26-SEP-2008
Unhappy Ending
Sadly, my monarch butterflies never emerged from their pupas. They turned black and kind of shriveled. I looked it up on the internet, and found out that they had been attacked when they were caterpillars by some kind of fly that laid eggs in them. The fly larvae hatched and killed the pupas. Gross. Maybe next year I'll get some butterflies.
25-SEP-2008
Brotherly Love?
It's been a bad couple of days at Ben and Jake's house. The bruise on Ben's forehead came when Jake knocked him off the ottoman and he hit his head on the corner. Jake's skinned nose happened when Ben threw a toy drill at him. I see a trip to the ER in someone's future.
24-SEP-2008
Yucky Bug
This nasty looking centipede was out on the patio today.
23-SEP-2008
Tiny Dancer
Allison asked me to take some pics of Eliza today. She is almost walking and teeters around. She looks pretty graceful in this one, but she plopped right down afterwards! The little dress is one I brought back for her from Nicaragua, and she is growing so much that this may be the first and last time she wears it.
19-SEP-2008
Security
I'm on a cleaning rampage right now. Today I was in the storage room and found a box of old memorabilia. Inside was Sarah's "nah-nah" and Allison's "paci". How many nights did I crawl under a crib looking for the paci, and how many times did I have to sneak the nah-nah away so I could wash it?
My grandkids have their own "lovies" today, and hopefully, their mamas will save them too.