After reading Driven,

So after completing "Driven" I have thought alot about somethings.  Larry H. Miller listed 3 things that he said describe himself, if he were to have a job interview, I dont remember all three but it made me think what are my three: hard working, integrity, and self motivated.  The book also had alot of great quotes.  I just wanted to list a few that I really love, ok he called it general advice about succeeding in the business world, I say it can be used almost in any area:
The only stupid question is an unasked question
Even mor important than the will to win is the will to prepare to win
You dont have to blow out the other person's candle to let your light shine (love it)
Dont make a bad deal just to make a deal
Be patient
Life is a journey not a destination
Play to your own strenghts
Trust you instincts.  You have within you abilities to deal with everything you will need to
There is no limit to what a person can accomplish if he doesnt car who gets the credit
Risk may cause failure but success cannot come without it
The words "can't be done" are only for the faint of heart
If you want extraordinary results, put in extraordinary effort


The book has a few more but I really liked these, enough to even type and print them out and put them on the wall.

Love this book "Driven"

So my mom gave this book to Eli for Christmas and since he is in school I began to read it.  Love it, You need to read it.  This man gave his to everyone and it is an amazing story.  I love the quotes and things that he says. It is an easy read and will blow your mind how and why he did business they way he did.

Wreath & Christmas Tree Hunting

So my sister Toni, and I and the boys left to go get a tree, you know cut a real one down, traditions.  Or trying to do something like that.  We left Rexburg, ID.  It was getting more foggy as we left and the snow drifts were gettng bigger, 4- 6 feet and larger from a previous snow storm.  So we went where she had gone the week before and it was not passable.  So we headed to Kelley Canyon.  The road was ok then past the ski hill it was not plowed.  We made it to where we have parked before and she trie to back up and turn around, more difficult.  However in the parking lot were 3 pickups, their snowmobiles, and their freshly cut trees.  So we left more determined to get trees.  After debating we stopped in the road ok the two tracks left in the snow and she left to go and cut the trees.  Yes, we did have 2 tags that we bought a Valley Wide.  So after waiting I went to see if she needed help. The snow was waist high, so it made moving hard, I grabbed one tree and began to head back.  The 3 cars we saw earlier were behind us, we blocked the road.  I threw the 1st tree in.  The guys were standing with their arms crossed in front of 1 pickup one guy asked "do you have tags"? I said yes, and left to get the other tree.  I grabed the other tree and threw it in the back and we got in to leave and as we were pulling away I heard a thump, and look in my mirror, a guy is approaching the pickup.  So I open the door and say "yes, what do you want?"  He says I am Idaho State Police, where are you tags and shows is id.  We showed him the tags and left.

Driving to our destination.

A. chilling in the car.

This is the road that Toni wanted to go up but it was blocked by all the snow.

This reminded me of the movie "New in Town"when the lady takes a picture of renee z. when going to look at the rental property.

My wreath, the one I made with Toni is much better. I cant get that to load so this will suffice.

Ok, so A. was not in a carseat.  The boys were left alone but I could see them while getting the trees, and we didn't properly tag the trees.  So on the way back we cut juniper and sage brush to add to the pine to make a wreath.

Thanksgiving Snowball fight & Sledding 2010 Oregon

For Thanksgiving we went to Oregon to see my parents.  With the awesome

snow storm the kids wanted to play outside.  Spencer invited his friends out and they brought their

sisters A.'s age to have a snowball fight.

 I was taking pictures through the widow so I could keep c. inside and not get blasted in the face.

 C. wanted to play but no gloves could be found so socks worked.  Jumping in the snow.

 Sledding.  We hooked a sled up to the back of the Kubota.  With everone riding sled and Kubota they left.

Thanksgiving Picture

Thanksgiving pictures awesome only word to describe, if you have seen "What happens in Vegas" you get the meaning.  I does not mean was awesome really implies it means disaster happened.  I asked for a picture of the grandkids, I actually meant just them but my mom sat down, then finally my dad came so I let them stay, trying to be nice, why create a mess.  I didn't really care, I know how to get ride of people in pictures, but I decided to leave them to show their grandkids.

Not everyone was always looking or wanted to smile, this was the best of more than several pictures. Which is fine it shows them in their true colors.
left to right, dad, nicki, mom- holding tanner, tevan, A. & C.

Thanksgiving 2010 Oregon

For Thanksgiving, I drove in a terrible storm which the shutdown the freeways, I left Rexburg around 1030 am and arrived in Utah after stopping for a few minutes around 6pm. Awesome should only take 3 1/2 hours.  Anyway then we were going to stay but left to go to Oregon and had more awesome roads.  We eventually arrived.  Then had good food the next day.  Here are pictures.

 Spencer and Ginelle

 Suppose to be a goofy picture.

 Mom holding Tanner.

 Kenny smiling from ear to ear.

cheesey cousins tevan and a.

Visiting with Grandpa Pace

C. loves to visit Grandma & Grandpa Pace.  He usually runs in a gives Grandpa a hug.  Then he goes downstaris to get toys and bring them in the room Grandpa is in. 

Funny note they thought this was a cute and it was, by the time I grabbed them camera from the car and came back in they were super hot, the fire was only and high.  So they didn't want to stay long.