I Forgot Friday Foto Friends Day!

Some pretty wildflowers along the road this morning

I am so crazy!  Last night at 10 pm, as I was falling into bed and thinking back over the day, I suddenly realized that I never posted anything for Friday Foto Friends!!!! I can't believe it!!! I do have at least one good excuse...yesterday morning I had to go get a PERM at 9 a.m....so I was gone all morning...(No picture yet...as I type this I am still in morning bedhead mode)...and the night before we had a wild night...

The wild night started before we went to bed, when we realized there were ants coming and going into a little tiny hole up on the ceiling above our bed. We have a high pitched ceiling, and at the top joint somehow these "carpenter ants" (they don't eat wood, however) had found a home up inside there.  So hubby had a great idea that we put some caulking and or spackling compound over the hole.  However since it was so high and we didn't want to move the bed, get a ladder, etc., we just tried to daub it on there from the end of a long pole.  It wasn't a very well done job, but we thought it would at least keep the ants from marching two by two over our heads all night, and then we could fix it better the next day.  Well, in the middle of the night my hubby was awakened by falling bits and pieces of the spackling compound...and as we shone the light up on the ceiling, the ants were running all over the place trying to dismantle our work as fast as they could.  So we ended up sleeping on the couch and recliner in the living room for the rest of the night. You can imagine how wonderful that was!

This picture now shows a repaired ceiling, thanks to our son coming to our rescue with a tall ladder and the proper tools to caulk the hole correctly.  And thankfully we have not seen another ant since! (And we had a good night's sleep last night!)

When I got home from getting my perm yesterday I discovered that my computer screen resolution was messed up, and I have spent the past 24 hours still trying to get it back to where it was before.   It still isn't right, but at least I can see what I'm writing. That's been frustrating, because there didn't seem to be any reason for it, except that I had turned off my computer the night before when we tried to sleep in the living room, and my computer was on but was too bright for us to sleep...and when I turned it back on in the morning it was messed up...so...who knows? Maybe the ants did it!

This morning we took a little ride to get out of the house for a while. (and so I could find something to take a picture of!)  We drove down a forest road that we've never traveled on before, and found it really lovely.  We actually saw a mother bear and two cubs running across the road, but by the time I could get my camera focused they were already in the woods/bushes alongside the road. Here is the picture I got of the mother's hind leg:  (The cubs were in the weeds ahead of her).

These wildflowers were so pretty, I talked hubby into stopping so I could take a few pictures (watching for more bears all the while)  I don't know what they are called, but they resemble snapdragons.

On Thursday morning I had to go for lab work, and then hubby took me to Bob Evans for breakfast afterwards.

It's a good thing the blood work was done before I ate this breakfast!! LOL. I go back to the Dr. next week to get the results...

Next week will be busy. Tuesday morning is our usual Home Bible Study here in our home, and then our "Lovely Ladies of the Lord" will be meeting on Thursday (at a nearby church) for the first time in several months (we didn't meet over the summer).  I've been asked to lead the Bible Study, so I need to get my head and heart in gear for what the Lord wants to say to us. 

Then on Saturday I am hosting a bridal shower here at our house for our sweet daughter in law to be, and I've been "stressing" over the table arrangements, food, house cleaning, etc.  My hubby reminded me of the Martha and Mary story this morning...because he heard me talking about all the things I need to get done next week...and that gave me a moment's pause to stop and realize that I need to keep things in perspective...and devote some time just for me and the Lord before I do anything else.

Luke 10:38-42(NKJV)

38. Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. 39. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. 40. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”

41. And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. 42. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”

Yes, I know I am guilty of being a "Martha" type more than a "Mary".  I was doing much better when I was able to sit in The Secret Garden every day and deliberately listen and focus on the Lord.  It's been too hot all summer to sit out there, so I've gotten out of the daily routine.  Please pray for me this week that the Lord will be able to speak to me and through me as we gather together to hear from His Word and encourage one another. I need this as much as the others.  (Maybe more).  

Thank you, dear friends, for your faithfulness to share such positive things all the time. I am so blessed to have found so many dear friends here in "blogland". I count on you for daily words of hope and encouragement...and always love to see what you've been doing in your part of the world. Thank you for being here!!!

Now, I don't think it's too late to go over to Deb's place and check out what our friends have posted for yesterday's Friday Foto Friends!