In the process of diligently applying the SPF 60 sunscreen to two little ones anxious to get on their flotation gear and get into the pool, a mother is very likely to forget to apply said sunscreen to her own left shoulder. She will be very aware of this by nightfall.

Miriam after hearing "Jack and the Beanstalk": "I'm a giant!! Three! Five! Four!"

Momma: "Fee Fi Foe Fum?"

Miriam: "NO, NO, NO!! Three! Five! Four!!!"

I found this on another blog and since I love to read I also found it iteresting! :)

I've been meaning to write this since we got back from vacation at Mimmi's.  As I mentioned in the Adventures of Daddy, Snoopy had his own little adventure while we were gone!  It all started the first Saturday.  Brian was feeling sorry for Snoopy who had been home all alone the day before (his first mistake... never feel sorry for that dog!). 

Miriam to Momma: "You can cry, and I can be a dinosaur!"

At last, after the big fiasco of last month, we got our I-171H approval today! Yea! So we're in the clear for 18 more months before we have to file again. (Please God, don't let us have to file again!)

Well, after two chances to swim in a pool in two days, Mr Evan is showing off his stuff.  We had him in one of those float swimsuits with a pair of wings on.  He was nervous at first but soon begin to move away from us.  Within about 15 minutes, Brian had him "swimming" laps!  Brian would call him and move away and Evan used his arms and legs to follow and even turn! It was too cute! See video below.

So after recovering from the charlie horse from Hell (I could barely walk for 24 hours!), I decided it was time to take back my garden from 2 weeks worth of unchecked weed growth this morning.  So M & E and I headed out the door. Things were going well until I realized they were doing more then "just resting" under the apple tree. The little rascals had helped themselves to the green apples and had taken bites out of 3-4 each before settling on one that was not quite as sour and eating 1/3 of it! Sheeeeee.....

If you are a yellow jacket and you decide to attack my husband be warned: I WILL get you!

So Tuesday night I went sneeking out of the house at 11:30 PM armed with a can of Raid Wasp & Hornet killer, a flashlight, and a pan of dirt.  I found the yellow jacket nest hole and emptied the can of Raid into it and dumped on the dirt. Very anticlimactic.... but effective!

I have an online acquaintance who made me aware of a child sponsorship program in Ethiopia. This woman knows the family that started and operates this program very well and can verify that they are legit.  Coolest part is 100% of sponsorship money goes to the child! That's amazing!! Here is the summary of what they do: