What a Day!

Today has been one of those days when you wished you just would have stayed in bed. Brianna has been fussier than normal the past few days (I think her teeth are bothering her). Then I opened the door this afternoon to see not one but two BIG snakes sunning much to close to the house for my comfort. I took these pictures from the safety of the front door.Luckily for me, my wonderful husband, who can kill mice better than a mouse trap, can also kill snakes fairly well. He got one, and he said it was over 4 ft long! The other snake came out later but disappeared before he could get it. Hopefully, it has found it's way to the field and will be very happy there and not venture back up to the house!
Brianna decided that she did not want to eat lunch. I put her down for her nap like I always do. Last week naps were so easy! I really enjoyed naptime for a change! This week has been back to the same old routine..screaming! A least I have gotten over the guilt of not holding her while she is screaming. I realized that it really only makes things worse. So after holding her for about 5 minutes where she was crying and not settling down I put her in her crib and sat in the room with her. After about 10 minutes she was out! That is until I stepped on a loose board on the floor and woke her up. Anyway, after she finally took her nap and woke up, she was fussy. We figured since she did not eat lunch she was hungry, well, she was also rooting too, I guess that really tipped us off. She wanted to nurse, but it was not time. Tried a bottle, did not work. Gave her fruit, it helped a little but she was still fussy. She fussed and cried for a little over a hour...until it was time for her to nurse! Then all was right with her little world and she was happy!
Also, yesterday when Bobby came home for lunch, he found a swarm of what turned out to be termites at our front door. So we called an exterminator who came out today to give us an estimate. First of all, they said they would be here today between 11 to 1. They showed up at 3. Well, lets just say for the next 18 months we will be spending an extra $45 a month. That price is after Bobby talked them down, it was going to be about $65 a month!
And of course while the wonderful gentlemen were here telling us how important it was to treat for the possible infestation the power went out and stayed out for about a hour! Since you cannot cook without electric, we ordered pizza! I stuffed myself with 3 large pieces! So long diet!
By the way the power came back on and stayed on before the pizza even got here!