Earthworms, Etsy, & Etc.

Earthworms

My house has been invaded by earthworms.

Eewww, gross.

Because we've gotten so much rain in the last two weeks they are all over the sidewalks. Evidently they aren't the smartest little critters because they're now seeking refuge in my kitchen, and then shriveling up and dying. I stopped counting after I scrapped up my twelfth worm off the floor. When I cleaned up the first one, I thought it was a blade of grass, but it stuck to the floor in a very gross way. It took me a few other crusty friends to figure out what they were. I would compare it to picking a booger off a child's nose. Yes, I'm a preschool teacher, and I really did just use that analogy.


This unfortunate friend took another route and went straight up the glass of my back door. Notice that he left it smudged for me, although I can't say that it was perfectly clean and unsmudged before he decided to die there.

Any ideas on how to keep them out of my house?

Etsy

I know I've made promises before, but I'm working on my Etsy site right now. Really, I am.

Today, I talked to the director of the preschool where I'm currently employed to teach the cutest two-year olds ever! And I told her I'm not coming back next year. (Gasp!) Why, in these oh-so-depressing-economic-times would I choose not to have a job next year? Well, remember between the hubby and I, we work about 5 jobs combined...so we have income. AND My BFF over at the Beautiful Struggle has asked me to keep her little man a few days during the week next semester.

Also, I plan on trying to get my jewelry business off the ground. I think I am going to call it Benedetto. It means blessed. (What do you think?) I love teaching and I love, Love, LOVE working with children. But I don't want to look back, and say what if....I never tried to sell my jewelry...and all the other what ifs floating around in my head.

ETC. A few randoms...

There is a possibility I might have some visitors this weekend. Oh my heavens, I can't wait. I'm holding my breath...

I still hate my hair cut. With a passion. Hate, Hate, Hate. Yes, its still that bad.

Jackie, I never answered your question about the necklace (So sorry...). If I am going to solder the necklace (like I did in the necklace that you were asking about) then, yes, I do need the picture first. But, we sell something called memory frames at our store, where you can change the pictures, or insert the pictures after the necklace is made. I prefer the soldered look, and I can make it from a digital pic that you've emailed to me! Hope you're feeling better soon!

I changed my banner at the top of my blog. I've been playing around with my background, and haven't been very happy with it. So I tried to do it myself, and I used digital scrapbooking images. The background is boring, but I really like the banner now. And I added a signature. This is a big deal for me folks! Maybe I can work up to making the entire background! We'll see...

Special thanks to everyone who has prayed for us lately!! It's been a wild ride these last few months, and though we aren't completely out of this storm yet, we have truly seen God's amazing blessings throughout all of this. I have a few thoughts/feelings bouncing around in my head/heart that I need to sort through, because I think God is wanting me to share more of my story. Once I can get it all sorted out, (translated: once I can write it out so that it makes sense to you...) I will share it with you. So that God can get the glory.