My new friend April 15, 2008

 So I have to tell you all that the bugs have not really bothered me yet.  I’ve learned that moth balls help keep cockroaches away and regular cleaning helps too.  But this last week I’ve had two “bug” incidents, that were bizarre. 

So this past Tuesday night Paul was at a meeting and I had the lik lik pikanini’s over watching a movie.  I looked outside my widow because I thought a bat was making a nest on my porch (bats are quite common, but that’s another story).  Then I met Phyllis.  This is she, a beautiful , large MOTH.  Moth ok, not butterfly.  This moth was the size of a soft ball if not bigger.  I am not exaggerating.  I took this picture thinking, slightly frightening insect.  Then as the children were leaving Phyllis, decide to come into my house.  Having a giant moth fly around my little apartment really freaked me out.  I screamed (more like shrieked) as this beast of an insect flew around my kitchen and landed on my curtains.  Paul was at a pastors meeting so I couldn’t get him to get it out of the house.  But I seriously had NO IDEA how to deal with this gigantic moth.  I called my neighbor, Julianne, she came over and after a good laugh at the crazy white missionary she got a broom to get it out of my house.  For the next 15 miniutes she tried killing it but the thing would not die, then she finally grabbed its wing and took it outside.  At that time I decided to name my unwelcome visitor, Phyllis, the moth that wouldn’t die.

Then last night I was getting ready for bed and I noticed a few ants on my pillow, no big deal, ants are part of life right.  As I laid down to read I noticed more and more ants crawling all over me.  I didn’t scream but thought huh where are they coming from.  So I moved my pillow to find a DEAD 1 1/2 in cockroach under my pillow and about 100 ants eating the remains.  I did what any girl would do, I jumped up and ran out of the room.  Then I came back with my bug spray and hosed down my pillow and changed my sheets.