Hoping to pass through the weekend unscathed was just that.....a hope. Baby girl woke up from a nap on Saturday and was running a 103 temperature. She's been vomiting off and on too. The natives (boys) are restless after spending so much time inside. The yellow jackets are loving SC right about now, especially our yard, so we've been indoors a little more than usual.
Where are you football, campfires, marshmellows and falling leaves????
Today while we were outside this thing ran across the driveway. It was bright reddish orange and about an inch long. It looked very velvety and had big black stripes. I thought, "How cool looking!" and yelled for baby girl to get me the bug catcher. As I was trying to corral the thing I also thought, "How freaky looking!"
After trying to get a good picture to show you I looked it up on the internet, googling "big red furry ant". And this is what I found out.
It's a velvet ant or cow-killer by it's nickname. Okay, why cow-killer? Apparently it's from the wasp family, not an ant at all, and has a sting that hurts so badly people say that it could kill a cow. They also sting multiple times. Only the females sting. The males have wings and no stingers.
You know, I'm really, REALLY glad I found all this out AFTER I had my lens stuck in the opening of the bug catcher taking photos. Oh my goodness...that thing's evil!
Then I carefully shifted her to a glass jar in hopes of a better photo....
Look carefully at her fangs.....you girls know you grow those every month don't you?? I do!!
Feeling a little buggy!
but always in HIM....
julie
It's been kind of a crazy couple days. I've had very little to say as well. Those two together means "no posting". Just wanted to drop in to say hello and list a couple of random things...
1. Smoke detectors - one of ours went off tonight when a candle was burning too high and making a bit of smoke. There wasn't anything near the candle or in danger of catching on fire but the flame was high and apparently that was making a bit of smoke. When it went off I figured the batteries were low but when I walked into the room you could barely see the smoke at the top of the room. One very sensitive smoke alarm of which I'm very thankful because I know now that the least little bit of smoke in my home and that thing would be going off! Yea, go check those batteries! It's worth the $10.00 or so you'd spend replacing all the batteries in your house!!!
2. Abeka and a new school year - We will be using mainly Abeka this year and I am going on Monday to purchase curriculum for all three boys. Last year I only had one at home. This year I have all four. Baby girl will be gone a couple hours each day but the boys are here for the year. I found an excellent deal on 2 desks and 3 chairs at Stuffmart today and am happy with the way the school room is shaping up. Pictures to come soon.
3. No updates yet - on the thing I asked you to pray for. Hopefully there will be a breakthrough soon! But I promised to keep you who are praying posted.
Did I ever show you this picture? What a gas! I laugh at the drying techniques used at the camp grounds where I took this picture. Only in SC!
This box is on the front porch waiting to go to the dump (no garbage service in them there woods!) ...
And the actual water gun hangs from our railing...
This hangs from the lamp post. Put there last night after a day at the lake...
And these are on the front porch drying after being scrubbed with Greased Lightening (the best cleaner in the world)
Yep, summer!
God is unpredictable but consistent. You may not be able to tell what he is doing or why but you can always trust in WHO HE IS. He has your very best interests at heart. He is good. He is God.
