42

That is how many legs were in my house today if you count the visitors...

People legs

2(residents) times 2=4

2(guests) times 2=4

Dog legs

2(residents) times 4=8

1(guest) times 4= 4

Bugs

1(resident)times 6=6

1(guest) times 6=6  * see my face for an explanation

this is not including the crickets that Manty eats

Crustaceans

1(resident) times 8=8

Bird

1(resident) times 2=2

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I think that is 42 but it is late and I am pretty exhausted

I just finished nightly rounds and I think of of the 4 legged ones needs something...

A goodbye party for the curls

 Summer has been HOT and humid. So humid indeed that our house had the windows steamed up on the outside the other night. Matt has been begging me to cut his hair short for summer. I asked him if we could do a shoot first so that I could showcase his cute curls. Mike was horrified as he loves the curls more than I do. 

 Tonight as the sun was setting we finally made time to do it. Lucky for me Matt was motivated by his hair cut. He is my worst client. He hates getting his picture taken. 

Lucky for me I knew how to make him laugh with a secret inside joke.

 This is when we realized that the misquotes were out by the thousands and they loved the way we tasted. They really love Matt and I. Unfortunately we both get welts the size of golf balls from them. It is really the only bug Matt and I really hate.

I was snapping quick so we could get the heck out of there.

Then we went to location #2 to get bit even more

This is his I am soooo miserable right now, but I am trying to fake it look. 

Then we decided to run home and get spray

 Then we tried again

 Oh, this was me by the way. I wore these on the second trip. We had to cross a small muddy stream to get to the location. 

Curls are cute, even if he does not thing so. He got teased once about his curls kind of... it was more his hair being crazy because of his curls so now he hates them. 

 here comes his laugh

 between his laugh, his curly hair and his dimples... he is one cute kid.

Right after these were taken we came home and chopped off all his curls. 

It made him look old...

Mike and I both sighed

I hate when they look old.

I will try and post pictures of his new look soon.

A quick update(hope you like bugs)

 Well for starters... Manty has molted yet again. I caught him in the act this morning. Who would have thought that a bug would be so fascinating...

Oh btw: we are down to one Praying Mantis. Our other was was attacked by crickets and paraded through the streets of Mantisville. Very sad story. 

This is him right before he finished molting. 

 Our lives are crazy right now. We seem so to have so much going on. I took the last two days off to invest in Matthew. We spent all day yesterday at the beach(yes there is a beach in Rochester) and then this morning we went raspberry picking again. We have so many berries right now. I can't wait to make something.

 They are just made to be photographed {Shana and the berries!}

Addie had found a blue marker on the way to the berry patch. She tried to turn herself into a smurf. She got close.

Off to pay! I got 8 full pints for $14.50 not to mention an hour of entertainment. I love this orchard. I can't wait to go in the fall for grapes. 

Happy summer

Don't worry if you don't see me much for the next few weeks. 

Dear Peter Walsh,

I think my friend and I are in need of your help...

You see we are dark of the night hoarders of old windows.

Do you think you can come to our houses and give us a lecture? 

Last night when the rest of the world was sleeping we went dumpster diving and collected 25 of them! Yes...25 of them. That creates a problem because 25 does not divide evenly so now we have to go back.

What caused or desire to collect old windows like couponers collect diapers on sale??? Um..PINTEREST

What Peter? You have never heard of Pinterest?? Well Peter, even someone as organized as you might be a hoarder if you were to go to there. 

After all they say there is a little hoarder in all of us right?

 Yes...25 of them!

FYI: Peter Walsh is an organizational guru that specializes in hoarders...

FYI 2: This is what I want to do with my windows

This is what I want to do with my windows(yes, I found it on Pinterest) Mike says...Maybe???

Dear Dot,

I have been thinking a lot about you lately.

Matthew wanted to learn how to sew. I am not a sewer, but I do have a machine and I thought I would give it a try. I helped him and Hannah make quilts. Well, they are not going to win any awards. Matthew and Hannah love them though. They are very proud of them. I wish I had better skills to teach them. I wish Debbie were here to sew with them. I have to tell you how much of a Willits, Matthew is though. He learned so quickly and he was so focussed. One time I went to do something else and he spent an entire hour trying to figure out how to sew one seam down the side. I would have given up after 10 minutes but not Matt. He is one determined kid. He simply amazed me with his determination and quick learning skills. 

This is him sewing the last final stitches.

and here is him and Hannie holding up the finished quilts(please don't look to close, esp at that one corner on Hannie's that I sewed, not her)

I wanted to tell you about this because I know it would make you smile. Not just because of how cute Matthew is but because I am sure it will remind you of Mike and Heather. 

I hope your summer is going better than your winter. Mine is! I also want to tell you that I always know when Mike is really missing you because he listens to your radio station on XM radio. He says he really likes the older music because it is so calming...but I know it is because it reminds him of you. 

Love and miss you~

Monica