Snake!!!

Well, it hasn't been the best of days.  Jake is fine...but mama hasn't been.  It seems that everything just seems to fall apart at once.  You all know what I mean.....the dryer died (replaced that on Saturday), computer died last night (still don't know what to do but it's where I get my email and have most of my docs stored, plus it wasn't too long ago that we bought it), fan in bathroom died, something else quit but I can't remember, but to top it all off, the pantry moth infestation (I finally accepted that that's what we have after a year or so of dealing with this) just became unbearable.  I had had enough last night and determined that today I would get to the bottom of it.  I tried, but chasing a 2 year old and tending to the others various needs (which they still very much have), proved almost to be too much.  I have thrown more food away than I could imagine.  It made me feel sick because much of it was gluten free which is so expensive!!!  But if we can get rid of these moths, I'll be thrilled.  Jeff has been worried about this problem all along, but I just kept thinking "no big deal".  But Friends, let me tell you, it IS a big deal.  It was GROSS!!!  I have no idea what I was thinking.  There's no telling what we've been eating.  Wonder where in the world my mind has been....I'll tell you where.  I can get so single minded that all I could think of at times was getting our little guy home.  I just kept thinking, "oh, no big deal, just a few moths".  Well Friends they have larvae and they leave little nests.  I just know God gave me my sweet husband for a reason.  He doesn't want us eating moths!!!

Okay, I'm digressing.  But anyway, I thought the final straw came tonight when I finally went into the garage to clean up the bag that had leaked sugar into the garage (I have dealt with an ant infestation before and determined that I would NOT have that problem again).  Well let me tell you that I thought things couldn't get much worse until I saw the biggest snake in my life.  I went to get Jeff, half gasping, and he prepared himself though he wasn't feeling well.  It didn't matter; he had to take care of this problem and NOW (that's according to me)!  So anyway, he went broom in hand to the garage and looked just under the steps where I had seen the snake.  He said "I think it's a belt, but you need to come look to be sure".  I wasn't so sure about that but did as he asked and sure enough, it was just Andrew's belt.  Oh, that was what Andrew was trying to tell me as he came running down the stairs.  Jeff, not feeling well and all, proceeded to get that belt snake out from under the steps and beat the tar out of it, which was actually quite funny until............he spread my pile of sugar all over the garage again.  :(((((

But things have been worse, and are in many places in the world, and people have loved ones that are sick.  So what in the world do I have to complain about!!!  Please, if you're reading this, pray for wisdom in parenting, clarity of mind, and for joy amidst craziness at times.