New Car

Well we finally got a new car and got rid of the money pit dually. We got a Mazda CX-9 and we really like it. It's almost completely loaded. It has three rows of seats, Bose 275 Watt sound system, Navigation system and a bunch of other fancy doodads.

New Car

We bought the car at Earnhardt Mazda in Chandler, AZ at Ray and I10. One of the reasons I waited so long to get a vehicle is I absolutely hate the car buying experience with a passion. The only reason I went to this dealership is because through my work I was supposed to get a special no haggle price. That could not be farther from the truth. I haggled more than usual. I went through three levels of assholes playing dumb, my best friend, and a crybaby genius that just wanted to help me out. I don't want to spend forever typing the details, but if anyone ever reads this that is considering buying from this dealer please reply with a reponse to this post and I will be happy to fill you in on the details. I strongly recommend against buying from any of the Earnhardt dealerships. Their slogan is "No Bull" and that couldn't be farther from the truth. I was so pissed by the time it was over I couldn't sleep all night and that's unusual for me. I finally gave up at 3:30 this morning and came down to sit in my recliner.

Oh Christmas Tree

We decorated our Christmas tree this evening. Lindsey came over to help. It was a lot of fun. The kids really enjoyed having her here.

I didn't realize how much I have been slacking on my blog stuff until I looked just now. I remember thinking about adding a lot of stuff, but I guess I haven't. I meant to add stuff about my most recent Wharton trip, but nope.

The kids are really looking forward to the holidays this year. We plan on spending Christmas in Wharton, TX with their Grandma. We haven't figured out how to get there yet, but we better figure it out soon.

Here are the pics from decorating the tree:

Christmas Tree 2007

There is also a brief movie in this album.

I should have a lot of updates this month with all the Christmas activities and all the pretty things to photograph.

Halloween

Well the kids had a great time on Halloween. Justin stayed home to hand out candy. He's too old to go with us. Garrett was a Ninja and Alex was a Alien. They got a huge haul of candy. I've got a massive headache right now from eating too much.

Homecoming Dance

It's the 2007 Homecoming for Desert Ridge High School. Justin has a date this year. Her name is Hannah. She is a freshman, while he is a junior. They are both in marching band. It has been a very busy day for them. Earlier today the band was at the Gilbert invitational competition. The pre homecoming pictures are below.

Justin's 2007 Homecoming Date

Schnepf Farms

Last weekend we went to Schnepf Farms in Queen Creek Arizona. It's a family farm that has been in the valley for a long time and they have added carnival kindof thing to raise money. They have a fall/Halloween festival that's a lot of fun for kids. Every year they add a little more stuff. This year they have fireworks every night.

This year we made a scare crow. We are looking forward to putting it in the yard for decoration. We are getting a late start on our Halloween decorations this year. See pictures from Schnepf below:


Fireworks pictures are always lame and boring so I tried a video this time. Let me know what you think and if this video displays okay.


This kids got their costumes for Halloween. Below are some pics of Garrett with his Ninja costume. I couldn't get Alex to move fast enough to take his picture. I will get a picture on Halloween though. You can be surprised.

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MIA

Well, I haven't posted in a really long time. I seem to have lost focus and I have been busy at work and it's been way too hot to do stuff outside here. It's starting to cool off now. It's great.

Alex is in band this year and Garrett has given his trumpet a try. See below:

Tandi and the kids are going to NM to see the grand balloon fiesta. Hopefully she will bring back lots of pretty pictures. We are planning several fall/Halloween activities as well so don't give up hope. This blog isn't completely dormant.