Teenage Mutant Ninja Earwigs...

(internet photo)
...have invaded our acre! Madi is sure one of them was 2" long! They are pouring out of the ground when weeds are pulled, they are hiding in our laundry baskets, they jump out at us when we least expect it. They hang from the ceiling and fall on us when we walk under them. We took some of them to Cascade with us--they were stow-aways in an open hamburger bun bag.

They are immune to the poison
John bought to spread around our house...

h e l p !

(internet artwork)
(makes all of you want
to come visit, huh?)

On their way through...

We had some visitors and kind of a little reunion here on Thursday. Terri McCarrey (from Boise) and Carrie Garner (from Rexburg) came to lunch. Terri was on her way to Mack's Inn to pick up her son Jared and his friend William from the Powell's cabin. She brought her daughter Jessica, and Carrie brought her daughter Cammie (who both are Taylor's age). She also brought her son Justin--(who did his best to survive all of these girls!). It was great fun!

Terri stopped back by on her way home last night for a popcicle and a bathroom break. We got to visit with Jared and Will. It was kind of like being back in Boise...
...which we will be visiting next week.

She's IN!

Some of you may not know, but we have been waiting and praying, and waiting and praying some more, to see if Bethany would be accepted to BYU-I. You see, BYU and BYU-I do not like students to transfer back and forth between them, and have made it quite difficult.

Especially if a student has a lot of credits.

Like Bethany.

So when she applied to transfer, she was
DENIED ADMISSION.
"Give someone else a chance"
was basically the answer she received.

Since it is rare for the admissions committee to change its mind, it has been quite a waiting game we have been playing. But with a very helpful "angel" here on earth that worked hard for her interests at this university,
she has finally been accepted.
Now she has the next few years of her life mapped out and a new plan.

We owe our Father in Heaven,
and that very special "angel" a big
thank you
--and maybe a huge ice cream cake for our "angel",
or something else with a great excess of sugar.
(We've found this to be a weakness of his!)

She starts here this fall as a world dance major;
she is on the fall/winter track.

By the way, I have been admitted as well. I will be on the winter/spring track. And, no, I don't really know what I am doing yet--I just know that it is time to finish up something I started a couple of decades ago. I am looking forward to meeting with an advisor/counselor and looking at my options...