The great spider hunter

This is a story of a spider...whose demise was eminent. Here's how the story goes. Early one morning in the hot desert village of Buckeye, a young mother went to get herself prepared for the day. As she pulled the shower curtain back she jumped back in horror. A spider was investigating the bottom of the shower. This particular young mother debated the great debate. wake up her oh so brave son, or wake up the even braver daughter. She decided to wake them both up. The brave son came in with a book to take care of the wandering spider. He took one look and said, "Oh this book isn't going to do the job." So he left the scene and came back with his long shot nerf gun. "Don't worry mom, he said outloud. I will take care of this for you." And with one shot, he splattered the spider into oblivion. My hero, the great spider hunter.

THE END

(The very brave little girl was too sleepy to help out. And I didn't get any picture b/c it was very early in the morning.)

Saturday Snapshot

Look at my cute man enjoying his handywork. We really wanted a double deck chair so while this kids are swimming we can lounge in comfort. Everything we priced was more than we wanted to spend. So for around $250 we were able to make this ourselves. We checked a couple of books out of the library that had chaise lounges in them and Bill created this masterpiece. It is the size of a king size bed! I made the cover for the pad out of sunbrella and the otherside has pretty red and blue flowers on in. It reclines into 3 different angles and then lays flat also. It is awesome! We can fit everyone on it if we want.
Thank you Bill! It is great! You are amazing!

I couldn't resist this shot! We got up early this morning and it was just the three of us and so we decided to make rice krispie treats! James wanted to stir and the pan kept sliding so Billie walked over and grabbed the handles so it wouldn't slide. This team work at its finest!

Editors Note: Bill said these were the best rice krispies he has ever had! So here is my recipe to share for all. (and for me to remember how I made them).

2 bags of jet puffed marshmallows (not the mini ones)
1 stick of Butter (real butter for this girl)

Melt together in a big deep pan stirring constantly

12 cups of rice Krispie cereal waiting in a big fat thatsa bowl

The first thing I do is pour about 5 cups of the cereal into the mixture on the stove to "pre-mix" then I pour that all out over the rice krispies in the bowl and mix until all combined. I poured it into a 9 x 13 casserole dish and a square 10 x 10 tupperware container. To make it nice and flat and pretty I get my hands wet with hot water and press it down. (My hands are wet, not dripping, but wet) I makes the top nice and pretty and I don't have sticky hands. I have also used the butter wrapper to press it down. Enjoy!

Which Princess are you?

Thanks Jillian...
You Are Pocahantas!

Free-spirited and wise. You have a strong passionate spirit that touches and changes all who know you. The wisdom and common sense that you have is really what guides you through life. Even so, you also have a very playful side that loves adventure and excitement.

Which Disney Princess Are You?