Bugs, rain, and Heros!

Oh the drama that is, "the little prairie house"! I went and visited my sister is Pickerington today and her house made me ache for and normal house. I will admit, I was jealous for a minute, then I got those emotions in check because see God doesn't look at the physical, he looks at our hearts.
Bugs, bugs and more bugs! All kinds! We could seriously have an identification class! We've sprayed, fogged and prayed but can't seem to shake the beetles, spiders, and wasps. Today Z was my hero in the fact that I got a wasps under a box but when I went to pick up the box to step in it he was mad, so I got out the shop vac and she lifted the box so I could suck him up! Then I found 2 dead spiders, one dead beetle and one live beetle. sucked them all up too!!
The rain last night was loud and the storm left me lying in bed awake. I struggled to sleep, and when I woke this morning I found my worry was spot on, the house was flooded. The "prairie" house had rained in at 4 windows leaving me with no clean towels. The "new" house basement is full of mud and the 1st floor was soaked. I swepted out almost an inch of rain floor wide. Skye drilled holes in the floor the relieve the water but it was so high, it barely helped. We're supposed to get more rain and storms tonight.
My sister in law Tiff and her hubby Trav were in town over the weekend and we jammed packed it full of family events most of which included balls park games!! Z and Lilly my niece had softball tournaments. Lilly's team when #1 in the regular season and tournament.  Zs team was last in both. Fall ball starts up soon, we are excited about that. A's season is over too, new team come fall ball as she moves up to 8 and under division.
Berries are coming! This farm is full of wild black raspberries and we are so excited to start picking!! No chemicals, no fertilizers, just fresh wild berries!! This is a blessing!!
Girls are at VBS in the evening so that leave me and the J-man! Sure is a good thing Inhad him today too!! I manage to lock every key I have inside the house! After about an hour I managed to heave him through a window and he ran and got my keys as brought them too me. I unlocked the door and it was so fun to see his reaction at how happy he was with himself. He was a hero today too!!
The washer is broke, so I've been doing laundry at anyone who will let's me, house. My sister Em was a huge help today with that! I struggle with letting people help as I am independent but feel we've overused our need for others help. I will say after the dirty, sweaty day I had it sure was real nice to have a clean, soft towel to dry off with!!
Even through all the struggles and storms, I feel God right beside us. No one said the hard times are not a blessing too. You can find blessings anywhere, if you look for them. God is good, all the time, even the trying days!!