A few updated pic
5 years ago
Sunday, June 28, 2009
10 year class reunion. Pix to come when we get back!
Well I feel like its been a while for a post, my camera disappeared at a mutal activity... really I think it was a disgruntled YW that was sick of me taking so many pictures of them! Haha. as for now I am borrowing one so I can have pix of my new little girl Chloe while she is small, innocent and cute. Life has been great. Work is slow, and its hot! But Brad and i are still looking for a car, and having fun until we take off for more fun in Provo for his 10 year class reunion.
My Sisters are so talented.
For Fathers Day I wanted to do something extra special for my Daddy who always does so much for Brad and I. I got the most beautiful crystal vase and had my sister organize a fantastic arrangements of flowers for Daddio. Really Costco is the place to go for amazing flowers. This smaller arrangement Christi threw together with the extra flowers. She is the flower girl Kelsey is the amazing Photographer.. and eventually we will have a wedding reception hall for us to us all of our amazing skills! On a side note... My family had an amazing friend for many years that was adopted into our family. Months ago Vivian died and a part of her will and testament went to all of her "favorite friends" as she used to call me when I was young. 2,000 dollars for being Vivs friend is a great deal! In remembrance to Vivian Wickware and the long life that she lived!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
LD- Automotive Dealers. Its 3:36 AM- hope this makes sense! um Phentramine keeps a person up all night. Awsome.
I can't even begin to tell you what a nightmare Brad and i have just gone through with buying our first car. I HATE car shopping, I Hate car salesman and going to look at a car and to deal with both of my Hates... then to just walk away and tell them "we are going to go look elsewhere" really is such a nightmare. As many of you know. I dont window shop. I go see what I like and then I buy it. Now this gets me into HUGE problems obviously, and Raylene who is the ultimate shopper is trying to teach me to wait and look around. I just have a hard time with the logic of using my time and gas to shop around everywhere just to save a few pennies. UM to Raylene and others "window shopping" is what you HAVE to do with Car shopping, for it is not a matter of pennies but um.... maybe 5 grand that we have just been stuck with... as the new car we just signed for is falling apart. Now no worries for we have lawyers involved to fight these people, but seriously the worst feeling is looking back on the situation and seeing all the HUGE signs that would let any retard know that this was not a good deal. Now I don't want you to think that we just showed up and said wow this is so cheap...um let just buy it. Brad did research! These people- who mostly didn't speak any English at all, would not let us leave the place without signing our life and Credit scores away! Brad has been researching for months and to him these prices were the cheapest by far. The prices alone should have been the first sign of a bad deal.
Now these guys refuse to let us see OUR contract. Refuse to let us talk to the big dogs in charge. And really they are so great at saying what they can to lie their way past the time deadline, for when this happens the car can no longer be returned. These people would rather pay Brad and I 4,500 dollars for his BROKEN DOWN jeep that doesn't work and make us pay 700 dollars for the down payment because its in the "Contract" we signed... and then deal with court fees and ruining their reputation all of which could be avoided. If they simply bought the car that we signed for 8 hours before and then resold it for the 19 grand that it was listed for ALL of us could be happy campers. Now my neighbor looked up how much they paid for the car which was 7,500 and they had it listed for 19 grand. wow. we were offered this car at 10 grand but ended up paying more than 14 after we were signed up for all the extra add- ons. The hood was flying up as we hit the freeway, the grill was coming off and the amt of scratches I cant even count. I am sorry to say this and mostly embarrassed that we not only fell for the dealers game, but got ROYALLY screwed to the max on this. We should have researched the company. should have known that the deal was to good to be true and WALKED AWAY. Should have known that signing the POWER of ATTORNEY was a bad thing to do. Should have known that the additional 5 grand of add on's was not required even though they said it was. Should have known that them not needing the jeeps info was a bad idea. As of right now. We have a Nissan x-terra that is falling apart, Brad's Jeep that doesn't work and is now in my brother in Laws name, We don't know who the bank is that is doing the credit check and financing because they refuse to tell us. What bank do you know that 5 business hours later says we are approved and that we received the loan??? NO one! Because no bank does anything less than days if not weeks out~ We still have to go to court if these idiots choose to fight us today. Any other car experience ever!!!! has to be better then this one has been for us. As if I needed one more HUGE and crappy situation to deal with in my life! Most of these are REALLLY obvious!
Lesson learned. Don't buy from dirty Mexicans
Don't drive out to CAVE creek to buy anything.
Don't sign a power of attorney
Don't take the car off the lot till the deal is done.
Don't leave your credit open for people to check. Always have it blocked.
Don't believe ANYTHING the salesman says... esp. the ones that they say what they are doing is legal.
Demand to see the bank loan deal! Demand to see your contract too!
And finally. Never give your social sec. until you know the place is legit.
Wish I would have read the INSANE comments people have left regarding this business before. At least know that this will not be happening again to us. ever. goodnight for TODAY we fight like lions!
Now these guys refuse to let us see OUR contract. Refuse to let us talk to the big dogs in charge. And really they are so great at saying what they can to lie their way past the time deadline, for when this happens the car can no longer be returned. These people would rather pay Brad and I 4,500 dollars for his BROKEN DOWN jeep that doesn't work and make us pay 700 dollars for the down payment because its in the "Contract" we signed... and then deal with court fees and ruining their reputation all of which could be avoided. If they simply bought the car that we signed for 8 hours before and then resold it for the 19 grand that it was listed for ALL of us could be happy campers. Now my neighbor looked up how much they paid for the car which was 7,500 and they had it listed for 19 grand. wow. we were offered this car at 10 grand but ended up paying more than 14 after we were signed up for all the extra add- ons. The hood was flying up as we hit the freeway, the grill was coming off and the amt of scratches I cant even count. I am sorry to say this and mostly embarrassed that we not only fell for the dealers game, but got ROYALLY screwed to the max on this. We should have researched the company. should have known that the deal was to good to be true and WALKED AWAY. Should have known that signing the POWER of ATTORNEY was a bad thing to do. Should have known that the additional 5 grand of add on's was not required even though they said it was. Should have known that them not needing the jeeps info was a bad idea. As of right now. We have a Nissan x-terra that is falling apart, Brad's Jeep that doesn't work and is now in my brother in Laws name, We don't know who the bank is that is doing the credit check and financing because they refuse to tell us. What bank do you know that 5 business hours later says we are approved and that we received the loan??? NO one! Because no bank does anything less than days if not weeks out~ We still have to go to court if these idiots choose to fight us today. Any other car experience ever!!!! has to be better then this one has been for us. As if I needed one more HUGE and crappy situation to deal with in my life! Most of these are REALLLY obvious!
Lesson learned. Don't buy from dirty Mexicans
Don't drive out to CAVE creek to buy anything.
Don't sign a power of attorney
Don't take the car off the lot till the deal is done.
Don't leave your credit open for people to check. Always have it blocked.
Don't believe ANYTHING the salesman says... esp. the ones that they say what they are doing is legal.
Demand to see the bank loan deal! Demand to see your contract too!
And finally. Never give your social sec. until you know the place is legit.
Wish I would have read the INSANE comments people have left regarding this business before. At least know that this will not be happening again to us. ever. goodnight for TODAY we fight like lions!
I HAte when I get scammed. Probably the worst thing ever... other than loosing your keys.
LD Automotive Group
Posted: 2009-02-02 by allIwantedwasacar
dishonest car dealer
Complaint Rating: 100 % with 8 votes
Company information:
LD Automotive Group
Phoenix, Arizona
United States
IF YOU HAVE ANY SENSE, DON'T SHOP AT LD AUTOMOTIVE OR EQUITY AUTOMOTIVE! They are one dealership at two locations, and their "defraud the customer" motto applies at both addresses. I told them that I didn't want to play the game, but it took them five hours to finish the paperwork- including repeated trips by the salesman to see the manager behind the closed doors. The sales manager initially told me the price on the Durango I was looking at was two thousand more than the price I had seen on a sale tag in the vehicle the day before (the same price listed on the internet). The salesman apologized for the "misunderstanding" when I walked over to the vehicle and pulled out the sale tag. LD Automotive told me initially that I had to buy the $700.00 tint warranty, the $500.00 window etching (anti-theft) warranty, and the $400.00 "desert paint protection" warranty, that it was automatically added to the contract. They brought paperwork for me to sign at midnight at my work saying that I accepted the warranties I mentioned above- and the credit manager who brought it was not happy when I read it and discovered that I could refuse them, and then did. Those warranties were not only a scam on me, but all that money only bought a three year term! It gets better! The finance manager called me the next day and told me that they would not finance me because I was refusing the warranties- that I was changing the contract. He told me I had twenty-four hours to come in with the cash. I took the Durango back. What a scam! Snakes in the grass, those guys. Give me a price and be honest. Their dishonesty was in everything. They had me finance $20 in gas, and then gave me the vehicle with an eighth of a tank. I called the salesman on it as I drove him to get my trade in and he apologized for the "misunderstanding", and said that he would check to see if the manager was in a good mood and would spring for some more gas. Need I say more? To my deceptive and shady friends at LD/Equity Automotive: I tell everyone I meet about my experience, just as I told you I would if you didn't deal honestly with me. It didn't have to be like this. You should have advertised the vehicle for two thousand more to make your money- you still would have been the lowest around, and I probably would still have it in my driveway. Other dealerships have heard of the games you play. I started to tell this story to a car salesman today, and before I got to the part about who it was that I had been dealing with, he asked me if it was LD Automotive. I'm still looking for a vehicle- I think I have found one, and the only thing different between it and the one I tried to buy from you is that it isn't coming from your lot. You had been my initial first choice.
Posted: 2009-02-02 by allIwantedwasacar
dishonest car dealer
Complaint Rating: 100 % with 8 votes
Company information:
LD Automotive Group
Phoenix, Arizona
United States
IF YOU HAVE ANY SENSE, DON'T SHOP AT LD AUTOMOTIVE OR EQUITY AUTOMOTIVE! They are one dealership at two locations, and their "defraud the customer" motto applies at both addresses. I told them that I didn't want to play the game, but it took them five hours to finish the paperwork- including repeated trips by the salesman to see the manager behind the closed doors. The sales manager initially told me the price on the Durango I was looking at was two thousand more than the price I had seen on a sale tag in the vehicle the day before (the same price listed on the internet). The salesman apologized for the "misunderstanding" when I walked over to the vehicle and pulled out the sale tag. LD Automotive told me initially that I had to buy the $700.00 tint warranty, the $500.00 window etching (anti-theft) warranty, and the $400.00 "desert paint protection" warranty, that it was automatically added to the contract. They brought paperwork for me to sign at midnight at my work saying that I accepted the warranties I mentioned above- and the credit manager who brought it was not happy when I read it and discovered that I could refuse them, and then did. Those warranties were not only a scam on me, but all that money only bought a three year term! It gets better! The finance manager called me the next day and told me that they would not finance me because I was refusing the warranties- that I was changing the contract. He told me I had twenty-four hours to come in with the cash. I took the Durango back. What a scam! Snakes in the grass, those guys. Give me a price and be honest. Their dishonesty was in everything. They had me finance $20 in gas, and then gave me the vehicle with an eighth of a tank. I called the salesman on it as I drove him to get my trade in and he apologized for the "misunderstanding", and said that he would check to see if the manager was in a good mood and would spring for some more gas. Need I say more? To my deceptive and shady friends at LD/Equity Automotive: I tell everyone I meet about my experience, just as I told you I would if you didn't deal honestly with me. It didn't have to be like this. You should have advertised the vehicle for two thousand more to make your money- you still would have been the lowest around, and I probably would still have it in my driveway. Other dealerships have heard of the games you play. I started to tell this story to a car salesman today, and before I got to the part about who it was that I had been dealing with, he asked me if it was LD Automotive. I'm still looking for a vehicle- I think I have found one, and the only thing different between it and the one I tried to buy from you is that it isn't coming from your lot. You had been my initial first choice.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Joseph Smith Academy is back! Fall 2009 Nauvoo
Welcome
On the 16th day of December, 1840, the charter of the University of the City of Nauvoo, as part of the charter of the City of Nauvoo, was signed by Governor Thomas Carlin of Illinois, having previously passed both houses of the legislative assembly of the state of Illinois. Abraham Lincoln was one of the legislators who voted for the charter.
This university is being reorganized and reincorporated as a non-profit corporation under the laws of the State of Illinois. It has been known as the "University of the City of Nauvoo", the "University of Nauvoo", but will be incorporated as 'Nauvoo University'. The University is also applying for non-profit (501c3) status from the federal government.
Joseph Smith stated that the purpose of the University of Nauvoo is to "enable us to teach our children wisdom -- to instruct them in all knowledge, and learning, in the Arts, Sciences and Learned Professions. We hope to make this institution one of the great lights of the world, and by and through it, to diffuse that kind of knowledge which will be of practical utility, and for the public good, and also for private and individual happiness." The reorganized Nauvoo University will use this prophetic pronouncement as its mission statement.
The governing body of Nauvoo University will be a Board of Trustees. This Board is being reorganized and has started a campaign to raise funds for, and solicit support of, the University. Donations of real estate, endowment funds for buildings and scholarships, and assistance in the organization and establishment of the university are needed.
Nauvoo University is not owned, operated, funded, or supported by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is an independent institution adhering to Latter-day Saint standards and principles. A search of the Internet a couple of years ago resulted in the following data on church-related colleges and universities. Nauvoo University will fit in the financially independent category.
We hope to have a freshmen class of 50 students here by the fall of 2009 along with 20 faculty, administrative, and staff people. We are looking for faculty and students who have a pioneering spirit and who will leave an lasting imprint on this new institution.
The Illinois Board of Higher Education has responsibility for reviewing new programs and anything we do will be with their assistance and approval( http://www.ibhe.state.il.us/AboutBHE). The first year we may offer a one-year certificate of basic education and then evolve to a 2-year associate degree. Our eventual goal is to be a fully accredited 4-year university.
Initially we will use existing facilities to house the students and staff, but will start a building program as soon as possible. Our initial goal is to have a men's dorm, a women's dorm, a student center with an auditorium, a classroom/office building, and a gym.
With the blessings of God, Nauvoo University will grow into the kind of institution that Joseph Smith envisioned it to be. Please join us in the creation of this new university
On the 16th day of December, 1840, the charter of the University of the City of Nauvoo, as part of the charter of the City of Nauvoo, was signed by Governor Thomas Carlin of Illinois, having previously passed both houses of the legislative assembly of the state of Illinois. Abraham Lincoln was one of the legislators who voted for the charter.
This university is being reorganized and reincorporated as a non-profit corporation under the laws of the State of Illinois. It has been known as the "University of the City of Nauvoo", the "University of Nauvoo", but will be incorporated as 'Nauvoo University'. The University is also applying for non-profit (501c3) status from the federal government.
Joseph Smith stated that the purpose of the University of Nauvoo is to "enable us to teach our children wisdom -- to instruct them in all knowledge, and learning, in the Arts, Sciences and Learned Professions. We hope to make this institution one of the great lights of the world, and by and through it, to diffuse that kind of knowledge which will be of practical utility, and for the public good, and also for private and individual happiness." The reorganized Nauvoo University will use this prophetic pronouncement as its mission statement.
The governing body of Nauvoo University will be a Board of Trustees. This Board is being reorganized and has started a campaign to raise funds for, and solicit support of, the University. Donations of real estate, endowment funds for buildings and scholarships, and assistance in the organization and establishment of the university are needed.
Nauvoo University is not owned, operated, funded, or supported by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is an independent institution adhering to Latter-day Saint standards and principles. A search of the Internet a couple of years ago resulted in the following data on church-related colleges and universities. Nauvoo University will fit in the financially independent category.
We hope to have a freshmen class of 50 students here by the fall of 2009 along with 20 faculty, administrative, and staff people. We are looking for faculty and students who have a pioneering spirit and who will leave an lasting imprint on this new institution.
The Illinois Board of Higher Education has responsibility for reviewing new programs and anything we do will be with their assistance and approval( http://www.ibhe.state.il.us/AboutBHE). The first year we may offer a one-year certificate of basic education and then evolve to a 2-year associate degree. Our eventual goal is to be a fully accredited 4-year university.
Initially we will use existing facilities to house the students and staff, but will start a building program as soon as possible. Our initial goal is to have a men's dorm, a women's dorm, a student center with an auditorium, a classroom/office building, and a gym.
With the blessings of God, Nauvoo University will grow into the kind of institution that Joseph Smith envisioned it to be. Please join us in the creation of this new university
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Twilight "New Moon" Sneak Peak
Last night my cute hubby waved me over to the computer and said "come take a look at this." Oh, I was so excited! Yes, the trailer sequel to Twilight is out. Yahoo had an article about it and click here to see the cast
There is a new director which I am happy about. I liked the first movie but felt a little let down and so I am hoping that this one is better. There will be a third one but the fourth book is not signed yet for a movie.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Girls camp is finished.
We had such a great time this past week at Girls Camp in the Forest lakes area right outside of Payson. This year was Stake and it is amazing how big the wards are and how many gals showed. Our theme for camp... VIRTUE. The Brimhall ward were the Loyal Lepoards in the Joyous Jungle, so we were always decked out in lepoard stuff. Our skit went great, our chant was a redone softball chant with thrusts and everything and the food was awsome. Chimis deep fried and hawaiian haystacks. We had ran two days at night it was pretty chilly and we also had a whole day of activites that all the girls loved! A rockwall, human bungee, volleyball, a inflatable bull ride, spiderweb, dancing, a zipline and relays. The stake was awsome, the awards were lame~ Serious I so wanted FIRST place for our banner! With only having a couple dramas with a couple new beehives we survived and will wait another year till it will be on a ward level! whoo hoo.
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