A Stranger in the Night

Last week I woke up to Elsie screaming and as I walked to her room I prepared for lots of different scenarios such as: a nightmare, upset tummy, needs a glass of water. It turned out a box elder bug had made its way onto Elsie's bed and was taking a nap on her special pink blankie. I have to admit that this is a great reason to scream in the middle of the night, poor lady. It took about an hour of stories and being on bug patrol before she was back to bed. The next morning she came up the stairs and tells me "Well mom, I think that bug might have been thirsty and was looking for a home." Life isn't as scary when the sun is out and now we were ready to make nice with the bug. So, here's Elsie making a home fit for a bug:

yes, she has a tutu on with her jammies, makes sense, right?