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.

Happy Halloween!

A picture from our favorite missionary!

BOO

...a...uh....a boy with a stick and goofy socks and a hat, a witch, Barbie girl, a princess, and a scary ghost!



Tiwa's friend came down from Sacramento and spent the weekend with us.

My "Punkins"

Pumpkin carving


My Little Man was showing me the face he wanted me to carve on his pumpkin.

This is a very happy Little Man smiling like his newly carved pumpkin.

Happy decided to bake...We had pumpkin chile, pumpkin bread, and pumpkin cookies.







...and of course she had her pumpkin to carve.

Don't Forget Your Shoes

This afternoon I was sitting on the couch playing with my little man, and the next thing I knew I was deep in my own sleeping world. I had a dream. I drempt I was standing up at a church after a wedding. I had my dress on, but no shoes. That was fine with me...afterall...I was comfortable! Then as people were filing out, I got real dizzy and passed out. I fell forward over the pew in front of us, then onto the floor. In my dream I was completely unconscious, however, I was very aware of everything that was going on around me. People started gathering around me to help me, and I was just embarrassed because I didn't have any shoes on. (Who cares that I had a dress on...and I had tumbles twice to get to the floor!) Finally someone put a damp cloth on my face, and I came to...and I woke up. I learned a lesson...not that I've ever struggled with this issue...but certainly it reinforced something for me...next time I go to a wedding I'll double check to make sure I wear my shoes.