The Great (Cricket) Escape

So these crickets I've been buying to feed Liz the Lizard have become the bane of my existence. I've added a trip to Petsmart to my weekly to do's, and I purchase 14 crickets at a time. Which means I have to have a habitat to keep them not only alive but well fed and plumped up enough to be worthy of being eaten by a lizard. Said habitat is in a plastic box with holes punched in it, special cricket food and this jello like substance that keeps them hydrated (apparently a water dish is too much for them to handle -- they drown). I'm not kidding here. It's only my Mother's Love (for the kids, not the lizard) that keeps me going back for more.

This week, after my Petsmart run to purchase 14 crickets on Monday, we have seen an unusually high number of crickets roaming the house. I thought it was time to call the bug guy to get an extra treatment. Then I thought to look at the cricket habitat. It SHOULD have been crawling with 14 crickets. There were two left.

They're too dumb to know better than to drown in their water dish. But apparently they pulled one over on me and busted out.

Who's the dummy NOW, huh?

Things I Heart Today

My funny twins who love (and entertain) each other.

Book club laughter.

That pears and raspberries are put up. Bring on the peaches.

Kiddos who are so excited for the ward campout (and the traditional Pizza Factory lunch tomorrow!).

Temps that don't bake you within five minutes of going outdoors. (I'm afraid to say I heart cool weather because that will jinx us all)

My sisters and mom whom I miss dearly. Now that you mention it, my brothers and dad too. Just thinkin' of my girls today :)

That the General Women's Broadcast is tomorrow (and Conference is next weekend!)

The Secret to Youthful Skin

So I was buying some of those make-up removing wipes the other day at Walgreen's. I saw some Pond's "Age-Defying" wipes that claim to remove make-up while using retinol collagen for a more youthful-looking result. Why not?

This morning I woke up with the biggest zit on my chin. Ah, so THAT'S their secret. They make you look like an adolescent! Um, no thanks.