Before and After

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We loved our Nissan Frontier, power everything and a great view of the road. We did not love the high gas mileage (16 mpg is high to me, for a commuter car) or the car payment. We also weren't using the truck like we were when Aaron was a superintendent and hauling things around. So we went to Member's Auto Center at our bank, Arizona Federal Credit Union (Greenfield branch) to see how what they could do for us. We worked with Ryan (he's great! go see him if you need a new car) and told him what type of car we wanted and what we wanted our monthly payment to be. He got bids on how much he could get for our truck and started looking for a different car. We told him we wanted a Corolla, Civic, or Sentra, something with good gas mileage. We would have gotten a Prius if that was an option, but they're still too expensive. He called us about a couple cars he had found within the first week of our meeting, but they had too many miles on them. Then he called with a 2004 Honda Civic with 44,00 miles on it. We went to see it (he brought it to the bank for us to look at), took a test drive and decided that it would work great. They fully inspected and detailed the car before we signed all the paperwork. Ryan even arranged to have the windows tinted for us before we took it since that makes a huge difference in this heat. And the payments are lower, thanks to the tax refund money that we put toward the car. We had decided several months ago to make a change and we're so happy that we didn't have to go to a dealership and haggle and feel pressured to make a deal. We're glad it all worked out!


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We're down to three chickens. On Saturday this fellow, one of our egg layers, started crowing and we didn't want to risk bothering our neighbors, so he had to go. To the table that is. Luckily Aaron took care of everything while I was at work. Parker helped throughout the whole process and loved it. He's the same way when they go fishing. Dallin and McKay could care less. They were watching a movie while Aaron and Parker took care of the chicken.

Last night for dinner Aaron baked the chicken with some lemon and seasonings. It turned out very tasty. The only downside was that it was still so small. Luckily, the boys don't eat very much and there was enough to feed our family. We're hoping to get another egg layer to replace this guy. And I'm even looking forward to eating some more chicken down the road. As long as Aaron takes care of everything!