It's been a long...and slightly eerie weekend. We got home from the fair late both nights, so I haven't had a chance to write much in here. I'll try to get more caught up and get videos and pictures up on here tomorrow. For now, a fire update. Yes, the wildfires are getting closer...and this evening we can even see some flames in the distance. The fires are still a good 60-70 miles south of us, but they're up in the mountains, so it's easier to see. We are in no immediate danger. And while flames aren't as fun...the smoke clouds have been kinda pretty in a weird sort of way. I'm going to put a link for you to see our album, thus far, of smoke pictures. And we'll keep you posted on the progress of the fire. Here's the pictures:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2045453&id=48701321&l=80d3c08a53

and if you're interested in keeping more up to date on the fire info in your own real time, here's the link to the website we've been looking at (keep in mind that we're in Pacific Time, so it's 2 hours behind the midwest. Refer to the Station Fire. That's the one closest to us):

http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_current

Sorry if this concerns anyone more than it should. I figured some info is better than none. We are being safe and informed and aren't in any danger right now. You can pray that the fires can be effectively contained regardless... Thanks :)...and have a good night.