How we live...

Just got the fence up for the dogs. They call this the "Straw-bale house," because the outside walls were built with straw-bales...no kidding! Pretty cool.

See, there's a hole in the wall in the kitchen, so you can look in and say, "No way! It really is straw-bales!"

Here's probably the biggest house in Fabens, TX. It's for sale and even has some grass.

And then here's the average place in Juarez, Mexico (just a few miles away).

This is a colonia that we visited a couple days ago. Typical...houses start out made from wooden pallets or whatever's available. Cinderblock houses are a bit nicer, because they keep out the dust a little better. When was the last time you complained about the house you live in? Puts things in perspective. Especially when you meet some of these people and they're much happier/content than people in the USA. I suppose happiness isn't found in stuff.