I found an older video... hysterical!

This was taken back in May (?) while we were
living at Jason's apartment. If you can stand it,
watch it the whole way through...
it's pretty comical.

Black Friday Virgin No More

I have never gone Black Friday shopping before... until now. It was soooo cold at 5:30 in the morning standing outside Target, waiting for them to open the doors! L and C and I went to Target, Old Navy, Michaels, Bed, Bath, and Beyond, JoAnns, Macys, Burlington Coat Factory, Custom Wood Innovations, Claires, GNC, Applebees! It was sooo much fun!

I got lots of fun stuff for my neices and nephews and some cool things for the little guy for b-day and christmas!

I even got hubby some new ties and a dress shirt for his (HOPEFULLY!) new job... we are still waiting for an interview at the Albertsons' US Bank... we really want this job to work out... it's only 1/2 mile away!!! It has full-family benefits!!!

Pray, pray, pray!

The Trip Down South... Way South!

So... I haven't been around for awhile because I was recovering from my trip to my BIL's wedding in Jackson, Mississippi. Let me start by telling you how the weekend was supposed to go... and then I will tell you how it all went down.

We were scheduled to fly out of Boise at 7:40 am to arrive in Baton Rouge, LA at 3:30 pm. Then we were going to drive to Jackson with "Unca Blad" and go to "Unca Kiss'" house for a special family dinner of all the Shaw's in town -- including meeting our new SIL! Then we would hang out there for the evening, etc. Friday morning we would be visiting some more, as well as working on flower arrangements and general prep for the Rehearsal Dinner. Then we would meet up and go to the Rehearsal later on, followed by the dinner, and then we would all hang out somewhere and go back to Chris' house to sleep. Saturday morning=wedding. Saturday afternoon=visiting. Saturday evening was to be taken up by driving back to Baton Rouge, staying with a friend of the groom's family... and then going to the airport after catching some sleep at flying out at 5:45 am.

Here's what actually happened: we sat in the Boise Airport for FOUR HOURS. We finally left around 11:00am which caused us to miss our connecting flight to BR. We then spent EIGHT HOURS in the Denver airport with some silly little food vouchers and our DVD player. Then we flew to BR and arrived at midnight. 81/2 hours late. No ride to Jackson now! So they put us up in a Hilton hotel. Very nice. Would have loved to stay there much longer!!!

Friday morning we wake up after going to bed at 1:00 am--at 6:00 am. We eat another free meal (now I must say the free meals were nice... but given a choice...) and got shuttled back to the airport to pick up a Rental Car. We had to pay for it. No rental car vouchers allowed... We drove to Jackson and go there just before lunch. We rushed to get floral arrangements and eat a nice lunch with Grandma R and Mom S before getting ready for the Rehearsal... everything else went as planned (THE IMPORTANT STUFF!!!) until Saturday afternoon... when calling to find out about our flights... there was no record of us being on a plane to BR and no record of us flying out. We tried to change our flight so we could get some sleep but it woudl have cost $1000!!! So we just stayed up all night and drove back to BR at 12:00 am and got there around 4:00 am, got on our plane and got back to Boise... much, much, much tiredness was had.

Also much joy. I would do it again if I was asked to. I loved seeing my hubby's family. They are MY family. They're great. Love them.

And so it goes.

So... I recently posted again on my devotional blog, MoreThanJewels. Check it out if you want to... this time I around I had some questions that I would love to hear some answers to. :)


It seems like we have been pretty busy. Mostly because I helped my big sis with her Christmas Show at the Idaho Center in her Cathedral Soap booth. I spent several days over in her warehouse, wrapping soap, making kid soap kits, labeling shaving soaps, general encouragement to the artisan, etc. Then we went to the Idaho Center and spent a day setting up. Then there were three days of sales. I didn't sell on the third day, but I did arrive to help her clean up and pack up the van. I then brought the tables home and began setting up for my CM Open House. It seems like there is just one thing right after another during the Holiday Season, doesn't it!


We spent Thanksgiving with the Hoseley Clan (including Ralph and Dee who are FAB!) and we had a blast... we spent about three hours around the table, talking, drinking, eating, laughing like crazy! Then we rounded off the evening with a rousing game of Hand and Foot in which my niece and I slaughtered L and A... Hahahaha (evil laugh)...


Next on the schedule is the second Christmas Show down at the Boise Expo (repeat of above--just new venue) with periods of transcribing in between. Then it's off to Pittsburgh! Hoo-rah!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Been Up To...

So we've been doing a lot of things here on our property lately. You saw the pictures of the removal of bushes... that was followed by hanging siding on the front of our house and hanging the trim, caulking, etc. Then we concentrated on building a flower bed in the front yard (raised one with trimming stones) that is going to hold a Fringe Tree (something my hubby has really wanted to have) that we found out we can get from a local nursery. Hubby had a landscaping job that he did for a local realtor and he had leftover mulch, so he worked some more on the front yard and made a second bed and then mulched both. We have also started laying the tile on the kitchen countertops. It is soooo beautiful! It's been really fun working on the house together. We are going to take a break and go to Mississippi this weekend for Brother Brad's wedding. It's going to be a really fun weekend! The little guy is going to stay with his Auntie Wawa and Uncle Crud. ;o) I am going to post some pics of the flower beds and tile when we return. 'Till then!

Party on Wayne. Party on Garth.

Halloween Night

Here is our fun with pumpkins and two cuties in "not-so-cutie" wigs.
The cutie without a wig was a COWBOY!

Come to My House?!

My son has been begging his cousins to come and stay with him at HIS HOUSE for quite awhile now. Last weekend, they did! Here's some pictures of them being cute and cuddly and unexpected! :o)

Bushes Go Bye-Bye

My hubby enjoys using his new truck to yank out some nasty bushes in front of the house! We are so happy to have them gone! And it was fun for him to do and fun for me to watch!

Recent Activity

It seems like all I post these days are pictures... but I am just going to do it again because I am too tired to think about thoughts... so here are some fun pictures for you to enjoy!

These are pictures of the base cabinets getting installed. One step closer!

New Blog

I am starting a new blog. I am keeping this one, just starting a second. This new blog is going to be strictly for me to use for deeper, more meaningful discussions. I am going to begin by studying The Wife of Noble Character in Proverbs 31 and I will post my thoughts on this new website. If you would like to participate in this discussion with me, please visit me on my new blog site...

www.morethanjewels.wordpress.com

Hope to see you there!

My Family

You can be in prayer for my family, both immediate and extended.

I am thankful for my tremendously loving parents who care so much for each and every one of their children. I am thankful for my oldest brother, M, who is so brave and is very loved by his parents and siblings. I am thankful for my sister, E, who is a defender and encourager. She leads and I want to follow. I am thankful for my other M brother, who is crazy, but funny, and sincerely loving at just the right times. I am thankful for my sister, L, who is a tough-cookie, but sweet. She also knows how to make me laugh...a lot. I am thankful for my brother, P, who is like the smartest person I know. He amazes me daily and his willingness to stand up for our country is extremely honorable. I am thinking about my family tonight and that fills me with joy.

"I, even I, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you are afraid of man who dies, and of the son of man who is made like grass; that you have forgotten the Lord your maker, who stretched out the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; that you fear continually all day long because of the fury of the oppresor, as he makes ready to destroy? But where is the fury of the opressor? The exile will soon be set free, and will not die in the dungeon, nor will his bread be lacking. For I am the Lord your God, who stirs up the sea and its waves roar (the Lord of hosts is his name). And I have put my words in your mouth, and have covered you with the shadow of my hand, to establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, you are my people." Isaiah 51:12-16

It's Been A Hard Day's Night... and I've Been Working Like A Dog...

So, I am trying to get my Creative Memories business up and running here in Idaho. And I mean business--not just being a hobbyist anymore--this thing needs to make us some money! I have been schedule as much as I can, investing in business and office supplies in order to do more kinds of events and advertising.
I am scheduled to participate in a Holiday Bazaar in early November and I am hosting a Holiday Open House at my home after Thanksgiving. We are just incredibly busy making displays and stuff for my booths. I just haven't had time for blogging! Hopefully things will settle down soon. A lot of what I am working on is one-time stuff and then I can just reuse it after that.
The cousins/nephews came over last night and slept over. They have been having a great time. I'll post pictures of the cuties soon.

Blueberries for Sal

We are reading Blueberries for Sal this week.
Here we are picking our own "blueberries" and putting them into a "pail".
We counted them as we went and then we gave them to Cooper to eat. :)

Making my Office Space

Movin' On Up

Yesterday was a busy day at the Shaw house. We woke up (fairly) early and got started in our office. The day before (Fri) I helped my sister move into her warehouse, which meant that she would be able to use her new desk and the old one was being given to me. So we brought it home and I was very eager to get it into the room. Our neighbor, Mike, who is a cabinet maker, made us some shelves for the closet. The hubby installed them and then we placed the desk in the closet opening (to save space, the room isn't very big). We then arranged the rest of the furniture and hung pictures on the walls. We had a temporary interruption while we talked online to a tech support guy with Dish Network--the office TV's remote wasn't working... it's the UHF kind that sends a signal through the walls to the receiver in the LR, and it's signal set-up wasn't right. So we fixed that and now we are all good. The futon will go in here eventually, but for now we need it in the LR until we get a couch. We also moved our fridge back into the kitchen and switched the doors to the other side (so they open the right way) and put it where it goes! Yay! I'll post pictures tomorrow.

MEMLPN

My brother just sent some pictures from when us sibs got together and sang at the June Balloon at my brother's church at the beginning of the summer. We're silly.

Ding Dong The [Witch] Is Dead!

Well he's not a witch...

But I was just surfing around on Geneva's website and noticed that Dr. Alcalay is NO LONGER TEACHING THERE! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!

Phew! For all the current Music Students at Geneva (and future, Jme!)

Sing Me To Heaven

In my heart's sequestered chambers lie truths stripped of poets' gloss
Words alone are vain and vacant, and my heart is mute
In response to aching silence, memory summons half-heard voices
And my soul finds primal eloquence, and wraps me in song
If you would comfort me, sing me a lullaby
If you would win my heart, sing me a love song
If you would mourn me and bring me to God, sing me a requiem, sing me to Heaven
Touch in me all love and passion, pain and pleasure
Touch in me grief and comfort, love and passion, pain and pleasure
Sing me a lullaby, a love song, a requiem
Love me, comfort me, bring me to God
Sing me a love song, sing me to Heaven

At the Park

We went to the soccer park today. The Little Boy walked all the way there and back. He met a little boy named Tony and they played together very well. His favorite thing was the merry-go-round!

This Week's Book

by John Himmelman

Future Piano Virtuoso?

Sunday

Here are some pictures from our time at the farm yesterday. These pigliets were born to Xena, Laura and Craig's pig. Athena, their other pig, will be delivering her own piggies very soon. The piggies were born on Saturday during our yard sale. There are two runts and 13 total pigs. Obviously very adorable!

Laura feeding a runt.
Piggies feeding.
C and C looking at piggies.
Hubby feeding the runt again.
Careful not to step on the piggies!

Here are some pictures from our drive home. We get to see some lovely things, living out west.

Lake Lowell
On the road to Nampa.
Love the clouds and mountains!

Yard Sale

Today and yesterday we had our yard sale. Both Laura and I put stuff out on the driveway. Yesterday's sale went really well--today not so much due to some rain in the morning. I met some interesting characters throughout the day, and some of my neighbors, as well. We sold some stuff that had been here in the house when we moved, as well as some things that I decided we really didn't need for this little place. It's been good--but long, and tiring.

Tomorrow's Book at Storytime

Kid Tea by Elizabeth Ficocelli

Update: This book was great! Each day the bath water was a different color according to what the children did that day [mud-brown, popsicles-purple, dressup/makeup-red, etc.). The best part was that on Sunday they went to church and rested and they didn't get dirty, so the bathwater was clean--but the last page said, wait until Monday! The whole book rhymed. I just really liked it.

Tell Me A Mitzi

Once upon a time there was a Mitzi. She had a mother and a father and a brother who was a baby. His name was Jacob. One morning Mitzi woke up. Jacob was in his crib, asleep. Mitzi went and looked in her mother and father's room. They were asleep. She looked in the living room. There was nobody there. There was nobody in the kitchen. Mitzi went back into the children's room, shook the crib and said, "Jacob, are you asleep?" Jacob said, "Dadadadada." "Good," said Mitzi. "What shall we do?" "Let's go to Grandma and Grandpa's house," said Jacob. "Right," said Mitzi. "Let's go." "First make me my bottle," said Jacob. So Mitzi got Jacob's bottle, carried it into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator and took out a carton of milk and opened it and took the top off Jacob's bottle and poured in the milk and put the top back on and closed the carton and put it back in the refrigerator and closed the door and carried the bottle into the children's room and gave it to Jacob and said, "Let's go." Jacob said, "Change my diaper." So Mitzi climbed into Jacob's crib and took his pajamas off and took off his rubber pants and took the pins out of his diaper and climbed out of the crib and put the diaper in the diaper pail and took a fresh diaper and climbed into the crib and put the diaper on Jacob and put in the pins and put on a fresh pair of rubber pants and Jacob said, "Dress me." So Mitzi lifted Jacob out of the crib and put him on the floor and she put on his shirt and his overalls and his socks. She put on his right shoe and his left shoe and his snowsuit and his mittens and tied his hat under his chin and said, "Now let's go." Jacob said, "In your pajamas?" When Mitzi had got on her shirt and her skirt and her socks and her shoes and put herself into her snowsuit and found her mittens and tied her hat under her chin, Jacob said, "Now let's go." Mitzi put Jacob in his stroller and pushed the stroller out of their front door and along the hall to the elevator. "Only I can't reach the buttons, " she said. "Take me out and hold me up, " said Jacob. So Mitzi took Jacob out of the stroller and held him way up and Jacob pressed the button. When the elevator came, Mitzi pushed the stroller in, the door closed and the elevator went down to the ground floor and the door opened. The doorman in the lobby said, "Good morning, Mitzi. Good morning, Jacob." Jacob said, "Dadadada." Mitzi said, "We're going to Grandma and Grandpa's house." The doorman helped Mitzi take the stroller down the steps and Mitzi pushed Jacob to the corner of the street and called, "TAXI!" A taxi stopped and the driver got out and came around to their side. He lifted Jacob out of the stroller and put him in the back seat and lifted Mitzi in and folded up the stroller and put it in the empty front seat and walked around to his side and got in and said, "Where to?" "Grandma and Grandpa's house, please, "sait Mitzi. "Where do they live?" asked the driver. "I don't know," said Mitzi. So the driver got out and came aruond to the other side and took the stroller from the front seat and unfolded it on the sidewalk and took Jacob out and put him in the stroller and took Mitzi out and put her on the sidewalk and walked around to his side and got in and drove away. Mitzi pushed Jacob back to the house. The doorman helped her get the stroller up the stairs and he pushed the elevator button for them. They got out on their floor and went in their front door and into their room. Mitzi took Jacob out of the stroller and untied his hat and took off his mittens. She took off his snowsuit and his right shoe and his left shoe and his socks and his overalls and his shirt and put on his pajamas and lifted him into his crib. Then she undressed herself and put her pajamas on and got back into bed and covered herself up and then the alarm clock rang in her mother and father's room. Mitzi's mother came into the children's room and said, "Good morning, Mitzi," and Mitzi said, "Morning, Mommy," and her mother said, "Good morning, Jacob," and Jacob said, "Dadada." "Come to Mommy, Jacob," said his mother, "I'll get you a nice bottle and change your diaper," and she took him out of the crib and said, "Mitzi, today can you be a really big girl and take off your own pajamas all by yourself?" "You do it," said Mitzi, "I'm exhausted." "Exhausted, are you!" said her mother. "How come you're exhausted so early in the morning?" "Because I am," said Mitzi. "Mommy! Where do Grandma and Grandpa live?" "Six West Seventy-Seventh Street," said her mother. "Why do you ask?" "Because," said Mitzi.

Okay just replace "Mitzi" with"Natalie" and "Jacob" with "Caleb" and that's my life. ;o)

Tell Me A Mitzi
by Lore Segal

Mail Man

Trip, Tramp, Trip, Tramp

So, Storytime is a complete success! I am so proud of my son. We arrive early at the library (just in case, since we've never been before) and he waited patiently to go downstairs. On the way down he picked his nose (I wasn't proud of that part, mind you) but was still able to notice the Thomas the tank engine poster. He picked out a carpet square and carried it over to the reading area (colorfully decorated with book posters, cool carpeting, and colorful barriers, marking off a reading nook). He sat right down, one of the first ones, and waited for Miss Dawn to get started. He did everything she said to do, from clap-clap-clap to pat-pat-pat to stomp-stOMP-STOMP! He was so cute! She read them two stories with songs and "games" in between. He didn't focus as much during the stories, but was still quiet and well-behaved. The last story was a group participation one. All the children got sticks that they banged together to represent the goats crossing the bridge to get to the grassy mountain. The troll was in the way, but the BIGGEST goat got rid of him and the goats lived happily ever after. The first story she read was called "Don't Be Silly, Mrs. Millie" it was really good--the teacher, Mrs. Millie, gave the children instructions, but changed the word at the end of each one, i.e. children it's time to buy your lunch but don't cut in front of anyone in the LION (instead of line) or it's time to wash your hands, don't forget to use soap and WALRUS. Anyway, the kids thought it was hilarious, and at the end, they all got walruses stamped on their hands. :-) It was a really fun activity and I am excited to go again next week. I don't think I am the only one.

Storytime

This week we begin going to Storytime at the Nampa Library for the little boy to attend the preschool-aged group. This week they are doing the book called "Goat and Donkey in Strawberry Sunglasses" by Simon Puttock. You have the option of attending either Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday. I am not sure which one we are going to go to yet because each morning is different... I have been having trouble sleeping and that makes me pretty tired and with the lack of motivation... I am going to try to get over it and do stuff anyway and see how I feel, a nap may be necessary later on! The Grandmas have sent "RED" things for the boy. He's on BLUE this week and other stuff. He likes getting a sticker when he's finished a page. We worked with that Model Magic stuff and he liked that, however he then broke the animals we made... hopefully Elmer's glue will do the trick. I am back into typing now... three more interviews were sent my way. Soon I will be helping with soap because we have an event the first weekend in October that we need to get soap ready for. Yay! We start Sunday School at church this weekend, too. So there will be a luncheon and we'll be able to sit and get to know some more people, hopefully! It's fall and things are starting to get more interesting around here! I am so glad for this!

The Comfort of Jesus

So today in our pastor's sermon, he used a really amazing illustration that just made me feel so comforted by the thought that my Savior, Jesus, will come back some day to bring me home...

A father dropped his son off at the park to play with some of his friends. He told him that he would be back to pick him up, but that he had a few errands to run. He went to the bank, the local shopping center, and just as he was making his last stop, his car broke down. He spent four hours waiting for help; he of course had no cell phone; and a repair man was going to have to to come and help him get his car running again. When he finally was able to get back to the park to pick up his son, it was dark. He saw his son sitting on the curb, rocking back and forth, and singing to himself. He rushed over to him and said, "son, are you all right? I am so sorry I kept you waiting so long!" His son looked at him and said, "That's okay Daddy, you said that you would come back and get me."

Bulbous Bouffont

Check out this link and click on the "Boulbouse Bouffont mp.3" link to hear something very frightening, yet oddly hilarious.

Working in the Kitchen

click on the collage to make it bigger and easier to see

All but the kitchen sink

So we literally have everything we need except for the kitchen sink. I moved stuff into the upper cabinets yesterday and today. I can't put anything in the lower ones yet because they aren't installed, but I lay some boards across the tops of them so that I have a counter top of some sort. I just wash stuff in the bathroom sink. I am getting creative with ways to fix food with the least amount of dishes. I also got to hang some things on the walls today which gives it a home-y feel. Our bedroom is mostly together, except we need some furniture (end tables and a dresser), right now we just have crates. The boy's room is almost done. He has all he needs except for a few things on the walls and his stuffed animal holder thing (it's like this mesh tube that hangs from the ceiling and the animals live in it). The office will probably be the last thing that gets done due to waiting on a desk and shelves being built into the closet. Oh, I guess the bathroom is technically last because we haven't even started on it. Things are coming together, thankfully! Tomorrow night we are attending a local high school football game with my nephew(s). This weekend we work on the house more! Sorry it's not more interesting...

After the Storm

I experienced my second western storm at our house today. They are freaking me out. The wind blows so strongly... we lost another branch, this time it landed on my car--I think it's fine. Anyway, it made me all tense for the afternoon. Today we had pre-school (big and small!) and we shopped at Walmart and the boy pretended to be a howling wolf through the entire store. People were staring. =) My brother "remastered" my sister and her husbands albums (Red Running and Red Running: Hope) from the 80's onto a CD and I got it in the mail today. I forgot how much I still know when singing/listening to their songs and I how much I just love it! How cool to have it on CD now since I don't have a tape player anymore! Happy times.

We've Done More Work!

Little Boy's Room (curtains, furniture, he's moved in!)

Kitchen Cabinets--bought, not installed ~ Curtains and Fan in Bedroom

Lowes is my second home.

So we went to Lowes again today. We purchased a bunch of odds and ends, like: dryer hose clamps, drill bits, switch plates, curtain rods, and then the biggie...cabinets. Whew, what a bill! Our neighbor, Mike, has offered to give us some assistance with the cabinets. He's a cabinet maker. Last night he showed me all the shelving and cabinetry he did in his own house. Wall to wall cabinets and shelves, let me tell you! The man went nuts! Anyway, he has some tips for making our cabinets work, etc... My BIL will install them, I hope starting on Monday. Today he's going to hook up our new range. I can cook again! We can actually have some homemade meals this week, I bet! It's been a long time since we've done that. We are finishing our floors today, hopefully. We would also like to get most, if not all, of the trim completed. Hubby hangs it, I fill the holes and do the touch-up paint. Better go change into my paint clothes...

Nothingness

I did nothing of consequence today. It was a normal day. Miscellaneous unpacking, moving boxes, phone calls, transcribing, and taking care of you know who. We tried to go to the playground, but apparently he's not interested. We did swing a little but he tired of that quickly.

Today's Events

My BIL came today to work on various jobs around my new house. He worked on the electrical in the bedrooms--but couldn't finish it today... He also remeasured and figured out a better way to do my cabinets in the kitchen which also = cheaper! Yay! Oh, and I finally can put up curtains in the office and our bedroom, that way my Romanian neighbors (there's three or four men and one woman--a family, I hope!) won't be able to see in at night. Phew! ;-)

C and I went back to our good ole' home, the warehouse, and cleaned up for my sister. She was glad for that. It's nice in there without all our junk covering the whole place. They had the A/C installed...the day we moved out. Go figure.

I started planning for C's homeschool preschooling. I made the plan for September and it's very exciting for me! He will be learning the colors: red, blue, yellow, and orange. He will also learn about "big" and "small" and the shapes: circle and square. We will do worksheets together on the objects, followed by a project that ties it all together. For example: week one he is doing circles and the color red, so our project will include both things. I plan to take him on an "outing" every Friday; stuff like the park, library, etc. as I learn what's available here, and depending on the weather. It's really nice to have the time to spend with im in this way.

I also bought trash cans today. Very exciting.

Here she is!

Ellyanna Jeanne Tyson

my new niece
Peter and Barbara Tyson ~ proud parents

Some More Photos For You!

Top Left: Kitchen (front wall/side wall)

Top Right: Living room (back wall/side wall)

Bottom Left: Little Boy's room (notice the fun stripe!!!)

Bottom Right: Our bedroom

Some Photos for You!

Top Left: Dining Room addition/new windows

Top Right: Entertainment Center found at Yard Sale!

Bottom Left: new Living room windows

Bottom Right: Recessed lighting in Kitchen

*Thanks, Emily!*

All Saints

This morning we will be attending the PCA church in Boise, All Saints Church. We have really enjoyed going here so far. The worship service is just what I am looking for. They have really nice music choices and they use multiple accompanying instruments. The service order includes responsive readings, prayer, and singing. We also take communion every week, which I am starting to really love doing; I have never done that before. The pastor's sermons are really helpful to me and I think that he is a very friendly and welcoming man. We haven't met too many people yet, but it's summer and no one is in their schedules yet. We see new people each week. We signed up for Sunday School this fall and some other activities. They have a choir for little people, we'll see how C does with that! :)
Here's their website. All Saints

The New House on Fern

We moved in today. Well, not officially, but we are going to sleep here tonight!!! We are bringing everything over and beginning to set things up as we are able. The trim needs to go up before I can actually move the furniture (what we still have, most of it was sold before we moved) into the rooms. The most important thing however is that my internet is installed and my computers are set up. Sigh. All is right with the world.



Here's some recent pictures of our life out west: