The Francis Family: Bugs!!

So about a year ago I posted about how I disliked the bugs in Texas. I still do and now with even more reason! This week has been crazy!! First off, I was stung three times in our yard by scorpions and found one "Huge" one in our bathroom that I killed with wasp spray (it was only about an inch long including the tail but it still freaked me out!) Gratefully their sting hurts only a little worse than a fire ant bite and completely goes away after about 20 minutes (unlike fire ants which can have their bites itching for days!)

Next, we found five wasp nests around our house which Christian thankfully killed. He also cleaned out our spice cupboard which had a sugar ant infestation the next day. Finally, he came to the rescue when I found THIS!! I sure married an amazing man!

We found THIS on Saturday while cleaning out the garage and now I have trouble sleeping at night! We think it's a wolf spider...freaky! We tried to catch it so we could show the Blairs but that ended up badly! Finally Christian used his genetics book to smash the spider after it had crawled under a bag of mulch. "At least old college textbooks are good for something!" (~Christian)

Did I mention my husband's amazing? Who knows how long I would have shut myself up at a neighbor's house had he not been home that day!

The Articles of Faith of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

1. We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.
2. We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam's transgression.
3. We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.
4. We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
5. We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.
6. We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.
7. We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.
8. We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.
9. We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.
10. We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.
11. We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.
12. We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.
13. We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.

A Beautiful Quote

"I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbors children. want to be there with a little dirt under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden. I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and the tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived." Marjorie Pay Hinckley

8 comments:

Jeff and Nichole said...: That is one BIG spider!!! Sorry about all the bugs.; August 9, 2010 at 3:55 PM
Heidi said...: THAT is a seriously freaky spider!! And I can't believe you get stung by scorpions! On a regular basis!! It's like your own private Fear Factor.....with no prizes. =0) Good job being brave, maybe your unborn baby will have supernatural scorpion abilities now. I'll start working on his super-suit.; August 9, 2010 at 4:05 PM
Charly said...: Ok that spider was HUUUUGE!!! Eeeeeeeeeeeew!; August 9, 2010 at 4:18 PM
Sarah said...: Sick!!! Props to you, I think I would have to leave the state after that.; August 9, 2010 at 5:08 PM
The Elledges said...: holy smokes that spider is freaky!!!; August 9, 2010 at 5:50 PM
Claire Bertin said...: AHHHHHHHHHHHH! That was one big spider! Scary...; August 11, 2010 at 8:57 AM
Anonymous said...: ewwwww. ewwwww.

I can't believe you got a picture of it.; September 9, 2010 at 5:08 PM
The Fillmore Floggers said...: That's disgusting and I wish I had not seen it!! Now I have to go to sleep, thanks a lot =); September 12, 2010 at 10:27 PM

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