Halloween scares and slime

halloween has always been one of my favorite times of year. it seems like a lot others share that same fondness of fall, candy, costumes and coziness wrapping up in sweaters. i also love the fun scariness of the season, not the disgusting horror of blood and guts, but the mysteriousness and micheviousness of it. well, yesterday i got a really good scare and thought i'd share it with all of you.
i hate spiders and ALL arachnids (well, mites aren't too scary more just yucky). anyone that knows me has probably already found this out. it is an uncontrollable fear which has created some really funny stories and moments that i laugh about later, after i've sufficiently screamed and cried first. when i say i have no control, it is no stretching of the truth. one night while visiting with ben and jodi, we got to talking about creepy crawlies that are found in enterprise. i'm pretty familiar with insects, enjoy identifying them and jodi was trying to describe a horrible cricket that they have been finding all over the house and yard. just then ben came in with one in a jar, i took one quick glance and suddenly austin was wearing a kelly hat. it turned out to be a sun scorpion. nasty little beasty.
and if you'd like to see more disgustingly frightening pics check out this link:
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/category/sand-puppies-sun-spiders-wind-scorpions-and-camel-spiders/
well, yesterday as i was saying i got a good scare. wesley had just gotten home from kindergarten and i was in the kitchen with the other kids. i had my back to him when he walked in and as i turned around i asked him, "how was your day?". in that instant i found a 2 inch wolf spider being thrust into my face by an excited little boy yelling, "look what i found outside mom!!". yes, chaos ensued. fortunately, it was dead. austin had found it a few days before on our driveway and thought he had gotten rid of it for me by kicking it under the bushes. he truly looks out for me, but didn't realize how far a little boy's power of observation and curiosity would take him. after i got wesley to take it outside and i got a hold of myself, i gave him a jar for it (i hate to stifle his curiosity for bugs, one which i share). and it is now safely tucked away in their playground mailbox (that in my opinion would be the ultimate hate mail).
so here's a pick of said spider being held by his proud owner


and halloween slime: this is that time of year for runny baby noses.
it gets all over the couch, the shoulder of all my shirts and all across her face. the bubbles are the best, they get pretty impressive.

for all the scares and slime, i love being a mom