Comments on MyCup2Yours: Snakes and Snails and... Bird Wings?

My son's house is filled with bugs, like yours...

2009-07-19T14:39:24.743-07:00

My son's house is filled with bugs, like yours, because my 7-year-old grandson is fascinating with anything that flies or crawls. (We think he may grow up to be an entomologist -- he knows the scientific details of hundreds more bugs than I do. For example, we were walking to a local art fair downtown (downtown being three blocks in our 6x8 block town), and I pointed out a butterfly sitting on a hedge to him. "Grandma, that's not just any butterfly," he responded. "It's a painted lady." Well, pardon me! His wish list right now is for a black widow spider -- he thinks the red hour glass is beautiful. We do have them, but I don't want to be the one to try to catch it.

Still, it is all an improvement over his little scientist father who at the age of 9 nearly burned our house down twice with his fire experiments. (1) The bathroom: he set two candles with the same amount of parafin on fire -- one short and fat, one long and lean, to see whether shape affected speed of burning; on that experiment, we lost our bathroom. (2) The roof: I caught him dropping burning objects from the roof. When confronted, he responded, "Newton said that two objects fall at the same regardless of mass, but if one were to be on fire, wouldn't there be thermal uplift, retarding the rate of fall?" Oh, my! We spent the next nine years, throwing out every match we found and conducting daily treasure hunts for matches.

Stick with the bugs -- they won't destroy your home! ;)

Beth

Yuck! I am with you though! We were coming out of ...

2009-07-17T21:18:02.206-07:00

Yuck! I am with you though! We were coming out of a mtg at church last week to find my 17 year old walking around with a baby mouse in her hands that she caught in the church! She wanted to keep it and I'm freaking out that she's not freaking out and don't get me started about germs!!!

Oh my! Your one boy is more BOY than all four of m...

2009-07-17T10:57:33.694-07:00

Oh my! Your one boy is more BOY than all four of mine put together! Mine like rocks...but those just come clean in the washer and stonewash our jeans like we are back in High School! I'm pretty sure I'm in for a rude awakening with this next one! You are the perfect mom for all of those adventures!

Sue--no, we don't live in the woods at all! Yo...

2009-07-17T08:43:22.543-07:00

Sue--no, we don't live in the woods at all! You'd think we did, though, huh?

Do you live in the woods? Oh my... there are lots...

2009-07-17T08:37:01.591-07:00

Do you live in the woods? Oh my... there are lots of little creatures around your place... and I'm not talking about the kids - hee hee

Don't blame you one second for the bird's wing though - yuck!

CUTE cute cute story. Sons are the best when it c...

2009-07-16T05:06:05.414-07:00

CUTE cute cute story. Sons are the best when it comes to .. well, being a mom of them.

cheers :)

Boys...don't you just love them!

2009-07-15T19:14:14.179-07:00

Boys...don't you just love them!

W-o-W. You are much more brave than I am. I wo...

2009-07-15T15:23:07.655-07:00

W-o-W.

You are much more brave than I am.

I would have been in tears and trembling with the worm (snail)!

I have boys too--but they know momma doesn't d...

2009-07-15T14:51:58.948-07:00

I have boys too--but they know momma doesn't do well with bugs of ANY KIND! LOL!

At least it wasn't a cat or dog that got dug u...

2009-07-15T13:56:46.066-07:00

At least it wasn't a cat or dog that got dug up...

LOL You are in for it. LOL I'm glad my kids ar...

2009-07-15T11:47:40.631-07:00

LOL You are in for it. LOL I'm glad my kids are not into that kin of t hing. Granted they love all things furry.

We have had quite an array of creatures in our hom...

2009-07-15T10:50:18.427-07:00

We have had quite an array of creatures in our home this summer, much to my chagrin!! In my case it was my little girl who was the collector. She has quite the nurturing spirit...and that extends to all, including ones with no legs. http://from-my-life.blogspot.com/2009/07/all-things-small.html

(As a sideline, one day this spring, my 2-year-old handled a feather and somehow in the confusion of settling everyone at the table, we forgot to wash his hands. He ended up throwing up later. Not a happy moment for me-- or him!)

OK...you stopped me at the tarantula tied to the s...

2009-07-15T10:11:39.276-07:00

OK...you stopped me at the tarantula tied to the steering wheel. Have mercy!!!

Praying for you sweet friend,
Joy

I am so glad that I have girls. I wouldn't be ...

2009-07-15T10:08:53.881-07:00

I am so glad that I have girls. I wouldn't be handle to handle the frogs and snails and puppy dog tails:-)

This makes me really nervous for my future! I don...

2009-07-15T09:26:01.562-07:00

This makes me really nervous for my future! I don't handle little ickies well! A wing would probably make me loose it, lol. Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll be back :) Happy WW

interesting story. I think I would die if my son e...

2009-07-15T09:18:04.746-07:00

interesting story. I think I would die if my son ever tied an tarantula to my steering wheel. I was tormented enough with 2 brothers growing up. Which reminds me of a cute story. One time my little brother tried to carry his fish around with him in his pocket. Didn't work out so well. Thanks for the cute story!

Oh my. The wing...that's worse than the petri...

2009-07-15T07:24:02.344-07:00

Oh my. The wing...that's worse than the petrified snake in the baggie in my cabinet.

Which reminds me...I need to unload that on someone. Great prank, don't you think? ;)

P.S. I'm so glad you didn't let him keep it!!!

You allow your kids to bring different creatures i...

2009-07-15T07:18:30.621-07:00

You allow your kids to bring different creatures in your house!?

My WW entry!

There's something about insects, animals and w...

2009-07-15T06:59:19.751-07:00

There's something about insects, animals and wildlife that seems to resonate with children. My son LOVES "catching" spiders and following ants...I don't do worms, though. That's where I draw the line!

That is too cute! Ok, I'm only saying that bec...

2009-07-15T06:46:49.100-07:00

That is too cute! Ok, I'm only saying that because I'm not the one dealing with germ-ridden dead bird wings or worms or slugs. Still, your kids are adorable. Have a great SITS day!

You must be in a constant state of bracing yoursel...

2009-07-15T06:44:13.818-07:00

You must be in a constant state of bracing yourself for whatever's coming next! ;o)

ewww! i think i should start praying for little g...

2009-07-15T05:48:01.372-07:00

ewww! i think i should start praying for little girls right now - i don't think i'm cut out for boys!

Love the 'awesomest' worm designation! Wi...

2009-07-15T05:47:21.157-07:00

Love the 'awesomest' worm designation! With all that critter collecting, you must keep your heart in tip-top shape, what with the surprise palpitations going on!

Love the new layout!

Blessings!

Sounds like you have a beautiful soul in this litt...

2009-07-15T05:07:19.484-07:00

Sounds like you have a beautiful soul in this little one! What a sweet personality! We had a similar incident with a guinea pig that we'd buried. Aweful, just aweful. Sounds like you handled it well.

Eeewwww! LOL I just told hubby about this. Sigh. I...

2009-07-15T05:03:10.855-07:00

Eeewwww! LOL I just told hubby about this. Sigh. I have three boys. Not looking forward to the bugs. Or dead bird wings. *grimace*

But what a sweet boy. He must've really wanted to keep it since he tried to mkae it as presentable as possible. LOL