Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Can you say "spoiled rotten?"



Caelynn looks so spoiled in her little Christmas outfit that mom and I made for her. We both took turns putting this together and I think it came out so adorable! Mom also painted her a mtaching tote to carry all her little goodies. Our friend Teri made the awesome bows! We had her model it so we can sell it next year. She was not a nice girl that day, but you wouldn't know it by looking at the pics. I guess that is all I can hope for.




Sunday, December 21, 2008

Ho! Ho! Ho!



We went to visit Santa Friday night in Jacksonville. The line was awful! And we didn't get to see the big guy until about 9:00 PM. I thought the kids would be terrible waiting in that line for so long, but they were actually really good! In line....once we got up to the stage, it was a different story.
There are stairs that lead up to the stage and you can go up when you have only one more person ahead of you. So they are so excited and we head up the stairs. I'm not exactly sure what transpired while walking up the 5 steps, but Parker and Caelynn attacked each other and went rolling and wrestling across the stage to Santa. I pulled them up and with a very stern talking to, i thought I handled the situation. Well, they have these HUGE over sized toys all over the stage. They are great props, but not so good when your 3 yr old daughter decides to pick them up and try to hurl them all off the stage at unsuspecting shoppers.
I had to do a mama freak out on them in the middle of the mall. I just couldn't believe they had been so good this whole time and they start acting like this when we are 6 feet away from Santa! I said, " Are you CRAZY!! He is RIGHT there! You are SOOOOO getting coal for Christmas!" Well that straightened them out.
Santa was very lifelike. Parker was sure that it was the "Real" Santa and not just one of his liaisons. When he first saw Santa he said, " I see that Santa straightened his beard today. It looks good!"
hahahahahaha
I just got a visual of Santa in front of the mirror using a hair straightener. haha
We were happy to have finally gotten to see Santa. We tried 3 times last year and every time we went, Santa was gone, or the line was a trillion people long. So we never got to see him.
I snapped a couple pics from the side, No one is looking at me b/c I thought they should probably all look at the lady charging $19.99 for two 5x7 pics. Craziness!


Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Target or Walmart? The eternal debate.

Hmmm....what a choice! Since I live out in the boonies (that's how us country folks say "small town") , I don't have many choices of where to shop. Target is much farther from Walmart but they do have some good qualities....



1. Target has good shoes, good clothes, and great home decor items.



2. They have cool organic foods in neat packaging that makes me feel like I am all designer and trendy.



3.Target is pretty....just admit it.



4. The stuff just seems nicer. The price is not nicer, but the stuff is so bright and fun!



5. I can pronounce it like I'm a 60 yr old Frenchman. Tar-Jay. It makes me feel cultured and it makes my kids look at me like I have 3 heads. Oh...don't judge...you know you do it too.





Walmart also has a lot of good points. I read a blog that stated some good points about Walmart and here they are...



1.Walmart is much more convenient.


2. Target didn’t feel the need to stock any girls’ size 3 red long-sleeve shirts or turtlenecks this holiday season.


3. Walmart had fleece pajama bottoms on sale for FOUR DOLLARS. They really need a slogan like “We’re Rolling Back Prices” or something clever like that.


4. At some point Target began to feel that it was the new Nordstrom. They got a little arrogant and started charging upwards of $19.99 for their Mossimo goods.


5. Every time I’m at Walmart and I see their “George” brand of clothing it makes me think about John F. Kennedy, Jr. because he had that magazine named “George”. I realize these two things are totally unrelated but it’s how my mind works.
Plus, you know when the Kennedy family got tired of hanging out at their Hyannis Port compound, they loaded up in the car and headed to Walmart for a corn dog.


6. If you shoplift at Walmart, you’ll still get chased down by an overweight security guard in orthopedic shoes and an ill-fitting uniform, the way God intended shoplifters to get caught. Whereas if you shoplift at Target, they’ll send this after you.

It’s all so high-tech.


7. Walmart still has all those ghetto rides by the door which are where quarters go to die. Just the sight of them makes me feel all warm and nostalgic.


I’ll still shop at Target because I do love to check out the Mossimo apparel.
I also still have a deep longing to see the Asset Protection Device in action.
Rumor has it that the security guard even wears a helmet.
And that alone is worth the 20 extra minutes it takes to get to Target.

And if you are my friend, you'll bail me out of jail when I finally get to see the Asset Protection Device in action. :)

Monday, December 15, 2008

Caelynn's 3rd Birthday Party

We had Caelynn's birthday party a couple weeks ago. I know her birthday isn't until the 21st, but we wanted to get it out of the way before the holidays.

She had a princess tea party. Everything was pink, they played dress-up, had "pink tea" cookies, brownies, and pink cupcakes with pink sprinkles. They all seemed to love dressing up and pretending to be royalty. Even Parker had fun.

Caelynn got some really cute presents. One of her little boy friends got her a pair of Princess crocs. She has worn then everyday since the party. I just have to arrange her outfit around those shoes. But she ADORES them!


We didn't take too many pictures since we were so busy. But of course I have a few.


The Birthday Girl





The ladies in waiting





Landon snuck over to partake of the cupcakes. This was is look when he knew he was caught...





and when he realized we thought it was funny...haha! I love that little munchkin.

Busy..busy...busy

Wow...I have been super busy the last week or so. I will be busy this week to, but Im trying to wrap things up. I have lots to blog about and pictures to post....just runing short on time to do it. I promise to post some good readin' soon.

Friday, December 5, 2008

Christmas Time!










YAY! its time for Christmas! I just love pulling out all the Christmas decorations and getting in the Christmas spirit. I love the holiday shopping(of course), the Christmas music playing everywhere, the smell of cinnamon and spice, the beautiful lights, and the Christmas movies on TV.








But what I love the most is seeing my kids enjoy it all. They just love all the talk of Santa and baby Jesus. They love the lights and are genuinely excited every night when I turn our Christmas lights on. They try to be good so they don't get put on the naughty list.








We put up our decorations right after Thanksgiving. I just thought I would take a couple pics to show all my blogland buddies.





P.S. I asked the kids to pick out their favorite ornaments and these are the ones that they chose.


My little model



Caelynn got the chance to model this adorable outfit by my friend Kelly. Her ebay ID is Surfermomkelly.



She actually posed for this shoot which is a first in Caelynn's modeling career. Here are a few shots from the day.


















Saturday, November 29, 2008

Thankfulness

I am thankful for...... soft dirt, flame-resistant fabrics, hard serveware, gauze, and lots of toilet paper.


Maybe I should explain. Let me start from the beginning. Thanksgiving morning was non-eventful. Just cooking some sides and getting ready to go to my mom's house. All the family came down. About 15 people or so. Mike was working ( I missed you honey ). So everything started out normal. Lots of loved ones hugging, squeezing baby cheeks and catching up on lost time. But everything changed when it was time to eat.

First we were all eating ( except me...since I had to get up about every 2 bites to get Landon away from some dire situation) and we noticed that Ryan was missing. We looked all over and finally found him in the bathroom. No... not what you are thinking. He was having a MASSIVE nose-bleed. Well him and I have both been known to have these on occasion, so we thought it would stop soon enough. Well 30 minutes later, he had gone through 2 rolls of toilet paper and was getting weak from loosing so much blood. ( Let me say that this was not just a little trickle of blood, but it was literally pouring out like a faucet) So mom started to worry and began to try to find a doctor that was open on Thanksgiving(they don't exist).

While mom is getting ready to drive Ryan to the nearest hospital, I hear a thud and my dad starts running across the back deck. Apparently, Caelynn was outside on the deck and the dog ran into her and knocked her off the deck(a 7ft. drop). Thank god she was not seriously injured. Nothing broken, but she fell by a tree and scrapped her whole arm and back up. She was bleeding and screaming. We had to wrap her up with gauze pads and first-aid tape. She looked like a war victim. Poor little thing.

Ryan's nose stopped bleeding on the way to the hospital ( of course) so after he and mom got back we were trying to get things normalized again. We had all just started to relax when one of the tables with lots of food on it FELL TO THE GROUND. Yep...lots of deviled eggs, cranberry sauce, desserts, and other goodies all on the floor. We only lost one dish. The dog was very happy to help clean it all up.

So we had a pretty eventful day. But it wasn't over yet.....when Caelynn got hurt, I had to take off her clothes since she was bleeding on them. her skirt was sitting on a table. Well also on that table was a candle that had been burning all day long. The side of the candle melted and the fire hit the skirt catching it on fire. Caelynn starts running in the room saying there " is bire on my cwodes!!" Well she is not the easiest to understand, But my dad looked in the room and saw the fire. Luckily he was able to put it out before anything else caught fire.

WHEW! I think that was it. No casualties (except the dish) so I guess it was okay. We still had a good time with our family, and now we have some memories to take with us.

Only in my family.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Time Flies






Landon is 9 MONTHS OLD!!! Craziness!!! He is my last little baby and he is growing WAY too fast! He is just about to walk. He will stand by himself, but just won't take that first step yet.



He tries so hard to talk too. He says ba ba, da da, and tries to say a lot more. He LOVES balls! They are by far his favorite thing, next to eating. And he is SOOOO SWEET!!!! He gives what we call "wiggle hugs." He puts his arms by his side and lays on you. Then he wiggles his whole little body against you. Like he is trying to bury himself in you. He smiles and coos while he does it. So Cute!!






I took a few pics the other night. The light was fading fast ( at 5:30) but I managed to catch a few shots. My sweet Landon....stop growing for just a while...PLEASE!

Thursday, November 13, 2008

What a week!!...or two

Man! We have had such an emotional time this past week or two. First, a good friend of mine found out that her sister was involved in a skydiving accident. She went to be with the Lord the next day. She was 39 yrs old. Her husband and 2 daughters are devastated. Not to mention her family and friends. I did not know her. But from what I hear, she was someone I wish I had known.


Last Thursday, a very sweet 16 yr old girl also from our church was hit head on by a drunk driver. She died at the scene. As you all know, this is very close to my heart. My friends and I could have easily been killed when we were hit buy a drunk driver, but God did not see fit to bring us home. But I guess he decided it was Megan's time to come home. Her mother, Linda has lost her only child. As a single mom, i can't imagine what she must be feeling. A mother should not have to bury her child. I know it happens all the time, but it just doesn't seem right! WE love our children with our whole heart! I can't begin to understand how to start getting over the loss of my heart.


I know most of you don't know these families, but please pray for them. They are suffering right now. Please pray for comfort and healing in their lives.


Ms. Linda is a very sweet, loving woman. She teaches children's church, so Parker knows what happened. It is so interesting to see his perspective on Megan's death. He immediately thought of Linda's feelings. He talked about how sad she was going to be. And wanted to know who she would talk to without Megan. Makes me tear up just thinking about it. The purity of a child. He sees the situation without all the complicated matters we throw into it.


Welcome Home Megan.


Sunday, November 2, 2008

Superman, Super "Pink" and the Cowboy

Our kids had a blast on Halloween! We normally only trick-or-treat at a couple houses and then go to our church's Fall Festival. But only 2 0r 3 people on our neighborhood were giving out candy. So we decided to walk farther around Parker's school and the surrounding streets. They had so much fun seeing all the costumes and getting a little scared a few times. Caelynn was cracking me up.


If you know Caelynn, you know that she is scared of most things. Even just dark corners or a mickey mouse with dracula fangs. She thinks everything Halloween is scary. But she overcame all her fears in the name of Candy....LOL. She walked right up to people in VERY scary masks and said "trick-or-treat!" Parker wouldn't even go up to those people!! But she MEANT she was getting that candy!


Landon was dressed as a cowboy, but nobody really saw him because he was in the stroller. But he enjoyed seeing all the costumes and decorations.






Monday, October 27, 2008

Just to prove it


Okay. Since Landon was born I have thought he looked so much like Parker! It's not like they look exactly alike, but there is a strong resemblance and they have a lot of the same facial expressions and mannerisms. Many people do not think they look alike. Well I have a ton of pics where they look very much alike, but this one is the kicker.


Every year in October, Parker would develop this horrible smile. He seemed to only do it around time for Pumpkin pictures. So i have pumpkin pictures of Parker for about 3 years with this awful little smile on. I thought I was done with those days....but lo and behold, the smile reappeared yesterday at the pumpkin patch. But not on Parker....on Landon!!!


Check it out!




Now, you can't tell me that is not the same face! Scary!!!

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

New Comfy Design


I got an adorable box of fabric about a week ago. I just couldn't resist making something with it. So I made this simple little euro hoodie for my baby girl. Now I have made it in several sizes to sell on ebay. So i will probably list it soon. But I took pics yesterday so I wouldn't have to rush to get the auction ready.


Just so you know.....Im now addicted to hoodies, so you'll prob see Caelynn wearing them all around town.


Thursday, October 16, 2008

"I hope you have FIVE just like you..."

Well I guess one is enough...right mom? In some ways Caelynn and I are very different. She has her daddy's mouth, she is a tiny little sprite ( in case you haven't noticed, I am not so tiny), she has tiny feet and she doesn't bite her fingernails (yet). But in most ways, Caelynn and I are the same.

You know when you are a teenager and your mom yells at you that she hopes you have one(or five as my dearest mommy used to say) just like you. I am assuming they are referring to the bad qualities. Since that phrase is usually spouted during a fight or a trying time with the child. Well mom, you got your wish. I had one just like me and I think one is enough.

Caelynn throws tantrums, she has a BIG attitude, she eats all day long, she wants her way ALL the time, she doesn't like to share, she wants to be in charge of the situation, she likes to try to manipulate things to go her way, she talks back, she hits, throws things, and bites when she is angry. She has a quick temper that rages and then quickly subsides. She is messy and disorganized.

In all these ways she is like me

But as she was napping the other day with her tiara on her head ( see post below), I wondered, when mothers say that phrase to their teenage daughters, does it only mean the bad things? Is it a threat?

What about her imagination, her sweet smelling skin and her determination. Her dark hair, olive skin and chocolate eyes. Her long eyelashes and her adorable smile. Her drive to get what she wants and her ability to believe she is a princess even in a little house in Keystone Heights. Her ability to forgive with just a hug. Her drive to dance at every song. She dances all day long! Her love for music and drawing. And her willingness to help.

What about all these things...because in these ways she is also like me. Many of the qualities that are so frustrating to us now, are going to be the same qualities that drive her when she is an adult. That same willpower and determination that make us want to ring her neck, are the same things that will get her the things she wants in life. Whatever those things will be. Maybe she will want a high power job. She could be an attorney, doctor, business woman, or she may just want to be a wife and mother.

I know that my grandmother probably yelled that phrase to my mother a time or two(or fifty). And I know my mom had a hard time with me, as her mom did with her, and as I will with Caelynn. But I also know that we are all loved. That despite the tantrums, my mom smelled my skin and tucked me in and marveled in my good qualities while dealing with the bad ones. Just as I do with Caelynn. I spend a lot of my day fixing what she has done and chastising her for her actions. But I try to take time to enjoy her, just as she is. Because next year she will not be the same little girl. In 10 years she may not even resemble the same girl, so I want to remember her like this. Good and bad.

My mom used to always say that she missed that little girl in the pictures. I never fully understood until I had my own daughter. Even though she is only 2 1/2. I miss the girl she was at 1 and as a baby. I know that next year I will miss the girl I have right now. So I need to cherish her. If I could keep her like this, I would. But since I can't, I will do my best to teach her to be a good woman, wife, mother, and friend.

and in case I haven't told you lately, "I love you, mom!"

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

WIN A QUILT!

Hello Blogland! I came across this awesome contest today! This beautiful quilt will be given to ONE lucky commenter. The contest ends on Friday, so head on over to her blog to enter to win. The quilt is beautiful! Very fall, rustic and oh-so-comfy! Just click the little icon in the sidebar....yeah...over there.....to your right...yep thats it....go ahead....click it......bye bye!

Monday, October 13, 2008

Sleeping beauty

I put Caelynn down for her nap today. Unbeknown to me, she got busy and draped her favorite blanket over her pillow, surrounded herself with her favorite friends, Hippo, Bunny and Piggy(creative names, huh?) and got her tiara on before she decided to go to sleep. I went to make sure she was sleeping and found her like this.


My sweet little princess, why do you have to grow up? I will miss the days when you are so convinced you are a princess, that you even sleep with your crown on. I love you sweet angel.



I won't be around much until next week. I have a craft show this weekend and I am bust getting ready. Come by and see me. it's in Orange Park on the corner of Kingsley and 17. Saturday and Sunday. Hope to see you there!

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Camping, modeling, and listing




SOOOO.......Here is the update from the last week or so....




We went camping last weekend. The weather was AWESOME!! What a perfect time to go! WE just went out to Gold Head for the night. We had a great time just being together and enjoying the beautiful surroundings. We had a raging campfire
and smores. Caelynn got her smore, took off the marshmallow, and licked all the chocolate off the graham crackers. She didn't eat the graham crackers either. I should have just given her a chocolate bar :) She finished her deconstructed smore and said," Mmmm....I wub it! I ready to go night-night now." And she did!!! Amazing!




Landon is always so good when we camp! This time was a little harder since he loves to crawl around. Obviously, we can't let him crawl in the dirt, and I don't really want him crawling on the floor of the camper.But he was very good. He just loves to be outside.
Caelynn also did some modeling for a great designer on ebay! She modeled this adorable Cat in the Hat set by Bellajoys*boutique
AND...mom and I have a new ebay listing starting today. We designed a funky euro set inspired by the book "Ella the Elegant Elephant." Click here to see the listing!

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

The sweetest things.....



We are so blessed to have 3 beautiful sweet babies. Even though they are growing up fast, they will always be my babies. Parker and Caelynn fight a lot these days, but there are still many moments that melt my heart. When Caelynn falls or gets hurt, Parker is the first one there to help her up and kiss her boo-boos. And when Landon cries, Caelynn tries to feed him a bottle and take care of him, and Parker goes to talk and play with him to try to cheer him up.





Today, I woke Parker up and Landon wanted to get on the bed an snuggle with him. So I let Landon cuddle with Parker while I got Parker's clothes ready.They were so cute, I just had to grab the camera and snap a picture. Just then, Caelynn woke up and got in bed with them. They were all so sweet. They just talked and cuddled with each other. It's moments like these that get me through the times when all they do it fight and yell at each other.





My good camera had a dead battery, so these are taken with my little point and shoot camera.
And a couple of Landon


Tuesday, September 16, 2008

4 Years Ago

With that kind of title you probably think Im going to blog about my wedding, or the birth of a child. But although those are some of the greatest events in my life, there was another one that was just as big.

I didn't think to blog about this since most people know the story, but my friend Cathy wrote about it on her blog and I realized that sometimes it is good to be reminded of places God helped us out of.

A little background.... at this time, Mike and I had been married only 3 months. Parker was 21 months old, and we were getting ready to sign the papers on our new house. It was a very exciting time for us. There was a hurricane that had just come through and another on radar headed our way. Kim, Cathy and I were all in school for a degree in Elementary Education. We usually rode to school together and most of the time we took Cathy or my cars ( little sedans). Cathy had a 5 month old baby girl that usually came to school with us since Cathy was still breastfeeding her. Well on Sept 13th 2004, Cathy's husband was going to keep the baby, and Kim was coming to pick us up in her minivan. We headed towards Palatka to go to class. We stopped in Florahome to pick up some goodies at the gas station. Let me just tell you. I was one of those people who always put on her seat belt. I got back into the back of the van and didn't put my seat belt on right away. I was going to put it on once I got my stuff situated. I remember actually feeling vulnerable and telling myself it was stupid, that I was in the back seat and I was going to put my seat belt on in just a minute. What are the odds that something would happen in the short amount of time? Well whatever the odds were, they weren't slim enough. Now, I don't actually remember anything that comes next, but this is what they told me happened.




Less than 3 minutes from the gas station we saw a man swerving in and out of our lane. We were on a two lane highway so there is not anywhere to go except into the ditch. It looked like this man was playing chicken. When we swerved into the ditch, he followed into the ditch. Kim turned hard back onto the road hoping that he would hit the back end of the van. He didn't. We were in a head-on collision going about 45 MPH. As Cathy said in her blog, "We became statistics that day." We are now just a couple or the millions of people who have been hit or killed by drunk drivers. Luckily we survived. The man that hit us died at the scene. His blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit at 5:45 in the afternoon.




I was thrown into the back of Cathy's seat and onto the floor between the two front seats. I was laying on the back of my neck. It's kinda hard to describe, but my butt was in the air and my head was under my pelvic area. I don't remember that part either, but this is what I was told. The paramedics were shocked that my neck had not been broken. A paramedic training officer was driving behind us and called and ambulance right when the accident happened. I remember waking face down on the stretcher in the middle of the road. The paramedic helping me turned out to be the wife of a guy that worked with Mike. I recognized her name and told her to call Mike. I remember then turning me over and talking to me about my injuries. I heard on the radio that there was a confirmed signal 7. I know that means a death, so I freaked out wanting to know who it was. She told me it was the driver of the other vehicle, but that Cathy was hurt really bad. I don't remember anything else until I was on the helicopter. I just remember thinking I had to stay awake till we got to the hospital. When they told me we were landing I guess I fell asleep, because I don't remember anything else till they were torturing me in the trauma unit. Both of my femurs and my pelvis were broken. I had a lot of soft tissue damage on my right side. I was in the hospital for 7 days and in a wheelchair unable to put ANY weight on my legs for 6 months. I had to learn how to walk, stand, and balance. I still cannot run, skip, jump, or squat. The doctors cut through my knees in order to insert titanium rods into my femurs. It is fun to set off all the metal detectors :)




There are a lot of funny and humbling stories that happened during this time in my life. But one thing I learned was that my friends, family and church are amazing. When it was time to bring me home there were a lot of concerns. One was how to get me home. I could not bend my legs since they had cut through my knees, so I was unable to get into a car. A friend of Mike's got permission from the county to bring an ambulance up to the hospital and bring me home. Another concern was how to get me into the house. I was in a wheelchair and the new house had steps. The men at the fire station in Keystone built a ramp for me leading to the front door. What a blessing these things were. But it didn't stop there...




We were supposed to be moving when I got into the accident. Our church family went to our old house and packed all our things. Then they came to the new house and painted all the walls for us AND moved in all our stuff and unpacked some rooms. They set up the kitchen and bathrooms so that we could just bring me home and not have to worry about it. They also provided dinner for us for almost 2 months. It was amazing! I feel so blessed to have people like this in my life. I could never thank them enough for the love and help they gave us during this time.




Ill post more later about my wonderful husband and mother, and about the funny things that happened. But for now, this post is long enough. Here are a couple pics of the accident.


The scene(Yes the sheet on the ground is the body of the man who hit us.Yikes!)


This is Kim's van


This is the passenger side of Kim's van. (Cathy's seat)


This is the driver side of the other vehicle


Sunday, September 14, 2008

Confessions of a bad blogger

My name is Taryn.....and I am a bad blogger. Whew! I feel better now that I have admitted that! ;) It has been weird around here for a few weeks. We are getting used to Parker being in school. It has changed our schedule and we are still adjusting.


I have had a kidney infection for almost 2 months and about 10 days ago it decided to get exponentially worse and try to kill me. Well I wasn't really dying, but I felt like it! This was by far the worse infection I have ever had. Just unbearable pain 24 hours. I couldn't even sleep! I just wanted to cry all day. Mike was so wonderful! I couldn't hardly walk so he took care of the kids and kept up with the house. I could tell he was tired of taking care of the kids by about the 3rd day, but I just couldnt bear the pain to help him. After about 3 days of this I finally got into the Doctor. He gave me some drugs and sent me for a CT scan. I decided to try a new Urologist since mine is too busy to ever see me. Wednesday, my mom had the day off and she volunteered to come watch the kids so I could go to the Dr again. Mike was working. So I went and got the CT and to the Urologist. He basically said that all the drugs I was taking were useless and gave me different ones. So FINALLY I am starting to feel better! I am still hurting, but I am WAY better than I was. Sorry to bore you all with my kidney probs, but it has been at the forefront of my mind for a couple weeks.


On another sad note.....My grandma got hurt yesterday. She went to an estate sale and didn't see a step that led to the front porch. She stumbled and fell through a glass door. She has 16 stitches in her arm and she broke her wrist and tailbone. She is okay, but she is very sore. She injured her right hand, so she is concerned about how she is going to do her diabetes stuff. Keep her in your prayers please.


Other than that, Parker is doing great at school. His teacher is very impressed with him. Landon is getting around very good and has become a bit of a pain. He is into everything now. We are getting out the baby gates this week. Caelynn has become a very sweet girl. She loves the attention she gets when Parker is gone at school. We are going to start some preschool lessons here at home.


I have several things listed on ebay right now. I am going to be listing another outfit this week. I am also working on several other projects, so I am a bit busy these days. These are some pics of my latest listings. .