I got behind a little on my blog but I wanted to post the link for the Utah Kids registry. http://www.kidsregistry.utah.gov So this is how it works. If you are a Utah resident (sorry non-Utah people) you sign up any of your cell phone or e-mails that you or a minor might have access to at the above link. This is a free Utah government program designed to help protect kids from inappropriate messages. Within 30 days any business that sends out adult-oriented advertising to cell phones or e-mails is required to scrub your contacts from their list. Of course this is not a fail safe plan to keep all those inappropriate junk mails out of your e-mail box. Not every business in the world is law abiding. Still, I signed up because I think every little bit helps. I'm also writing an article on the registry for Wasatch Woman magazine.
My second favorite find this week has to do with the Crocs shoes. Many of you probably already know this little tidbit. You can recycle those Crocs at the store you bought them from. For example if they break, as mine did recently, you just take them back to the store. They send them to the manufacturer who melts them down and remakes the shoes to be sent to people in Africa.
My third favorite find this week happens to be our new Honda Pilot. OK its actually used. I thought the Pilot would be too small for our family but it turns out that it works great. I love my new leather seats (no more melted crayons permanently melded to the seat cushions). I love my sun roof and my seats that fold into the floor. I often need extra room for things like plastic swimming pools and scooters. I love that it has four-wheel drive. I am really tired of getting stuck in the driveway after a snowstorm on school mornings. But I especially love that it is not a Dodge and that Honda's have such a good track record for quality. Our van finally bit the dust a few weeks ago and we were able to arrange a trade-in with the dealer we bought the van from 10 years ago. It was a small trade-in amount. That's what happens when the engine breaks.
3 comments:
Ooh, a new car! How exciting! I am so happy for you. I too am glad you won't get stuck in your drive way anymore or have to deal with your window not rolling up after buying drive-though food in a snow storm. Plus getting a new car is just so much fun!
I love the band video. That is so great! I used to have a tape of Tom's old band and I loved listening to it. I think their name was toe jam or something sick like that. What is the name of this band?
I think they have an equally silly name "Forbidden Donut" I'm not sure it is the permanent name.
Woo hoo Rachelle for a shiny new thing. I'm trying not to badmouth Dodge Grand Caravans because I want ours to last us another year at least. Thats really cool about the crocs too.
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