Caddy and Pill

This is Caddy.

Faith found him this morning out on the patio.

She gave him, well, didn't really give him because she doesn't touch bugs, insects, or larvae of any kind, but showed him to her sister Kylee, who entrapped, I mean made a home for him in her butterfly habitat.

They had to know what kind of caterpillar he was. So thanks to the world wide web we were able to identify him as a black swallowtail caterpillar.

They love to eat dill which was very good information for Seth who desperately wanted his own caterpillar to imprison, I mean care for.

So armed with an empty yogurt container and the knowledge that they love dill he set off to find himself a new little friend as well.

He did succeed and now is the proud papa of a itty bitty black swallowtail caterpillar. His name is Pill.

Maybe if he lives through his forced incarceration, I mean luxury yogurt hotel, then we will photograph him as well.

Kristen

The Plagues continue

Unfortunately, my camera's batteries are being charged right now because I am not sure if I can explain what I just saw.

Now, I know I have a tendency to exaggerate at times. Especially when telling an exceptionally exciting story. But I am not exaggerating in the least right now.

The girls were down the street at their friends when Kylee came busting in the front door and I hear a squeak from Faith outside. She says," Mom come quick!! The front porch!!"

Let me just stop here and say that, that statement has never lead to any good.

Like the time that the kids bust in the front door in N.C. screaming,"mom come quick!! Elmo has a deer leg in his mouth!"

Elmo being the neighborhood stray dog and deer leg being.....well, a deer leg. I, of coarse, didn't really think that Elmo had a deer leg in his mouth. Until, I got out in the yard and saw that yes, Elmo most certainly had a deer leg in his mouth and he was chasing EVERYONE with it.

Okay, so back to today, I threw open the door and out on the porch, well I couldn't really see the cement, all I could see was a mass of movement. Black movement. Everywhere. I couldn't really estimate how many ants were out there but A LOT should be sufficient.

I grabbed the bug spray from the garage and went to work. I got a pretty good coverage of poison on the porch, but I am really quite disgusted right now.

This is what I don't get 1) the girls left the house and hour before and no ants were noticed by any of the four little girls leaving. 2) There is no sign of food or any nest around there, so what in the world would 10,000 ants be doing on my front porch? 4) Why does it happen when Mike isn't home? 4) What is up with the plagues this week?

I mean really is God trying to tell me something here? First, the plague of the failing appliances, and then the boils created by the bug bites and now the ant infestation!!!!!

At least they didn't make it into the house. Oh my, I can't even think about that.

Kristen