Twin Falls

We are finally settled!! It has taken a bit to get settled in and to figure what we are going to do financially but I think we finally have it figured out!! It has been fun to get back in touch with all of our friends. We have had a couple of game nights and dinners with them!! It has been great!! We are having fun and really enjoying it. We live just down the road from the new Twin Falls temple so we are able to watch the construction it has been fun. Every time we pass it Kennadee says look at the new temple!! She loves it. I am watching my nephew Gage, and Dustin and Crystal's little girl Rylee. During the day and I might start watching my friend Mary's kids also if she starts working days!! I am excited!! It has been lots of fun!!

Don't rent a U-haul

Moving Day,
So moving day came along with 2-3 inches of snow!! We went to pick up the U-haul which was supposed to be there at noon. We got there and they said that the truck wasn't there and that they didn't know where it was. It was a storage place that we were picking it up at so they only get trucks that have been ordered and that U-haul drops off to them so they called U-haul to see where are truck was and they said that their records said that it had already been dropped off so they scrambled to find another truck and finally they found one but we would have to wait 2 hours for it to be dropped off. We told them that was not okay so they found another one that was in Kuna but we would have to go get it. We said we would go get it so Russell and my dad went to get it. 45 min. to an hour later they showed up with the truck and we were ready to load. We got it all loaded which took about 3 hours and tried to make sure we got everything out. By the time we got gas and got on the road it was almost 5 o'clock. Luckily the roads were good so we were on our way. Russell and Kennadee were in the truck and I was following behind in the Toyota. About half way through the trip Russell started to swerve a little and black smoke came out from under the passenger side rear tire. I called him on the cell phone to see what was going on. He said that the brakes just got soft and he was having a hard time slowing down. I told him to pull over so we could figure out what was going on so he did and he had a really hard time getting the truck to stop and get off the road (we're talking a 24 ft. long truck) I got out of the car and went up and got in the cab with him (it was 20 degrees outside!!) We called the U-haul help number and they said they would get a mechanic out to us as within an hour. So an hour went by and no one came so we called U-haul back and they put us on hold and while we were holding the mechanic called and said he was on his way that U-haul had just called to tell him to head out. They had called him an hour before but told him to wait until they called him back before he left. So he said he was coming from Boise and would be another hour before he got there. So that hour went by and still no word from him so we called U-haul again and they told us that they had decided to send a tow truck instead of the mechanic and that he should be there in an hour. Soon a police officer came by and helped us get further off the road and put up some flares so that the tow truck driver could see us and I asked him exactly where we were so I could call the tow truck driver to tell him where we were. When I called the driver to tell him. I asked him how close he was and he said he was just leaving Boise because he had spent the last hour trying to find a tow truck big enough to tow us so he would be another hour before he got there.!!!! I was outraged!!! I couldn't believe how ridiculous this was. So finally he got there and hooked the truck up and we had him follow us to Twin Falls. We arrived in Twin Falls at about midnight. So a trip that should have taken and hour and a half to two hours ended up taking 6 hours!! We had to leave the truck at the U-haul store in Twin and wait until the next day to get it fixed so we could unload it. The next morning we went to the U-haul place to see what was going on the manager got under the truck and found that the brake line in the rear passenger tire was broken!!! My husband and child could have been killed!! so we called U-haul corp. to get our money back. Had to wait 3 days to be able to talk to the right person and then he told Russell that it would be a lot of work to get our money back but he could give us 20% back and a $40 gift card to U-haul. So that was two weeks ago and we just got the check but there was no gift card in with it. So Monday I get to call and see what it going on with that!! Also when I was asking them what kind of inspections they do on the vehicles before they send them out and they told me that they check what they can see on the outside but they rely on their CUSTOMERS to let them know if there is a problem with the truck!!!! So needless to say we are never going to use U-haul again!!!

Christmas

Christmas was fantastic this year!! My Mom, Dad(Pete), & David came up. It was really fun to have them there and to get to see David again since it has been over a year and a half since we saw him last. Kennadee loved to play with David and thought he was hilarious. It was really cute to see them together. Kennadee was so grateful for everything she got for Christmas even this simple orange in her stocking. It is so fun to see the joy and wonder in her eyes!! Christmas Eve was fun also we did all the traditional things and we all got matching PJ's. The guys had shirts that said what happens under the mistletoe stays under the mistletoe and Mom and I had jammies that said naughty or nice? And Kennadee of course got Disney Princess jammies and slippers (thanks Mom!!) I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!! We hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and A wonderful New Year!! We love you all and pray for you all!!!
Love, The Eldredge's

Wal-Mart Santa

Well Kennadee has been dying to see Santa this year. We walked by him at the mall but it was $15.00 to see him so we said no. When we were at the Jerome Wal-Mart yesterday they had a Santa in the Garden Department so she got to sit on his lap and she got a candy cane that she made a huge mess of herself with. She loved every minute of it!!!

Tag I'm it!!

My friend Becky tagged me with this so I thought I would take a moment and fill it out and let you all know the details about Russell.

MY HUSBAND

What is his name? Russell

How long have you been together? We have been friends for 4 years this month.

How long did you date? We were friends for a year before we finally decided to date. We dated for 2 months, were engaged for 3 months.

How old is he? 27

Who eats more? Him

Who said "I love you" first? He did it was so cute we were watching a movie and he very quietly said " I love you baby" I turned and said "What did you say?" He didn't want to repeat it again (I think he was scared!!) When I finally got him to say it again (5 or so minutes later) I told him I loved him too!!

Who is taller? He is by a foot!

Who sings better? I do.

Who is smarter? He is most definitely the smarter one!

Whose temper is worse? I think that one is pretty close to a tie. We are both very stubborn!!

Who does the laundry? I do

Who does the dishes? I do, He usually helps when he can!!

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I usually do but we switch sometimes.

Who pays the bills? I do.

Who mows the lawn? He does. I am not allowed to touch the lawn. It is his thing!!

Who cooks dinner? I do most of the time but we go out to eat a lot too.

Who drives when you are together? We take turns

Who is more stubborn? Both of us as I said in the temper question

Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? I can't remember the last time that either of us admitted we were wrong.

Whose parents do you see the most? His because they are only 15 minutes away mine are 7 hours away.

Who kissed who first? He kissed me while we were watching Pirates of the Caribbean.

Who asked who out? He asked me.

Who proposed? He did.

Who is more sensitive? I think we are both sensitive in different ways.

Who has more friends? I do. But we also have a lot of couple friends.

Who wears the pants in the family? I do no doubt about it!! You can ask him!!!

Okay now it's my turn I am tagging Laura and Diana!!! ( Diana you can email it to me if you don't want to post it on your blog!)

Mannheim Steamroller

We went to the Mannheim Steamroller concert with my parents the week of Thanksgiving. It was awesome!!! We thoroughly enjoyed it!!! We wanted to take Kennadee with us but they said they would charge us $30.00 just to have her sit on our laps!! We thought it was outrageous!! So we just went as couples. We hope you all have a Merry Christmas. We are in the process of trying to get packed up because we are moving to Twin Falls the weekend after Christmas so I don't know if I will have much time to post between now and then!!!