the sleppys

… a gas-powered lawnmower.

Some new weeds have grown to a wonderful height and are major attractions for various butterflies, so we keep these “weeds” in our butterfly garden. Our county, on its official website, encourages the residents to let a part of their yard overgrow to allow for biodiversity. This little piece of land on our yard has tall, deep green St. Augustine grass. The bugs love it.
There was heavy weather brewing in the ocean, and Dad was getting the house secured instead of focusing his weekend energies on tending the lawn, as he usually does. The storm came by (and didn’t leave) and brought heavy rain. When the skies cleared, the grass and weeds grew thickly. The bugs loved it. The birds and lizards loved it because the bugs loved it. It was a tropical paradise.

Until our neighbor complained to our landlord that our grass was too long. Our elbow-grease-powered reel mower doesn’t cut grass that is too long, so we spent $170 on a gas-powered loudmouth. *sigh*

… a baby sitter.

Actually, we got two babysitters, Miss E and Miss C. And they are more like Mother’s Helpers than babysitters. Actually, they are Father’s Helpers. They come when I go to work. But they don’t come together. They switch off because they each have other things to do. Some days are better than others. Some days, Miss E is playing Chutes and Ladders with the older children when I’m walking through the door. And other days, Miss C takes loads of pictures of the children.

… decent pictures of the children!

Thanks to Miss C, her camera, and her amazing ability to get my children to pose! How does she do that?

Proof that Kyle does smile.

Kendall and Talon.

More pictures to come.

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