jumping worms

I hate worms any type of maggot especially .... but I had to record this. We have those old cotton wood trees that the tree people hadn't finished hauling off yet and we decided to pull some of the cut logs over to set as a frame for our pathway to our house. In the process we began to notice these little worms coming out from the bark and they would spring off the tree like popcorn. They just looked so freaky. I'm so going to have nightmares tonight now.

It's hot in Topeeeeeeeeeeeeeka

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_IlsPypwZs   < Hot in Topeka from Fosters where the title of this blog came from. My favorite fosters episode.

Yes it is hot again. The temperature right now is 94 degrees.... the heat index is 109. It is supposed to be like this all week. Nothing new for Oklahoma but still with the humidity it isn't the most pleasant of weather. Hot with a strong chance of mosquitoes. I don't do heat. I always thought Germany had good weather. I lived there for a couple of years and loved it. Usually seemed to run between 70-80 degrees. Not too hot not too cold. I recently talked to my friend from there and she said it was what would translate to 100 here. They are not happy and I can't blame them.
My baby girl ran a fever all night last night. I am sure I was irritating her because I had stuck her in bed with us again and kept shifting her around so she wasn't covered up too much and checking on her. Today her fever broke and she seems to be feeling okay though I feel like crud. I called her doctor because I've been told this looks like the mumps and I have to agree. It does. They are going by what the urgent care said even though no tests were done and urgent care really didn't have an answer. They just gave me the closest they could find. So I've been told now to continue with the antibiotics which lasts until tomorrow and then by Friday morning if she still runs fever any to call them back and they will start a new type of antibiotics. Baby girl has got to get better. Mommy and Daddy are going nuts with worry.
On another note we had crab last night for dinner and steak. Hubby had found a box of snow crab at the store and thought we'd try something new. We got the crab out of the box to prepare to steam it and one of the legs had some eggs on it. One of my girls Jessie was standing there watching while holding Abby. We love to pick on Jessie ...endlessly...she makes it so easy for us to do this LOL She is quick witted and easily embarrassed.

 

She asked what the eggs were. I told her crab eggs most likely but I wasn't sure. Then she was like Ooooh I am so not touching that leg. We then informed her this was now her crab leg. "EEEEEWWWWWWW Mom! Wait..... What if they hatch....oh wait can we keep them if they hatch?"

" Yes they would be miracle crabs if they hatch in a pot of boiling water. "

"Are you sure it is crab eggs?" 

"Who know's? Maybe it is octopus eggs? Have you heard the story about that? " LOL   Dinner itself was awesome though. Crab, steak, and broccoli with cheese. I sliced up some grapes for baby girl who has decided that the stuff on her high chair tray is ammunition not food. She will pick up a piece and examine it carefully. If it does not meet her criteria which I wish I knew what that criteria was...she drops it carefully over the side of the high chair tray only to pick up the next piece to examine. Paper, pieces of tissue, most generally anything that is not supposed to go in the mouth meets her criteria though. I have been convinced this child has super vision because she can spot a microscopic piece of whatever after the floor has been vacuumed. Baby girl has decided it is nap time so off I go for now.

Some thoughts for today

While I am typing this I am glancing over to see my 1 year old jamming out to the song at the beginning of Psych. she had her head bobbing and was twisting and and one point was holding one arm up and bouncing. She really enjoys that song. I have to admit it is a really good show. The new season is coming on and I am excited about it. I love Destination Truth too mainly for the humor in the show and Josh Gates just rocks. Halarious. I guess for regular shows I need a dose of humor. Movies I prefer thriller, horror, and suspense.
Today we finally got to go for a decent length of a walk again. Something that lasted more than a total  of 5 minutes. Which was good. I need to be out walking and not fending off mosquito hoards. We had used some of that Avon stuff and it didn't work. Either it was just past it's "freshness" date (though I doubt it) or they just were very attracted to it. Abby had big bites on her from when we'd gone out a day before to take pictures of my rose. I was covered swatting myself like a scene out of the African scene. The part where this cloud of biting bugs descends on them. Another scene I had in my head was the Mist when a fog rolled in on top of it all. We've gotten tons of rain lately which the bugs absolutely LOVE. I enjoy the cooler weather though I don't enjoy the bugs so much. We finally got some Cutter spray which worked great and we made it through the walk bite free.
Some thoughts that came to me (I can be pretty random at times) was about food and the economy or more specifically ways to save money on said food. Our household consists of me, my husband, our one year old, and 3 teenagers. Anything to save money or be more economical and hey if we can fit "green" in there too what would it hurt? I had seen an article awhile back about growing veggies from seeds you get from produce you buy at the store. Buy a tomato for dinner, save the seeds, and voila! You have yourself some tomato plants for later. I have experimented with  this though I am lacking in the green thumb department. With the weather issues we suffer especially here lately this becomes a more difficult task. I opted for bell pepper seeds. These are numerous and seemed like an easy option. It worked. I just put them in an old flower pot we had with some potting soil I think my husband put some miracle grow in there. Probobly knew that the poor plants needed a miracle if I had anything to do with them. They grew wonderfully. I didn't get the chance to see them put on actual peppers though because sometime after that several things happened. One a large and very fat (after eating some of the plants) caterpillar made a home in the pot. I moved him out and continued to try. Then we had a flood which I didn't move the pot in in time and it drowned some of the plants. Poor things didn't really stand a chance. I find if I plant it out in the yard and don't touch it it tends to grow beautifully. If I touch it it isn't so lucky. We at this time have several pumpkin plants growing from discarded pumpkins from last halloween. I guess it took awhile for them to take root but one is getting really enormous. It has some fruit in the beginning stages where you can tell it is "something". I think someone with a bit more gardening know how may be able to really do well with a few veggies from the store. Some you can't do that with. Lettuce comes to mind but the article I read even included potatoes which my dad had long told me would not grow if you used the eyes from store bought ones. Guess he was wrong. You may see a future project on here. I may try to grow different plants and see how they do. I would love to grow edamames. I am hooked on them.
Anyway now baby girl is wanting some attention. She is trying to move things over to climb up on and make it over the baby gate and then getting mad when it doesn't work. I think someone is tired and very cranky.

Where to start?

I just finished playing with the design of my blog. I hadn't paid much attention to it since I first signed up but I have been really wanting to start blogging again and I like the set up. I recently started using google chrome and am finding so far I like all things google. :) The only problem I had was trying to use the deviantart gadget which does not want to cooperate. Thought it might be cool to put some of my art up here. I don't want to get into anything too deep just yet but will soon enough. Today is a laid back day. It has been raining and overcast which I normally love but with too much of that going on the mosquitos are out in full force. They love me. I can't say I return the feelings.
 Here is some of my long lost poetry from allpoetry.com

Bound

dark tendrils of pain envelope my soul wrapping themselves tightly they constrict my being in my heart is a gaping hole which noone else is seeing I walk on shards of glass glittering in the sun I run through nightmares in the dark The tears fall the blood may run looking for a moment in my life to spark the desire to go on to pull the curtains on my past I don't want to be anyones pawn I want to see happiness and comfort at last but each soft stroke ends only with a slash another tendril wraps tightly around my heart a whispered word of hope only becomes a tongue lash that tears me apart I shiver in the cold and wish for a warm touch that never comes. Hopes always shatter there is no sense of security or anything of such I try to pretend it doesn't matter after a little while I encompass the pain it is all I will ever know It will never wane or be the same it dims that inner glow I know now that I am bound chains of the past that haunt me inside chains of the emotions that I drown chains of pain hold me down.  Thinking Back raindrops softly tap against the glass blanket on my lap hoping this blue mood will pass thoughts of softer moments inviting themselves in daydreams of sentiment trying to think back to a time when true happiness did abound yet within my own depths I search and little is to be found running fingertips along the smooth white birch wading through a sea of wheat exploring the canyon and the wood in the summers heat I go back there if I could running through the shade crunching last years leaves resting in a glade playing make believe life now is all to real and it seems so often that pain is all I feel. and so for now I will remember when things were simpler and things small caught my eye and beauty abounded I saw mystery in all and was always astounded. nighttime at a lake satin sheets of midnight blue settle across the sky in darkened hue in the fading horizon the fire kisses its reflection blazing ripples race across the waters face enshrouded by scented pines crickets chirping sound divine glittering confetti tossed into the air face of a godess with skin so fair looking down apon the great expanse with a loving glance ....(don't know what to call it) velvet rose petals crushed together absent of thorns kiss of honeysuckle nectar silken caress heat of the shining sun and cool of the harvest moon entwined soft breath that of promises sweet and warm teasing as of a summer breeze electricity of a coming storm seduction of a soul beauty uncomprehending threatening to devour whole enveloped in timelessness trembling throughout absence of fear and of doubt intensity blazing comprehension fades serenity amazing