Then, later that day I needed to clean the animals' outside water bowl. I had it inside in the sink and had been scrubbing for awhile when I decided I better check to ensure there weren't any spiders under the rim. I guess intuition was working because guess what was there-A BLACK WIDOW! I think I heart raced for hours after that. Look how scary it was. It was in the rim and when I stuck the brush in to see what kind of spider it was since I just expected it to be a fuzzy jumping spider that is harmless....um see what walked out!!!! NOT HARMLESS!!! THANK GOD for protecting me from this guy. I promply killed it after I took this picture...call me crazy for stopping to take one, but I needed proof. Lane also killed 3 of these earlier in the week. Bug spray galore has been happening since and even before, but more so now. I will also be getting a dog bowl without a crevice for bad spiders to hang out in.
OK, this picture didn't turn out, but you can still see the RED marking at the bottom of this DEAD spider.
OK, now on to MUCH more pleasant thoughts!!! I just thought I'd warn yall to be careful this season since it has been fairly wet and spiders are abundant.
We had a nice Father's Day weekend here in HOT South Texas. Friday night we took dinner to Clay and Erin Jostes. They just had their first child-John Lee. He is the sweetest little guy. I got to hold him and just soak up the newborn feel. He is so tiny compared to Lena Kate. She seemed huge when I tucked her in that night. Mama was a little sad that her baby is growing up, but I'm not quite ready for another infant yet...soon, I'm sure :) We ate with them and enjoyed the enchiladas, rice, beans and guacamole...I think it was Clay's favorite. Clay and Lane road around their ranch while I got baby time and to visit with Erin. Lena Kate was a good girl, other than destroying John Lee's room in under a minute. She had to dump out his toys and books, and CDs...whew, she was busy. She would sweetly pat the baby and say "bebe". I think she'll be a great big sister one day.
Saturday morning Lane and I went down to the caliche pit to target practice. I'm going to get a concealed handgun license. I don't intend on carrying often, but feel more prepared and able if needed. You just never know what is going to happen with goverment these days and just think it is a good idea. Lane is renewing his too. I'd have to say it was fun to target practice and tougher to hit that red bulls-eye than I thought! Lane's 9 mm is a bit big for me, but I warmed up pretty well. Then on Saturday afternoon, Juli and I ran at 4:oo pm...NOT A GOOD IDEA...it was rather warm so we only made 2 miles...but at least we did that! Then we met Juli and Blaine and a group out for dinner in Beeville at The Cistern. It was great food and company. I think Lane and I both enjoyed a night out since Mom and Dad kept Lena Kate...all night! I'm pretty sure she didn't miss us, but she was excited to see me when I picked her up, so I'll take what I can get.
Sunday we went to church and then Lena Kate and Lane had Daddy time. She was pretty worn out because she took a 3 hour nap-the longest ever!
I think LK looks JUST like her Dada in this picture. I had her hair pulled up and also a ponytail in the back. She has been rockin the 80's side pony lately.
silly girl!
Love those pretty eyes!
Everybody needs a Missy footrest
I hope everyone had a great weekend and Monday morning. Many blessings to you all!!!
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When we moved into our house 4 years ago, the bugs were horrible. The ticks and fleas had taken over the backyard (poor prior owner's dogs), and there were spiders, beetles, and every other bug you could imagine both in and out. The BEST thing I did was first have the professionals come out and spray. It wasn't very expensive, and helped immediately. I also spread flea/tick granules outside and was able to get rid of those nasty things. The bug guy said I would need to have the house sprayed every 4 months or something, but that wasn't the case. The treatment lasted over 2 years and since the first round was done professionally, when the bugs started showing up again (alive, instead of dead) I just bought my own spray and did it myself. It's worked like a charm.
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