Introducing my new sister-in-law

okay.... so it is time to intoduce my new sister-in-law..... da da da duum! Introducing, the beautiful, amazing, outrageous, adorable, crazy, sweet, magnificent, smart, funny, strong, gifted, pretty, stupendous, tremendous, glorious, fabulous, (and not to mention annoying) ...........the wonderful miss Katie Pack!!! yeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

applause, please.

In Georgia, we grow the bugs BIG! This is a luna moth that decided to visit me one night a few weeks back and fly into my crafting room while I was scrapbooking.... I had the window open, which is a mistake, because it took me nearly a half-hour to get him worn out enough to settle down and pose for this pic.... they really are incredible to look at up close.... his antennae look fuzzy, and it looks like he has big black eyes and a little pink nose. This guy had about a 4 inch wingspan and the "eyespots" on the wings are to deter preditors. I really like the soft green color, too.

I really marvel at some of the creatures that have been put on this earth.... although I see no use for most of them...( fireants, roaches, beetles, SPIDERS, mosquitos and flies)..... I do like to watch the butterflies and moths. Even an occasional praying mantis fasinates me.... as long as it is OUTSIDE and not crawling on me...lol !!!

Until next time!

Times have changed

Today, I was thinking about how life can change in a minute. take for instance the tragedy at the Amish schoolhouse in Pennsylvania. These people are so set apart from the world that you wouldn't think something so horrific could have happened in their community. Evil is everywhere and it will affect us all in some way or another.... I wish there was a way to stop it, but I am afraid it is just a small drop of what is to come. It is very sad to hear about innocent children having to experience such evil. They didn't do anything to deserve such treatment. I really feel for the families that lost their girls... I pray our Father in Heaven will watch over them in their time of need and that they may be comforted at this time. I remember that I never felt unsafe growing up. My friends and I would be outside all day and roam from house to house from morning 'til nite and I don't think our parents ever worried about where we were and if someone would abduct us or come to our school and pull out a gun and start shooting! I sometime wish we could go back in time and the kids of today could feel that safe, too. Well, that's about the most depressing blog yet! Maybe next one will be a better one!