Blessings

I have inherited my mom's worry bone. For quite some time we have been living with out fire alarms. It has been a worry in the back of my mind for several months. I just never think of it at convenient times. I usually think about it in the middle of the night or on my way to work or on Sunday. You know how it is. When that happens I just say a little prayer to protect our home. Lately Gary and I have made a concerted effort to have family prayer, scripture study and family time. I think that it is no coincidence that this week the fire department showed up at our door offering free fire alarms and installation. What a blessing. One worry off my mind. I am not even going to count the others. I am just so grateful for this little blessing. A little reminder that we are not alone and that heavenly father answers even simple prayers.

Boys will be boys

We came home from church yesterday to find a cricket who had some how found respite in our home. Yuck. I have an intense dislike for all things creepy, crawley or otherwise spider like. Yuck, yuck, yuck. Brayden however had a complete fascination for the ugly black creature. Brayden followed it all over the house laughing with delight. I should have taken a picture, but I was too freaked out. I have decided that I do not want to pass my irrational fears on to my child, so I let him have time to explore and play. He laughed as it jumped and at one point he actually had hold of its leg. Brayden kept looking at me with his "this is the most fun I have ever had" expression. After about 10 min I had all I could take. I wisked Brayden out of the room and then smacked the heck out of it with my shoe. You should have seen the look on his face. It was so sad. I felt like the worst mother who ever lived. It was at that moment I knew this was only the first of many "mom look what I brought you" moments. I am raising a true blue no doubt about it boy. I love him more than anything, but bugs and creatures live outside. :)