Creature of the Night

Stuart mowed the lawn yesterday and left his shoes outside the garage door. I opened the door this morning to find this creature hanging in a web inside of his shoe! After a brief scream, and Stuart running to the rescue... he discovered it was a black widow! (Double Scream) Stuart insisted we take the now dead corpse captive for a picture. He picked it up with his hands! (Shudder) Moral of the story is don't scream and just kill the thing before your husband's deadly curiosity gets involved.

Emergency Preparedness

Tonight was our emergency preparedness date. Some of you may laugh, but our 72 hour kits have come in handy already....anyone remember Ike? Our first year in Texas was spiced up with a lot of tropical weather. The season ended in a big bang with catastrophic damage from Hurricane Ike. We did not have electricity for 2 weeks, gas was very scarce, and guess what generators run on? People lined up at gas stations for 2 hours. Some people didn't have electricity for a month across the street from us. We fortunately had 72-hour kits when the mandatory emergency evacuation came, and enough gas to make it 2 hours away when we realized we couldn't continue to stay where we were at. Moral of the story..... BE PREPARED!!! This message has been brought to you by The McAllisters Corner.

Better Late Than Never

Caleb captivated by his car...

the cutest Hedges couple I know...

If you haven't guessed we were at Cracker Barrel...

A secret surprise?

Very interesting....

Geo Cache!

That swamp sure looks foreboding...

The long tortuous path through the land of the mosquitos...

Aha! But there was a beacon of hope....

The star atop the San Jacinto Monument.

These travelers were very brave on their endeavor for Geo Cache.

A nice swim is a cure all for any adventure.

Now that my narrative is over let me explain. Our wonderful friends, the Hedges Family, came to visit us in Baytown over Memorial Day weekend. This post is a little late. We visited the San Jacinto Monument where the battle for Texas' independence was fought. Josh introduced us to this activity called "Geo Cache". Members of this expedition leave little trinkets all over public places. Something that may look like a piece of trash to you and me is actually a vessel for a piece of paper, pencil, and an earthy trinket of the person's choice. You sign the registry to state that you have been there and exchange the trinket with something of your own (seashell, penny, pebble, etc.). There is a website with the coordinates and if you have a GPS you are set to go. We discovered one at Cracker Barrel, Chilis, a random fence, and there is one waiting to be discovered in the mosquito infested swamp behind the monument. Stu and Josh were almost eaten alive in 2 attempts to find the treasure. We will not rest till it is found!....or until Josh comes again to help Stu. We also made a nice trip to Galveston Beach which was had some surprises. Kim has the story on her blog with excellent video. You can check it out on my link to the right. Thank you Hedges for an amazing visit, and hopefully we will be posting again soon.