A November Wedding

Summer and Jamie got married. It was a chilly, beautiful night atop South Mountain where they were married for time. The kids all looked very vogue in their tuxedos and pretty dresses, hair all done. Summer and Jamie were quite the gorgeous couple and looked so very happy. They are official, and we are excited to welcome them into our family. I didn't get very many pics, so I am just posting the ones that look the best. I can't figure out how to set the “no red eye” thing on the camera, so we all look like hungry vampires. Oh well. At least we have the shots that will help us remember the event.
After the short, sweet ceremony, we all went to Aunt Chilada's at the Point South Mountain for a bite to eat. We were happy so many people could come on such short notice. Summer and Jamie were trying to catch as much family as they could for the moved up date. Almost all the family on both sides were able to come and it was so nice to meet everyone. For all of you who couldn't be there, we missed you. So many people on hand to wish them happiness. It was a wonderful night.
Love it.

Thanksgiving and the day after…

Now it is crunch time for the Christmas decor. Thanksgiving has passed and it was exceptional this year. We started what I hope will become a family favorite, the Pie Fest. I have pics below, and it was quite remarkable. Enjoyed every bite of it! Kaitlin, Jordyn, Taya and I worked on getting the tables all set for a scrumptious meal. Taya remembered to take pictures, so I have her to thank for the pics of the tables. I love looking back over the years and enjoy the table settings and remembering how fun it was to set the table just right. We hadn't gotten the spoons on before Taya took the pics, but if I hadn't said that it wouldn't have been noticed. Everyone did a superb job with the tables, all those who came talked and lingered and that makes me so happy. We don't see our nieces and nephews very much these days, so that was an added pleasure.

I'm not one to go out and get the great deals the day after Thanksgiving. I'm not bagging on people who love that, it just isn't me. I like to get out the big plastic bins that hold the magic of Christmas in them and start the process of putting it all up. The day after Thanksgiving is for getting serious about the trappings of the Christmas Holiday. I love it. Right now the house looks like Christmas threw up all over it, but in a couple of days I hope the beautiful things we've collected over many years will be up in all their splendor working their charm for a season I wait for all year. I found some extra gorgeous things Nana bought the last Christmas she was here and am trying to put them up just the way I think she must have pictured them. Jade has been a big help since I am very fearful of ladders on a slant. I am barely okay with ladders flat on the ground much less on an angle. The reason for the slant is that the only really good option for the tree is in the corner of the ramp in the living room. The ramp is flat right in the corner and the tree fits pretty well there. The problem is that the ramp on each side of it is, well, a slanted ramp. I hope I can get a good picture of the tree when it is done. It is something I wish I had done when she was still here to enjoy it. One of the shoulda, coulda's I very much regret.

We went to the Lighting Ceremony at the Arizona Temple tonight, mostly because we have never been there on opening night. I am cured for life. I will be most happy to just go on any other night to walk around the grounds. Way too many people. There were a few protestors, but they were for the most part quiet with their signs up. The Temple grounds are so amazing with their wonderland of lights. Such a feeling of peace surrounded by such beauty. I will have to go back and walk around more slowly and hopefully without so many people there. We literally could barely move down the sidewalks.

Tomorrow I finish the tree, get the garlands under control and go see my sweet Summer marry her Jamie. She will be a most beautiful bride and I have heard so many people say they have never seen her look so happy. It's true. She literally radiates happiness. We love Jamie and are so happy he and his two boys will be part of our family. This is shaping up to be a really special Christmas season. I find myself saying again how grateful I am for our many, many blessings.

It's All About the Pie…

At least that's what Stacie always says about Holiday dinners. We had our first official Pie Fest at our family Thanksgiving Dinner yesterday. It was so fun to see all the pies; beautiful, luscious, come hither pies. The only thing that would have made it better were little place cards that had the kind and maker of each pie on it. There were actually 14 pies, but only 13 made the photo. Among the varieties were: Sour Cream Lemon, Lemon Meringue, Coconut Cream, Banana Cream, Pumpkin, Chocolate/Heath Bar Cream, Apple Tart, Apple and Tollhouse. If I left out any varieties, forgive me, we will document the pies and the bakers next time. Everyone did a marvelous job on their creations and it was fun to taste them all. For myself, I learned a lot this year. What to do different, what not to do, etc. I will post the things that worked well, as well as Nana's recipes for the ones we made on the Cook Nook blog. I hope all of you who made pies will do the same. It was a memorable experience. Thanks to you all for making Pie Fest 2008 so much fun. Thank you Leslie for this tradition we borrowed from your family. We will love it for years to come.

Hash Browns and Eggs Papa style!

Papa, as you can see in this pic has developed a talent for cooking hash browns and over easy eggs. Every once in a while he gets out the little frying pan and goes for his favorite breakfast. I've never been too great at the morning meal (for the morning anyway. We always have breakfast for dinner!), so he has taken matters into his own hands and does a good job with it. I don't know if he would admit it, but I think he actually enjoys it.

The November Birthday Girls

The Family holiday party for Grumpy's side was a huge success. Ali, Jeremy and their boys were here from Canada, so it was most wonderful to see them. We had a soup bar and it was amazing. Potato/Cheese Soup, Corn Chowder, 2 kinds of Chili Beans, and Rocket Soup (Vegetable beef sort of) all hit the spot. There were bread bowls and fresh baked rolls for the bread junkies and Pineapple Upside Down cake as well as our traditional Chocolate Cake, (in milk) for dessert. If the noise level was any indication of how much everyone was enjoying the party, it was a huge hit!
Apparently everyone was too busy to take any pictures, so by the time the cake was being served I remembered my camera and Taya took this picture of Kaitlin and I after we were serenaded by the group. It was the most off-key version of “Happy Birthday” I have ever heard. It was too fun.
I know with our busy, crazy, zoo like lives it is nearly impossible to get everyone in one place at one time. We were missing a few key players from both families, but we were thankful there were so many of us that could come. Taya and Kevin did a great job getting their house party ready and I know that takes a lot of work. It was a good excuse to get her Christmas stuff up early, so now they can sit back and enjoy the season. I think I'm jealous.
I love a good family party, and I am saying a huge Thank You to everyone who made time in their busy schedules to come. Your efforts to be there are appreciated and your company was enjoyed immensely.
I love you all.

Sentimental Sunday...

Sitting in church today and thinking of the innumerable times I've sat next to Grumpy and used our “I love You” code during the meeting. We'll just be sitting there and one of us will draw the letter i and dot it, draw a heart, followed by the letter u. Sometimes it is drawn on an arm, sometimes the top of a knee, the palm of a hand, even on a back. Never planned or any indication it is going to happen. Just a quiet gesture. Impossible to miss, always lovely to receive. In response the one receiving draws a ditto mark twice to acknowledge the message. We love this quiet way of saying I love you anywhere we go. It is something we started way long ago when were just dating. It's something I have grown to treasure over 35 years of marriage.

My day started out with breakfast in bed. I guess getting older has it's advantages. Grumpy made me waffles and oatmeal with orange juice for my birthday today. It was so nice to wake up to such a sweet surprise. I got birthday phones calls from friends and family, serenaded by the Goodwins on the phone, too cute with Lauren as the featured singer, and the Twilight soundtrack from Jade and Tawna. Stacie made me my favorite pie - lemon. It was really good and so sweet of her to think of it. I had a hard time not crying because that was something Nana often did and it was so nice that she thought of it. I appreciate the birthday blog tributes, they were very complimentary.


As I would not be having a birthday without a mother to give me birth, I must pay tribute to my Mom. I thank her for the life she gave me, for the time, tears, frustration and all that goes with being a Mom that she went through for me. I don't mean to leave Dads out, or belittle their role, but moms are just so there all the time. I love my Mom and appreciate so much all she did for me. Thanks for my birthday Nan.

Twilight

Defined, even in the book it is the space of time when the sun has set, yet light remains for a time. Edward's favorite time of day. His eyes look weird in this picture, but I think the actor played his role well. I enjoyed the movie a great deal. If I had seen the movie before I read the book I would have associated the characters with the actors who portrayed them. Since I didn't, and I'm old, I would have picked a far different cast. All in all, they did well and with the exception of Carlisle being way too young and contrived looking and possibly Jasper a little too weird looking and acting. I thought they all did a good job with the story. I am hoping they are making the sequels soon so we can enjoy the visual experience of the series. I love a good story and thoroughly enjoyed the reading of the Twilight Saga. I hope the author, Stephenie Meyers continues to write. I read the Host before I read any of the other books she wrote and liked it. I enjoyed the movie experience, and appreciated the director's and the actors as they wove their story. If you've read the books you automatically fill in the blanks they just don't have time to fill in the space of a movie. Looking forward the the rest of the story…

Kaitlin is Twelve - Can't believe it!

Kaitlin is turning the magical age of 12 and will say goodbye to primary soon. She has been blessed with good parents and teachers and they have taught her well to be the wonderful young woman she is becoming. I always tell my granddaughters the story of the pretty girl and the plain girl. The synopsis of the story:

The pretty girl knows she is pretty and becomes vain. She is selfish, self centered and loves nothing more than her own reflection. The plain girl grows up and learns to be a peacemaker. She serves her family and friends and always puts others needs before her own. She loves nothing more than to make others happy. After many years the pretty girl looked in the mirror one day and realized to her horror she wasn't pretty anymore. In fact, she was rather ugly. Her face had come to portray all that she was inside. The plain girl got prettier and more beautiful as the years went by. Her face was all that she was inside and was truly beautiful.

Kaitlin is already a pretty girl, but she is pretty inside and out. She will grow in beauty as she lives up to the goals she has set for herself, and lives the standards of Young Women in her everyday life. She is an amazing girl.

Happy Birthday Sweet Kaitlin.

And so it begins…

In a matter of days the Christmas Season is upon us. Let the decorating begin! Tomorrow is Taya's turn as she is hosting a family party on Monday. We will be fluffing garland (not the most fun job), testing lights (lights are evil), putting holes in walls (hopefully we can find the same color paint for repair later), and ribboning everything. I am a ribbon junkie and cannot pass by a ribbon display at Costco and not succumb. I strive to know where it is and not go that way as the season progresses. Mostly because I don't want Grumpy to divorce me over ribbon. I am actually excited to help Taya get her house Christmasy and magical for the month to come. My favorite time is when everything is up, the fire is going in the fireplace (I will miss that here with Papa this year), the holiday music on and peace is everywhere in the house. I have taken great pleasure during the years to make our home memorable and help the kids with theirs. Nana, Papa and I and whoever I could get to help would get all the stuff out to make this house beautiful at Christmas because Nana loved Christmas things so much. She loved her house to be decked out and would sit with all the twinkle lights on and just enjoy it. My other addiction is wrapping paper. I have given that aisle a wide berth at Costco and anywhere else I shop. So far I've been able to stay on the wagon, so wish me luck.

As people prepare to leave town for Thanksgiving elsewhere, go elk hunting (whaaat?), go to the dunes (sand and turkey?) and other events, I pray the Lord will bless us with safety. I hope in the middle of all the “stuff” we can remember to be Thankful, bigtime, for all that we enjoy here. American may be hurting, but I love it and can't imagine living anywhere else. I hope God will continue to bless us here in this most blessed of nations, and that we will do all that we can to try to deserve it.

The Machine

A term of endearment in the family for Grumpy. He is like the engergizer bunny on overdrive. He is constantly busy with all of life's demands as well the little time he takes for himself. Up before the crack of dawn he puts in long days at work and then comes home to do honey do's, church service, family do's and many other things that fall in sometimes crazy categories. Reading is one of his favorite things to do, but once he sits down to do it, I find him asleep after about 5 minutes. He has been reading a favorite series of mine, “Millennial Glory” which is the author's interpretation of the last days and things that may or may not happen to us as the times progress. It is only a novel, but I can appreciate the research that was done to weave such a story line. I throughly enjoyed them and now Grumpy is enjoying them too. This picture of him is a rare occasion as he finds time to sit and read for awhile on Sunday evening, and managed to stay awake. I did good when I let him catch me. I've never been sorry and love that we are growing old together. We will sometimes be sitting at the table, or in the living room chairs and one of us will say to the other, “we're old!” I know we are not really “old” yet, but we sure aren't young anymore. I'm glad to say that it's okay and are happy to be getting on together. Life may hold a lot more challenge for us, but we'll be fine. I married the machine.

The 4th file the 4th pic…

Okay, the tag is done. As disorganized as I am, I have several photo folders, in many places on the computer, so this was as close as I could get to an honest 4 of 4. Grumpy's leaping on his quad last year at our couple's trip in Feb. It was really a fun trip and he is amazing.

Boxes, Bottles, Cans and Tubs

My only regret today is that I didn't take a before pic of the pantry. Pantries are by nature one of the worst areas in the house to reorganize and clean. They become the catch all's of ‘I don't know where to put stuff’ as well as old stuff that is lurking back behind other stuff and never gets used up. A big huge appreciative from the bottom of my heart thank you to Tawna, Taya and Jade for helping (really doing most of it) get the upstairs pantry functional and up to date. I just really couldn't face it on my own. There was still so much stuff in there from Nana's shopping days and for some reason I just wasn't up to the task of throw out, regroup, and re-do by myself. It's looking good now and I can't wait to start the one downstairs. With help of course. It was actually fun to do it together. Love you girls. Papa helped too and did some running for us. Great team effort.

Days that are past

After spending the day cleaning out the kitchen pantry it was time to take Taya, Lauren and Emmy home. Pop decided to drive so we all piled in the car and went on the journey to Taya's house. On the way home we stayed on Sossaman and that took us through what used to be Williams Air Force Base. Papa pointed out the different sites on the way through the base. Of course it is very different now than it used to be. Among the things he was remembering was the Base Ops building where Nana was working when he met her. Among her duties there she recorded pilot time in their logs on record. The building isn't there anymore, but the trees that were next to it are. Those little remembrances are like windows to a side of Papa and Nana I don't know. I always say how much I would love to know my parents as they were as young marrieds, or even while they were dating. There is so much we can only glimpse about their personalities, dreams and goals at those ages. It's like in the movie “Field of Dreams” where he gets to see his Dad as a young man. We just don't realize how very much like us our parents are and were. Or I should say we are like them. They went through similar ups and downs, disappointments, career changes, financial highs and lows, children and all they bring, marital thick and thin (even literally for some of us) and all the things we think are exclusive to us. I can feel Papa's longing for his sweetheart thick in the air as he remembers places they went and things they did. I can tell when he watches us interact and go through the every day things we do he is remembering those things they did everyday too. Thank heaven they loved each other so much that the hurt of being separated right now is worth it. There is no pain of loss if there is no love. This Thanksgiving season I am grateful for parents that stuck out the bad times that I'm sure they had and cherished the love and bond of a forever marriage. They did what was best for them and us as they were raising us. In this crazy world family is more important than ever, and I'm glad for mine. All of them, all the time.

Overview

What a crazy, fun, sleepless, satisfying week. So far anyway. I know there is a boatload of stuff I didn't get done. There are ongoing projects that will be ongoing a little longer. Overall, I love that I got to spend so much time with some of my girls and grandkids learning and doing good things. Pop went to a breakfast honoring Veterans on Monday with Megan, Austin and Rylan at their school. It was fun for him to spend that time with the kids. He had a great time and was glad Megan had given him the invitation to come. This week we've done bread, soup, lots of applesauce canned (thanks Tawna and Jade), bread again, cookies, lunches, dinners, a ton of pie apples canned, cleaned up the messes and processes and now today a day of reorganization. Cleaning out the pantry (wow) and getting things a bit more streamlined.

Happy Anniversary to Tracy and Kevin. They are celebrating at the dunes with their family this weekend. Wish we were there.

I am looking forward to accomplishing some more cleaning this weekend. Spending time with my sweet, crazy husband who is always up for adventure. Having a Sunday dinner of some kind complete with apple pie or crisp since I had a few rebellious quarts that didn't seal. ( a whole other story). All in all, a good week. Got lots done, good time spent with family, and gearing up for Thanksgiving.

I love this time of year.

Things I Did Today. Being Positive.

Today I got up early today and waited for the Cox repairman to come and figure out why the phones and my TV upstairs is not working. He came about 8:30 and got his exercise in going up and down all the stairs from the basement up to the upstairs to get it all working the way it should. He was really nice. Tawna, Jade and I had started our applesauce project before he left and we threatened to put him to work. He said he had already done his applesauce duty for some friends. They invited him over for drinks and before he knew it he was doing applesauce. See what happens when you mix drinking with home canning projects?

We got the three boxes of apples sauced and into 12 quart containers. We got that mess cleaned up and started to fill and process the applesauce into quart jars for canning. it is 5:30 and we just took the last of 34 jars out of the canners. I guess we have two more boxes of Jonagolds to sauce tomorrow, then 2 boxes of Granny Smith/Red Delicious for pie apples to do. Then the apples are done for a while. Feels good to have that much done.

I went to the cannery the other day to do potato flakes, sugar, black beans, and some other stuff last week. It was fun to work in their new facility and feel like I was doing something to help others. I think I will feel even more productive when I get there on time next time. I got lost and had to call the Bishop's Storehouse for directions. Even as late as I was, I loved being able to go and do labels on the sugar cans.

Now it's time for Pizza and cleaning out the Toy Hauler. Tonight the bed will feel extra good. Maybe tomorrow I can manage doing something with my washed and simply air dried hair that is really scary. Maybe even put real clothes on instead of house dress and no bra. Focusing on the positive, productive things. Tomorrow is another day.

Ahhhhhh…The Dunes

The first trip of the season, and we all lived to tell about it. Only a few things were forgotten, only a few casualties, a few minor frustrations, maybe a couple of major frustrations and the weather was pretty decent. All in all, we all had fun, Taylor still thinks the dunes are paradise, and he really rode well all weekend. We had all the littlest boys on 50's this year, so there is an ongoing learning curve going on with them. The Dads are so good with their kids. They are out there watching and teaching and even though the Moms are watching and helping those kids are really listening to their Dads. They watch them do all the troubleshooting on the equipment, ride with them, and are learning just as much by example as they are by listening and doing. These kids will have such good memories of these trips. I know kidless trips are in some ways more fun, but these family trips are the ones that really matter over the long haul. The work of preparing, going, doing for the kids and all that goes into a family trip are all things that come through as they grow up and start to do for their own families.

I got pics of most of the little guys. Carsen being the youngest. They all rode so well and would go around and around their track a million times a day. I wish I had gotten video of Carsen trying to get his helmet off the first day. We were all laughing hysterically at his antics. He actually threw himself to the ground trying to squeeze his head out. Hilarious. The bigger kids had a track around the outside of camp that they were enjoying. Faith, Jaxon, Austin, Taylor, sometimes Rylan and Ryker would really get going on that one. Taylor and Austin could even go up the first little hills outside camp on their own as long as we could see them. They did great.


Round and Round they go.



Austin going on the bigger kid track.

Taylor rode his dirt bike, but it needs a little TLC, so wasn't able to ride it like he really enjoys. He also had the big green Kawa available to him, so he rode that alot. I think he and Austin even went out with the big boys on a few of their rides. He could keep up and did so great. I love seeing him have such a good time. He was playing ball with some of the little guys on Sat. night and caught his foot on the trailer ramp and twisted his ankle. One of the many little setbacks that were part of this trip. After a little ice and some sleep he was better the next day, but I'm sure is limping a little still.


Next we have Grumpy folding to camp pressure and getting on R.B.'s dirt bike to try it out. I'm sure he didn't need much convincing. Totally different than quad riding, it's a lot to get used to. He got on it for the first time and as he was trying to kick start it, the bike was heavier than he was ready for and it rolled over on top of him and he landed in the fire pit. Glad the fire was out and cold. He is good sport and laughed with us. He eventually got it figured out, (sort of ) and went on a couple of short little rides. I'm trying not to worry so much, but worrying is what I do best, so I'll probably worry enough for everyone. He had so much fun on the dirt bike, the Rhino and his quad. Great little stress breakers. He went into town for Dilly Bars with Jade and Tawna on Saturday night and Jade made the comment that she was starting to wonder if he had been abducted by aliens because he was so relaxed and fun.



You can see him a little way from camp getting the feel of the bike. Hey, I'm just glad he got back to camp in one piece.


Here is everyone getting ready to go back to “the wall”. It's a nice little ride from camp and once we all get back there the dads all go what looks like almost straight up to me up to the top and then turn and come back down. Not as tall as Comp Hill, but steeper. The Mom's even go up sometimes. Not this Mom. I just watch and cringe the whole time. If I were younger and a better rider I would try it, but we all have our limits, right? I didn't get to go with them, and at first I was a little sad. Then I heard Grumpy got stuck in the gray truck 3 times and had to be dug out. I okay with missing out on that experience. Thanks guys for rescuing him and the truck. We appreciate your muscle and your patience.



Our two Richards with Carsen looking like he had a treat or two. Fun times in the Rhino.

The first of hopefully many trips this season. I love going to the dunes with my family. The only thing that makes me even happier is when more of them can come. Its a little hard to plan too far ahead with all the work schedules and vacation time, etc., but we will do our best to plan far enough ahead so more people can come. Now it's time for all the notes to self. I need to remember more food in general, marshmallows for sure, chips and salsa, more soft drinks and juice, homemade cookies would be nice and so on. It's worth all the effort.

Going Short. Very Short.

I love short hair. It's just so much easier for me, and we all know I love easier. I love the look of long hair, but can't stand the upkeep. At this point in my life I'm just too lazy to want to do it all. I like to get up and go with very little effort. Jade took pity on me today and gave a new look. My hair grows really fast and has gotten way out of control. I'm terrible at getting it cut and colored in a timely fashion. I just keep putting it off until I feel and look like a shaggy dog. No one to blame but myself. She says we aren't finished yet, so I will wait to post my new image. All I know is, I'm already cooler and have less hair in my face. Yay.

A big Thanks to Tracy and Jade for coming to help me can the last four boxes of tomatoes today. After the marathon applesauce day monday I had to take tuesday off. My back was in complete rebellion, so gave in and didn't push it yesterday. Today we got all the tomatoes done for a count of 28 quarts. I had one that didn't seal, (I hate it when that happens), so I decided to make tomato bisque out of it. I got a recipe online and used that for a base. I sort of improvised a bit and told the gang at dinner to critique. Not too bad for a first try, so will work on it a little and refine. I love tomato bisque, so hopefully can get it right. We had grilled cheese sandwiches with it and no one went away from dinner hungry. After a little break at the dunes this weekend, we'll be doing more applesauce next week. A couple more projects after that and the canning goes on hold until after the holidays. I've so enjoyed the company of Tracy and my girls during all this preserving. That has been a most pleasant benefit to all the work involved.

Now off to bed before I can't get up in the morning. Oh, it's already morning. I better sleep fast.

It's a Miracle!

The garland in the dining room is up, and decorated for Thanksgiving. I like it so much I wish I had done it for Halloween. I love anything holiday, so seeing the dining room in Fall Splendor is exciting. Jade helped me get the grapevine stuff up and then stuck with me while I found the evergreen garland and the fall ribbon (I've had for 4 years and never used!) We went out to the light boxes and unearthed some twinkle lights and got it done. Last were the beautiful fall leaves and plants to give it the festive autumn look I love so much. Now if I could just get that motivated for the rest of the stuff.

In the middle of all that, Richard, Grumpy, Robert, and Jeff took the truck bed off Grumpy's truck to put a new gas tank in. Thanks guys for all the help and muscle that went into that.

We had a couple of the families in for dinner tonight and took a few pictures. The after dinner activities:


Rylee and Jaxon reading


Ryker and Aden watching some scary looking cartoon.



Jade giving Jordyn a new do.



Grumpy into his book series “Millennial Glory”.



Jordyn's finished hair. Too cute!



Taylor just hangin and talking to all of us.

Tawna, Nathan, Faith and Chance stopped to say Hello, but had already eaten. Taya, Kevin and their family were having a Harry Potter weekend movie marathon. Jade and Jeff went visiting, to the park to feed the ducks and help us out here with stuff. Robert and Jennifer made cream cheese brownies last night - I love a midnight snack.

The dinner was a favorite - meat loaf, garlic mashed potatoes, gravy, brown sugar carrots, and a vegetable medley from the freezer since I didn't shop yesterday. Jamie and Summer brought Brownies. They were good. So good I kept a few for a midnight snack. I am the original night grazer.

A pretty low key weekend, but in all the everyday things we all did I feel the happiness that being a family brings. I catch a glimpse every now and then of the dream I had as a young wife and mother that our kids would find happiness. That we would be one of those families that is close, serves each other and learns to love in spite of all the differences we have. Next week we are looking forward to spending some time at the dunes. Meanwhile the ten boxes of apples in the garage are begging to be applesauce. Tomorrow is “learn to do applesauce in the new gizmo” day. Tracy is coming to help and Jade will be here too. Tawna may be coming, so we should have a good crew. Wednesday is bread making day at Taya's - we will be doing a double batch this week. I love my family so much. It's all good.