Just did some research. What we had was a Luna moth. And a beautiful one at that. Very cool. Prettier than the pictures on the Wikipedia page. Like, ours was the supermodel of Luna Moths. Shyeah!
Oh, how sad! They only live for one week. Just to mate, the adults don't eat or even have mouths. They are just built to breed. Wow.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Just an update...
There's not too much to update on, though we have been really busy with the day to day. Nathan will be re-checking (testing) for his Instruments Class next Tuesday now. It's really been a struggle for him but we have faith that it'll all work out.
David had a performance at his school last week and I am trying to figure out how to get it to upload. For some reason it is giving me a hard time. I will keep working at it.
This beautiful thing was on the laundry room window on Saturday night. I swear it was 4 inches long! We are having a takeover of fuzzy caterpillars. They are EVERYWHERE! Seriously. You park your car and you see them squished all over your tires. I wonder if this is what they turn into. It was pretty outside, but I wouldn't want it in my house!
David had a performance at his school last week and I am trying to figure out how to get it to upload. For some reason it is giving me a hard time. I will keep working at it.
This beautiful thing was on the laundry room window on Saturday night. I swear it was 4 inches long! We are having a takeover of fuzzy caterpillars. They are EVERYWHERE! Seriously. You park your car and you see them squished all over your tires. I wonder if this is what they turn into. It was pretty outside, but I wouldn't want it in my house!
Monday, March 24, 2008
Easter Fun
Dyeing Easter Eggs!
Egg Hunting!
Easter Morning. Hercules looked left out. :( Sammy was stealing candy.
Can I just have ONE nice picture, PLEASE!!!
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Bumper Bellies
So I taught the boys how to play bumper bellies the other night. Isaac obviously had a good time.
Here is the cake I made for the Relief Society Birthday Party at church. It was not my original design but I was happy with it. White cake with lemon filling.
Here is the cake I made for the Relief Society Birthday Party at church. It was not my original design but I was happy with it. White cake with lemon filling.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Sammy Bammy
So our little guy has had a rough week. This was Wednesday, his 1st birthday...
I took him to the Dr on Wed and they said he had an ear infection. He has been pretty crabby with it for the last 3 days and had a fever that would come and go. He has slept a lot and not eaten a lot. But this morning, before his birthday party, his ear drained a giant glob of something resembling snot. We cleaned it out and called my SIL Jennifer, who has been through this before, and the triage nurse because we were worried that it had ruptured the ear drum. The nurse had me do a few tests with him and we basically decided that if it had ruptured, there wasn't much we could do about it, and if it hadn't and it was just drainage, he would probably feel better. He wasn't particularly upset, like it was hurting him, so I figured it was just drainage but I will take him to the Dr on Monday and check it out. AND it was coming from the ear that wasn't technically infected...not that it couldn't have spread easily. Anywho...since that happened, he has been a happier baby...I guess the ooze released some pressure that was building up in his ear, cause when he woke from his nap this afternoon, after his party, he was almost back to his old self, he hasn't had a fever all day, and he spent the afternoon playing with his wonderful new birthday toys from his party today! So I am glad that it happened in a way cause he seems to be feeling better. We shall see!
This is the man playing with his new birthday toy from Granni!
I absolutely LOVE this picture! He is so happy when he feels good!!
I took him to the Dr on Wed and they said he had an ear infection. He has been pretty crabby with it for the last 3 days and had a fever that would come and go. He has slept a lot and not eaten a lot. But this morning, before his birthday party, his ear drained a giant glob of something resembling snot. We cleaned it out and called my SIL Jennifer, who has been through this before, and the triage nurse because we were worried that it had ruptured the ear drum. The nurse had me do a few tests with him and we basically decided that if it had ruptured, there wasn't much we could do about it, and if it hadn't and it was just drainage, he would probably feel better. He wasn't particularly upset, like it was hurting him, so I figured it was just drainage but I will take him to the Dr on Monday and check it out. AND it was coming from the ear that wasn't technically infected...not that it couldn't have spread easily. Anywho...since that happened, he has been a happier baby...I guess the ooze released some pressure that was building up in his ear, cause when he woke from his nap this afternoon, after his party, he was almost back to his old self, he hasn't had a fever all day, and he spent the afternoon playing with his wonderful new birthday toys from his party today! So I am glad that it happened in a way cause he seems to be feeling better. We shall see!
This is the man playing with his new birthday toy from Granni!
I absolutely LOVE this picture! He is so happy when he feels good!!
Thursday, March 13, 2008
It only takes one...
Person to ask for it...sorry the rest of you have to suffer.
Introducing, the American Cockroach, aka Palmetto Bug...
They fly AT you...yes...FLY...AT...YOU!
They come in from the outside...
Supposedly easier to get rid of than those small German Cockroaches that I think would definitely rival these bad boys...
They are coming to spray next tuesday.
I have a huge cake due that day, ugh.
It's getting warmer, and it's rainy, and they are coming out baby!
This is my own personal jihad...My holy war against flying cockroaches.
Introducing, the American Cockroach, aka Palmetto Bug...
They fly AT you...yes...FLY...AT...YOU!
They come in from the outside...
Supposedly easier to get rid of than those small German Cockroaches that I think would definitely rival these bad boys...
They are coming to spray next tuesday.
I have a huge cake due that day, ugh.
It's getting warmer, and it's rainy, and they are coming out baby!
This is my own personal jihad...My holy war against flying cockroaches.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
TINY MAN IS 1!!!!
Happy Birthday Sammy Bammy!
Too bad the little dude is sick and miserable. Hope he's better for his party on Saturday! Ear infections need to GO AWAY!!! These kids just keep tossing em back and forth! And I am not getting any sleep and neither are they! Ugh.
Pray for Nathan to pass his check ride tomorrow! We need it!!!!
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
A story through pictures...
Alas, the moment I have been dreading has arrived...
Sara enters the kitchen and gets that funny "I'm being watched" feeling...
Is that really what I think it is?!
Gah! It is what I thought it was...
You are so dead!
The Terrets Syndrome kicks in...
It tries to escape...
And tries to attack...
It, and about 5 square feet of my kitchen, are covered in bug spray...
That's right you nasty %&^$ you don't #$%*^* with me...(still Terrets)
Clean up the carcass...
And so begins the season of constant vigilance...I will never be able to enter a room without feeling the need to "check it out" first...ugh...
So I resisted the urge to clean every inch of my kitchen, seeing as it's after 11pm. I simply did a once over the counter and will just have to leave the blood sweat and tears scrubbing till tomorrow...
Sara enters the kitchen and gets that funny "I'm being watched" feeling...
Is that really what I think it is?!
Gah! It is what I thought it was...
You are so dead!
The Terrets Syndrome kicks in...
It tries to escape...
And tries to attack...
It, and about 5 square feet of my kitchen, are covered in bug spray...
That's right you nasty %&^$ you don't #$%*^* with me...(still Terrets)
Clean up the carcass...
And so begins the season of constant vigilance...I will never be able to enter a room without feeling the need to "check it out" first...ugh...
So I resisted the urge to clean every inch of my kitchen, seeing as it's after 11pm. I simply did a once over the counter and will just have to leave the blood sweat and tears scrubbing till tomorrow...
Here's the deal...
This is to find out what your birthday means in HP land...
Mine was: I jumped on my neighbor because I can--Voldemort said so!
After you come up with yours post a comment saying what it was!!! (If you don't have a Google account you can post as anonymous!)
Pick the month you were born:
>
> January----- --I kicked
> February---- --I loved
> March------- -I hexed
> April------- ---I licked
> May--------- -I jumped on
> June-------- --I smelled
> July-------- ---I made Polyjuice With
> August------ --I had lunch with
> September--- -I danced with
> October----- --I sang to
> November---- -I snarked at
> December---- -I flew my broom into
>
> Pick the day (number) you were born on:
> 1-------a phoenix
> 2-------a troll
> 3-------a wand
> 4-------a chalice
> 5-------a Hogwarts ghost
> 6-------a Death Eater
> 7-------my Floo
> 8-------my Crup
> 9-------my best friend's lover
> 10-------my neighbor
> 11-------my Potions teacher
> 12-------a banana
> 13-------a bartender
> 14-------a house-elf
> 15-------a goat
> 16-------a Hogwarts portrait
> 17-------Molly Weasley
> 18-------a clock
> 19-------a centaur
> 20-------a bat
> 21-------an Auror
> 22-------Voldemort
> 23-------a potato
> 24-------a bowtruckle
> 25-------a Quidditch player
> 26-------Ron' s sister
> 27-------Ron' s brother
> 28-------the Wizarding Wireless
> 29-------the squid
> 30-------a hippogriff
> 31-------a Squib
>
> Pick the color of shirt you are wearing:
>
> White------- --because I can do whatever I want, damn
> it.
> Black------- --because I bloody felt like it.
> Pink-------- ---because I like Umbridge.
> Red--------- --because the goblins told me to.
> Blue-------- ---because I'm a know-it-all.
> Green------- --because Professor Snape walked my way.
> Purple------ ---because I lost my knickers!
> Gray-------- --because Dumbledore said to and he's my
> leader.
> Yellow------ --because Malfoy offered me 1,000,000
> Galleons.
> Orange------ --because my family were blood traitors.
> Brown------- --because I can--Voldemort said so!
> Other------- ---because I'm a Death Eater!
> None-------- --because I can't control myself!
>
Mine was: I jumped on my neighbor because I can--Voldemort said so!
After you come up with yours post a comment saying what it was!!! (If you don't have a Google account you can post as anonymous!)
Pick the month you were born:
>
> January----- --I kicked
> February---- --I loved
> March------- -I hexed
> April------- ---I licked
> May--------- -I jumped on
> June-------- --I smelled
> July-------- ---I made Polyjuice With
> August------ --I had lunch with
> September--- -I danced with
> October----- --I sang to
> November---- -I snarked at
> December---- -I flew my broom into
>
> Pick the day (number) you were born on:
> 1-------a phoenix
> 2-------a troll
> 3-------a wand
> 4-------a chalice
> 5-------a Hogwarts ghost
> 6-------a Death Eater
> 7-------my Floo
> 8-------my Crup
> 9-------my best friend's lover
> 10-------my neighbor
> 11-------my Potions teacher
> 12-------a banana
> 13-------a bartender
> 14-------a house-elf
> 15-------a goat
> 16-------a Hogwarts portrait
> 17-------Molly Weasley
> 18-------a clock
> 19-------a centaur
> 20-------a bat
> 21-------an Auror
> 22-------Voldemort
> 23-------a potato
> 24-------a bowtruckle
> 25-------a Quidditch player
> 26-------Ron' s sister
> 27-------Ron' s brother
> 28-------the Wizarding Wireless
> 29-------the squid
> 30-------a hippogriff
> 31-------a Squib
>
> Pick the color of shirt you are wearing:
>
> White------- --because I can do whatever I want, damn
> it.
> Black------- --because I bloody felt like it.
> Pink-------- ---because I like Umbridge.
> Red--------- --because the goblins told me to.
> Blue-------- ---because I'm a know-it-all.
> Green------- --because Professor Snape walked my way.
> Purple------ ---because I lost my knickers!
> Gray-------- --because Dumbledore said to and he's my
> leader.
> Yellow------ --because Malfoy offered me 1,000,000
> Galleons.
> Orange------ --because my family were blood traitors.
> Brown------- --because I can--Voldemort said so!
> Other------- ---because I'm a Death Eater!
> None-------- --because I can't control myself!
>
Friday, March 7, 2008
Reflections
I sit here in my darkened office, hoping that no one will come looking for me as I partake of ecstasy; the eating of the season's first Cadbury Cream Egg. Oh, Cadbury, such deliciousness in one small package. I nip off the small end and then lick-suck the cream from the center, showing the small egg of chocolate just how much I love it. Mmm. One is not enough. I must buy the 4-pack. I sit here now, in my darkened office, with chocolate all over my fingers. Oh, little egg. Your brothers are safely hidden away where no one but me will find them... in about five minutes.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Just For Fun
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Sunday, March 2, 2008
Sigh
Well, it's been one of those weeks.
It started ok. Nothing out of the ordinary but by Wednesday, I had developed the flu and then thursday my lovely wonderful IMAC blew up. Yup, sparks and smoke. Weird! We bought it almost exactly a year ago and thankfully it was still under warranty but the closest place to fix it is 2 1/2 hours away. So we were thinking about driving it up there and then figured it would save us time and, a few, dollars to just mail it. So I am mac less but thankfully Nathan has one so I am using his. I am just anxious to feel better and then last night Big Dude developed a fever of 103. He was tossing all night and moaning and we felt so bad but the nurse we called told us to just try to treat him at home. So he seems to be feeling a little better but his eyes are just oozing. I am so upset! It's Dr Seuss week at his school and they have such fun activities planned for the whole week! I am forcing him to rest today and tomorrow we will see how he is. I would hate him to miss out on that!
Anyhow...
That's about the news here. Not too exciting....
It started ok. Nothing out of the ordinary but by Wednesday, I had developed the flu and then thursday my lovely wonderful IMAC blew up. Yup, sparks and smoke. Weird! We bought it almost exactly a year ago and thankfully it was still under warranty but the closest place to fix it is 2 1/2 hours away. So we were thinking about driving it up there and then figured it would save us time and, a few, dollars to just mail it. So I am mac less but thankfully Nathan has one so I am using his. I am just anxious to feel better and then last night Big Dude developed a fever of 103. He was tossing all night and moaning and we felt so bad but the nurse we called told us to just try to treat him at home. So he seems to be feeling a little better but his eyes are just oozing. I am so upset! It's Dr Seuss week at his school and they have such fun activities planned for the whole week! I am forcing him to rest today and tomorrow we will see how he is. I would hate him to miss out on that!
Anyhow...
That's about the news here. Not too exciting....
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