Last week we went over to my aunt and uncle's house to hang out and have dinner. They didn't happen to be there at the time, but we were in the area and it was dinner time so we decided to enjoy their house without them.

When we arrived we did the usual grab everything and everybody out of the car and head in to get things settled and ready. On my way in I caught a glimpse of something sitting on the ledge of their enclosed porch. Let me first tell you about this ledge. This ledge has seen it all. I love it and it reminds me of when I was little and wanted to be cool and sit on the ledge with the big kids. It's fairly low so you can sit on it, rest your drink, put a plant...whatever. It's really a great little thing. So I'm getting things ready in the connecting kitchen and I hear Kaela's drinking something! And I rushed out (I hadn't given her anything to drink) and saw that she drank from a plastic cup sitting on the ledge. I asked her in a very loud and alarmed voice, "what did you drink? Did you drink this?" And she just looked at me, stunned. I looked in the cup and all I could see were beetles floating. I first felt relief because it looked like water and some bugs--so gross yes, but hopefully not poison. But wait, there are bugs floating!! I gave a quick call to my uncle and yes, it was only soapy water and Japenese beetles. None were eaten--at least she wasn't chewing when I stunned her. She screamed and cried--I guess I really scared her--but other than that she is fine. Ahh motherhood.