Pictures for our Missionary

The Ants Go Marching...

We live on an ant hill. There's no denying it. We have been doing everything imaginable to convince them to build their empire elsewhere. Several days ago the little man and I had a some fun with our tiny friends. They had invaded the snack cupboard...not a good place to find ants! So we decided to try a little experiment. Since we're now dealing with food, and the place I put my food I didn't feel like I could go for the chemical bug killers, or even conventional cleaners. Fortunately I had my oils on hand. So we took a little coconut oil and added a little blend called Purify. I put a couple drops of lemon oil in the mixture too. Then I took the oils and drew a circle around a few ants...they wouldn't leave the circle...a good sign. We created mazes and watched the ants walk between our invisible walls. We played with those dear little creatures until we were done, then wipped down the cupboard with the oils. They haven't been back.

Playing Cars With a Smile

I must have been very preoccupied. Okay, I'll stop pretending not to know...I was very preoccupied! And the little man kinda knew I needed a little parental coaching at the time. He was playing with his cars, setting up road blocks, racing his cars, etc. He kept asking me to help him with one thing or another, which I did. Then he said, "Mom, I want you to say, 'On your mark, get set, go! then look at my car, and smile. ' ". I had to laugh. Of course! There's plenty of places to put my mind, but there's nothing quite as fun as playing cars with my little man...with a smile...of course.