Watch out Bear Grylls (or whoever the snake guy is)

What do you do when your girls come running indoors from the back yard crying and screaming followed by your friends little girl yelling, " there is a Mojave (that is a type of deadly snake) in the backyard!" Above mentioned friend says, " Where is your brother." and she replies, "trying to catch it! "

What happened after this - I can not explain in words. Just picture two frantic mom's screaming running outside to get said boy inside. Then after making sure all kids (we just had a lovely tea party) were safely inside THIS is what I did......................................................................

I grabbed a shovel, my husbands boots and went a lookin' for that snake. As I said I had been hosting a tea party hence the skirt and apron.

Thankfully we did not find the snake and we concluded that the snake was not really a snake at all but perhaps a shadow. Whew - because I am not sure what I would have done. I remember my mom killing many snakes with a shovel when I was little but I don't really want to have to do that.

Not only that but a couple of the girls I had here are daughters of naturalists, lovers of all things in nature. Anyhow I just am glad I didn't have to approach the subject because at one point{as all the kids are looking outside through the windows} I heard my girls saying, "my mom is going to kill it." and they were saying, " you shouldn't kill snakes, snakes are good" and I was thinking; Oh I don't think so. I love nature but this snake is going down because once he crossed into my habitat it is game on little snake.

**Lady Di update: I think I found her. Someone reported a crazy frantic lady in the aisle of Safeway buying snacks for two very hungry kids. She was frazzled and in a hurry. Stay tuned for updates but we can call off the missing persons people. Don't understand or want to enter our giveaway, click here.

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Here Piggy Piggy Piggy!

Hey Lady Di - I am in need of your services! Do you travel? I have a piggy and he wants a hair cut. :0)

You may have remembered if you read our blog regularly that on Mothers Day Lady Di had to shave a pig. Strange to the majority of our followers unless you happen to be familiar with 4-H, FFA, or Livestock Shows. Lady Di and I grew up as 4-H brats: showing pigs, sheep, cows and yes you have to shave them before show. I practically was born at a fair! We both were raised on farms and naturally our kids will/are involved in the same great organization we were. So I immediately thought of Di and this post when I saw this little piggy!

Of course this isn't a pig you would see at a fair. This little piggy isn't actually a pig at all (I just found that out while doing this post) but a Javalina red. His mama died in a tractor accident on the ranch. One of our employees saved him and has taken him in. He is kinda cute and follows Jorge around as if he is his mother. One day he will not be so cute! These creatures get mean - The Hubs has been chased back into the house by a grown Javalina before. Now my girls want a pig for a pet.

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