So, yeah. I haven’t had much time for posting. The kids and I are in Central Oregon visiting my mom, (yes, where the fires are), miraculously not getting smoked out. There’s a lot of smoke but it’s mostly being blown south. Once darkness fell last night, we could see flames around the edges and billows of red smoke. It was eerie.

We’re having fun. I’m tired. I’m not sure I’m ever going to be not tired again.

I have loads of pictures I’ll post at some future date. Yesterday, mom’s boyfriend taught us how to paint landscapes with oils. We all painted some mountains in front of a lake with pretty trees. It took much of the day. It was really cool.