So, I'm done with the moping...

Anyway, I'm done with the moping. My husband is trying to get out of his trip. If he can't, we'll manage. I don't want him to do anything to hurt his performance at his job. In this economy and after what we've been through economically, I do totally understand.

I always overreact. My in-laws make me nervous so I talk and talk and talk. I'm sure I'm very annoying to them! I'll try to keep my mouth shut a little more this time and we'll get along fine. I love having someone to cook for anyway. Having a trapped audience is even better!

So, N. and I went outside to enjoy the sunshine. He comes to me and tells me there is a "really big thing like a worm crawling toward my sandbox. Here's my shovel."

So, armed with a plastic shovel and thinking..."snake" in the back of my mind I go forth to battle.

It isn't a snake, though. Thank you, God. It's the biggest caterpillar I've ever seen in my life. About 4 inches long and as big around as a Ball Park Hot Dog. And green. And covered in knobby things. Ick! But, I'm a brave mama so we manage to get it in the bug barn and inside to look it up. Near as I can tell it is some kind of silk moth (thank you Internet). After we watched it a while we let it go, away from the sandbox under another tree. Apparently they crawl down the trunk in the Fall to build a cocoon. So, very cool.

Oh, and our resident Hawk left a feather this morning. Also very cool.

So, all in all, pretty nice day for home school. Which, hello, I needed as I'm not very motivated lately. And, Indiana, if you could be a dear and turn the heat down a little, I'd be very grateful. I'm ready for sweatshirts and soft sweaters and wood smoke from the chimney.