Who new?

So these were at the house when we moved in...and I was like, ok whatever. I just figured it was like a cactus thing...then a week or so ago, something happened.

It grew this stalk thing in the middle of it.

And then it grew branches.....

And then those branches grew flowers....

What the crap?

And now it is oddly pretty. And quite fascinating.

What is this magical plant.

And this all happened in about a week.

Crazy Illinois wildlife.

The cutest kitties...

are mine.

They have arrived.

This week marks the beginning of firefly (lightning bug) season.
I have been waiting for this since we moved here and I found out that they live here.
But there are only a couple. When it gets warmer more will be here (they have to wake up from winter sleeps).
Cas humored me and went outside at dusk and he caught one, then it got mad stopped glowing and then flew away (angrily).
I had my camera and tried to take a video, but he was too little and i couldn't find him. I will need more fireflies and more nighttime before having to go to bed to get to work.
Stay tuned for more firefly news.

It Almost Rhymes

hee hee

for reals.

There was a kayak strapped to the top of the

little pickup truck.

Adorable.

um...wha?

So maybe "laros" means something like "precious" or "cherished" in white trash language...but if you are a bad driver, who is fat and TOTALLY white trash...from behind it just looks like

"LARDS"

(as a side note...seriously what else do I have to do in traffic, and I was behind this car for like...10 miles, and I waited till we were at a stop light to take the photo...so there)

I've got my handbasket, and I'm ready to go...

Pay attention to the subtle difference of the statement I heard on the news today about the flooding in Indiana.

What was said: "It was not a dam failure."

What I heard: "It was not a damn failure!"

It really doesn't take much to amuse me.

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/wisconsin.dells.flooding.2.744293.html

I'm going to hell...for reals.

ok so, I know I am going there, but seriously Indiana TOTALLY stole our thunder. literally! (and figuratively)

I have been freaking out about this since day one (ok calm down family, it was like 10 miles away, but SERIOUSLY 10 miles is a lot closer than the 1700 it was before).

But there was a FREAKIN'; tornado this evening!!!! In the suburbs!!! In the southwest suburbs...just south east of our house by, like I said, about 10-15 miles.

So a little info on tornadoes. The sky will be really dark and green, and it will sound like a train (that is what they say)

So Cas and I were watching TV and there are warnings all over the place. It is like 85 degrees and raining with thunder and lightening and all that stuff. So I am freaking out (less so now, because I have a gin and tonic--which was necessary).

But I digress....

There is now this TINY article online about our tornado, and all you can see now on the news is the stupid massive flooding in Indiana. *ugh*. More flooding, but nothing about our DEVASTATION?!?! ok, or a couple lost roofs, and maybe an injury, but people this is HUGE for me!

I can't even describe what it is like outside. It was dark at about 4pm, and the clouds are just flying by. We have the A/c on inside and it is about 75 in here, but outside it is close to 90 and it is SO humid that the outside of all our windows have fogged up...which is odd cause in the winter it was the opposite...but here are some photos...you can't really tell that much, but totally fogged up. And I can't even describe how eerie it feels outside. Now it is all calm and still and heavy (the air is so thick, but our tornado warning ended at 8..so I guess we are ok)