Jenna, and why cars need gas

Since I tend to post a lot of pictures of Westley (I can't help it the kid is crazy) here are some of Jenna. She loves to paint and do crafts lately. She also loves to jump, climb, roll, etc off any and all of the furniture. I am sure this is because of her love for gymnastics.

Anyway, Jenna told me the other day why cars need gas. We were driving past a gas station and she wanted to stop and get gas. I told her we did not need gas because I just filled up the gas tank the day before (she was not with me, so missed the fun experience). She insisted that we needed gas because our tires were grumpy. She told me that when your tires are grumpy you need gas.

I have been tagged.

I have been tagged for a couple of things so here they are:

8 Things Tag

8 things I'm passionate about:

1. The gospel of Jesus Christ
2. My husband
3. My kids
4. Reading
5. Education
6. Organizing and decluttering
7. Finances
8. Music

8 words or phrases I use all the time.

1. No Buddy! (Westley)
2. Mommy's tired.
3. Mommy's sick and need to lay down.
4. Westley, Get Down!
5. Sweetie
6. What do you want to eat, well we're having ____. (why I even ask?)
7. Milk (after Westley says niah)
8. Sister will be here soon.

8 things I want to do before I die.

1. Read all the books on my great books list
2. See all my kids married in the temple
3. Go to Washington DC and New York (church history and American history sites)
4. Go to Nauvoo
5. Serve a mission with Ben
6. Not have to worry about medical bills
7. ?
8. ?

8 things I want or need.

1. To not be pregnant anymore
2. To have energy
3. A wheat grinder
4. ?
5. ?
6. ?
7. ?
8. ?

8 places I would like to visit.

1. Disney World
2. New York
3. England
4. Germany
5. France
6. Washington DC
7. a third world country (to preform service)
8. The grocery store without kids

8 restaurants I love.

1. Wendy's
2. IHOP
3. KFC
4. O'Charleys
5. Subway
6. Macaroni Grill
7. Anywhere that has Chicken
8. Anywhere that has Chicken

8 people I tag.

I do not think I know 8 people who blog.

Pregnant belly tag
I was not going to do this, but I was tagged twice for it. The only reason I even have a picture is because Jenna took it, and I did not know. This was actually a few weeks ago, I am not about to do a more recent picture.
I have no one to tag because the pregnant women I know who blog already did this!

Our Entertainment Center

Here is how our entertainment center used to look. There were toys, games, and movies in every drawer and on every shelf. There was a glass door where the movies are and there were no teeth marks.

Well then Westley came along and changed some things. He used to take the drawer out and sit in it, so now it, and the doors have child locks. He chewed on the drawers and now there are teeth marks. He ripped off the glass door, which in now unfixable. He proceeded to take movies out and throw them on the ground, so there are no longer items on the shelves he can reach. He would climb up on the shelf and lay next to the TV (after we got the HDTV which is smaller and can sit back further). He would also pull and push the new TV because it was lighter. So Ben changed the shelves to move the TV higher. Below is Westley's solution to a higher TV.

He really likes BUZZ and wants to be close.

As you can see there are now empty selves everywhere. The pictures show why. Beyond all this, today he went and got the kid sized rocking chair out of his room and used to to reach the remote controls and movies. I do not know how to stop him!!!

Westley Looks Just Like Ben

Just found this picture of Ben and it looked just like Westley. I tried to get West to make the same face, but that is hard with a one year old.

The Kids New Game

This is a new game the kids invented using laundry hampers. Notice that Westley has his hand "down his pants" or in his onsie.

Westley's Prayers

Westley started saying his own prayers last week. The first prayer he gave was a solid 3 or 4 minutes. Apparently he had 19 months built up of things to say. Everything he says is gibberish, but it is really cute. Now his prayers are normal length. This is how he folds his arms. He has been doing it that way for a long time; we are not sure why.

FHE Necklaces

We made these "Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ Love Me" necklaces last week and the kids love them. Westley wants to wear his all the time.

Companies I will NEVER use again!!!

Okay, so I am mostly posting this because I am quite mad right now. I just wasted an hour of my time dealing with problems with a company. The 2 companies I will never use again are: Altius Health Insurance and Charter Communications. Interesting enough, our problems with both companies came after we cancelled service. GO FIGURE. Anyway, here is my rant about my current problem (feel free to ignore).
We had service with Charter for a couple of years (everything went well). I cancelled our service back in October. When I cancelled the women said everything was cleared, there was no equipment to get, since we bought it from them at the very beginning. Well, since then they have sent out 2 workers to pick up the Internet modem, sent a notice, and sent us on to a collections agency. We have called Charter 3 times about the problem, and the collection agency once. Apparently they have NO record of one of my calls (but I do on my cell bill!). After talking to 2 guys (probably from India) who I could not understand, the supervisor told me it will be taken care of within 2 months! I will be sooooo mad if it is not. I told him I will call back in a month to check on them.