We made it. We're on the upside of this ordeal. It's been difficult but her strength is simply amazing. I have a whole new level of respect for a kid I already loved with all my heart to begin with.

We girls know how to throw down at tailgating. Great afternoon at the brand new stadium.

Hazards of living in the east, aka taking your life into your own hands

So I reached my hand all the way to the back of the mailbox before I noticed this little lady. Can't tell from the pics really because she was too far in a shadow, but this was a black widow just chillin' in the mailbox door with her children to be.





Lots of spiders here that are pretty cool to see, if somewhat dangerous. This guy was hanging out on our porch by the front door. He was beautiful, but big and kind of scary.



No pic because he ran too fast, but the kidlet saw a wolf spider the size of a peach in the backyard last week. You'd think we live out in the wilderness, but nope. We're just north of the city chillin' in a normal neighborhood.

A girl's best friend

Yeah, what he said.