Creatures

We are in a battle against the plant destroying creatures that have invaded our property...namely our trees and plants. Yes, I am talking about the dreaded Japanese beetle. We have hundreds of them on the trampoline, and tons of them laying dead on the driveway and walkway. They are in the trees, and eating the plants they like...rose bushes, hostas, and other things.
Our solution for now...spread triazicide around the yard/flowerbeds and use a dish soap mixture to pour over the rose bush and the tree that we care about. (we don't care about the elm trees) Unfortunately, in America there aren't really any predators for these pesky bugs. We didn't really have issue with them last year, but WOW we have them for sure this year.

In other "yuck" news...we went to the grocery store to pick up just a few items this evening. While standing in line, I couldn't help but notice the very TOUCH/FEELY people in front of me. No details beyond that, however when the person doing most of the touchy/feely turned sideways a bit & it became worse from my viewpoint. You see, they had on a t-shirt with the sleeves cut off. You know, the kind where you cut off the sleeves and it hangs down below the armpit. Fine if you are in construction/playing basketball/doing yardwork etc...AND if a female-- have proper undergarments on underneath. This person most certainly DID NOT have ANY thing on underneath. Thus, you can imagine the unsightly scene. Oh yes, that minor detail also gave away the fact that they were both females. It took longer than it should have since there was a debate as to whether WIC allowed you to "purchase" strawberry frosted mini-wheats. I guess they do not--I wouldn't have had a clue. The one female informed the cashier and myself (the only other person standing there) that "WIC is a godsend, yo".
I was happy to pay for my items and be done with that experience.

Today's little garage sale treasures consisted of:
1. a cotton blossom full-sized jar candle from White Barn Candle Co. for .25
2. a little cute jar of seashells from Gulf Shores (I've been there) for .10
3. a Gymboree dress for Kiki (2.00)
4. a Gymboree shirt and pants for K (3.00)
5. 3 pretty bracelets (two for me and one for my mom) for 3.00
Not much today, but that's okay.

Last Friday's finds consisted of:
1. a black bear which Aliyah loves (given to us by the people having the sale)
2. a set of holdbacks/hooks new in package for .50
3. 7 books for Aliyah for .70
4. item of the day....a brand new pair of Skecher's shoes for me...still in box with stickers/tags, plastic...$5.00 The price tag from the store said $59.99

There is one wall left to finish on the inside of our porch project. Following that is tile...then done!!