
School Clothes-CHECK
Looks like were ready!!!!
Here is what I got:
The kids have been seeing the Chuck-E-Cheese commercial on tv and kept asking to go there. Since we don't have one in St. George I told them we could go when we went to Ogden. So on Saturday we went there for lunch. With Brenda, Jeff, Makele, Jack and Aiden. The kids had a blast.
