rodent warfare and brown outs

Matt wants to buy a BB gun for the rodent issue. Hmmm....2 little boys with behavior problems and a gun? Sorry. I'm not going to sign off on that one.

In other news, when it's 97*, apparently the power company doesn't have enough. We've had brown outs on and off for 2 days. I get panicky after about 15 minutes. Aaaaarrrgh.

OK, I lied.

I cannot show you the picture of the wildlife that we are seeing daily at the bird feeders. I can tell you that it is wildlife from the rodent family, and they are called "Cotton Rats" and I do not like them. Apparently, Sunnie doesn't like them either, because one was found (headless) by the deck. HA! You rotten rodent! Take that!

Coming soon...wildlife

Praising God for His mercies

A friend's 3 year old nearly drowned yesterday at the pool. Nearly, as in she was blue, unconcious, not breathing when they pulled her from the pool. My friend told me today that she threw the little one's bathing suit away because she couldn't bear to see it. She said she couldn't close her eyes last night to sleep because she kept seeing her little girl floating face down in the pool.

When I heard the news, I went cold. Losing one of my children is my greatest fear. I don't know how I would live after that kind of loss--I know I wouldn't want to. Losing those that I never had the chance to know was enough and after those losses I didn't trust in God's mercy, I just got mad. Last night, though, I just immediately started to pray with all my heart. I trusted that God would work this one out, and I am so very, very grateful for the way in which He did.

At Tae Kwon Do tonight, she was running around like any 3 year old in a pink tutu. Happy, carefree, healthy. Her mama was still shaken, it was obvious.

I am so guilty of not treating everyday as the gift that it is. So guilty of not treating everyone of my family members like the irreplacable treasures that they are. God, help me remember.

Of interest to somebody...

For Grama Elaine--they put it together the morning it arrived.


This is where Sunnie hangs out now; it's at the top of the stairs.


This is the flag display at the Airborne Museum in Fayetteville last weekend. It was really pretty. Each flag was in honor of a soldier, I think they said there were 250.

Do we live in the country or the city?

Our front yard, country view...(by the way, that's the sandpile way out there)
back yard, country view...Front yard, city view...
BAck yard, city view...

We have the best of both worlds here, and we are LOVIN' IT!!!!

Some scenes from the new house

In these parts, they call this a "dirt road." Bet this guy wasn't calling it that! OK, this isn't at the new house, but thought you'd like it anyway.



The view from my kitchen sink, several times a day. We always run out and watch. Click on this one to get an idea of just how close that big plane really is.



The kids' personal sand pile is the empty lot next to us. Very fun!



The view under our deck. LOL

We are all still alive, in case you were wondering

We are at the new house, loving it, and generally making messes while we try to make everything orderly. You know how it goes....I'll be back to blogging soon, I promise!