Random Things

The kids and I had to run to the post office to send off a couple of packages the other day. After we were done we decided to stop by Brian's office quick because Katie just had to see her daddy. :) On our way to the office Katie says to me - Mama, there's an ant on the back of the chair. OK, whatever. She says it again only a bit louder this time and sounds a bit freaked out. We will kill it when we stop, OK? OK.

So we get to the office and are getting out of the vehicle. Katie is telling me that the "ant" is crawling up the chair. Ok, fine. Let me get a kleenex and come over and get it. I don't see it...

It's right there!

Nope, still not seeing it.

....and there it is - the biggest cockroach I have ever seen hanging out on the passenger side seat belt. EEEEKKKK!!!! (Have I mentioned that there are a ton of bugs in Florida and that I have a small bug phobia??) So I encourage Katie to jump out of her chair without disturbing the cockroach of course. So she gets out and tells me to kill it. Yeah...I'll get right on that. It's only 900 degrees outside, the humidity is unbearable and I totally have the heebee jeebies.

We close and lockup the van and temporarily forget about the cockroach...

Brian is in a meeting and we conveniently disturb it. Aww...everyone likes a "cute kid" break, right? I proceed to inform Brian about the cockroach HINTING that I would very much like it if he would come out and kill it. He flatly declines. Thanks, hon!

I decide to be brave. I am going to kill the cockroach. OK...I have my paper rolled up and ready. You are going to get it Mr. Cockroach! Any minute now...breathe...

OK...and..SMACK!! Oops! missed...dang! Not trying that again...

I take the kids back into Brian's office and kindly ask the first young airman I see if he could do me a favor. He politely accepts without question. I handed him my rolled up paper and wished him luck. Apparently he does not suffer from a bug phobia - thank goodness! He flicks it out of the van and squishes it with his steel-toed boot. THANK YOU!! He was my hero for the day.