fortune rice

so it may not be prophetic but I think it is pretty cool. *Disclaimer... I am not superstitious BUT it is fun to see parallels in life :).

The discovery of beans in my newly opened package of rice is not quite that remarkable. BUT the fact that there are two different brown beans in this package of white rice, one being darker than the other IS. *wink and a smile*

Just sayin'

MiGhT as WeLl!

Okay so a while back we had purchased an underground storm shelter. The reason we bought it was because we live in a manufactured home and when there is a tornado warning we are DEMANDED to "ABANDON ALL MOBILE HOMES". Suuuuure! SO WHERE are we supposed to go??? We thought about the little wooden bridge out here but one night too many of seeing opossums run under the bridge was enough to deem that WILD KINGDOM and I was NOT nestling down with ANY opossums to stay "safe"!

Anywho enough tornado warnings and a GREAT tax return we were finally able to purchase one!

SINCE then however we have heard hide nor hair of a stinkin' tornado... NOT EVEN A WATCH! Not that I am complaining b.c I am NOT... I just think it is CRAZY that we have not had even a watch this spring/summer! I really don't want to drag 3 kiddos in the crazy weather down to a dark dungeon only to listen to them scream and cry for fear of the chaos and being ripped from sleep (b.c most ALL tornadoes around here happen in the middle of the night!).

So since we have not used it for very much other than a glorified cement mountain...the boys and I decided we were going to go decorate it! It serves as a GREAT mountain for them to climb and a wonderful slide to slip your way back to the bottom of the mountain. They have also been down in the cellar and LOVE playing in there for some reason. YES i leave the door open... sicko's :). hahaha. I even throw rocks in there for them to play with. Good mommy!

Might as well get some kind of use out of it right... :) I like it better being used for this. BUT in the event a tornado ever decides to come this way again then we will have a place to go that is opossum free AND HIGHLY decorated!!

Rare footage of a butterfly going "potty"

Here it is ladies and gents...

In case you too have been wondering what it looks like when a butterfly goes...ahem... potty. Look no further.







After this rare encounter... he jumped down and flushed only to carry on about his shaking of the tail feathers. Which I never knew butterflies had. But around here ANYTHING is possible!



So truth be told. NO I do not doll my boys up and make them try on girlie picture props. They do this all on their own! We are so glad to have a very understanding Daddy!

Even on the days they decide they are going to run around the house with play purses dangling from an upturned elbow they are admired.



I just know that God will make them good girl daddies some day ;).