Rain Rain Go Away Come Again Another Day!

So we had a visit from the plumber again this week. Our sink was clogged with a month's worth of gunk and we were unable to do dishes for two days only adding to our cockroach problem. The morning of the plumber's visit we opened our kitchen door to find 7 dead cockroaches scattered on the floor and sink. YES I said SEVEN. They had gotten into the white powder we have been putting out to kill the ants. They are still living in our cupboard though so Ben decided to create his own handy dandy cockroach killer trap. He first got a clay jar filled it two inches full with stale beer and water. Dropped two sticks in it and topped it off with a little ant poison. The next day Ben found a cockroach floating in the jar! Ben-1, Cockroaches-0. (Photo for Proof Below)

We are praying the rain will subside soon. Our home is falling apart. New leaks pop up daily. Meanwhile, there is a miniature lake developing on what would be equivalent to a front driveway. Every time it rains, two or three times a day for a couple minutes or less at a time (and when I say rain I mean tropical torrential downpour) these mammoth sized puddles gather around the house (sometimes in the house). It is not our business to despise the much needed monsoon rain but we'd be lying if we said that we didn't ask the Big Guy Upstairs to turn down the waterworks once and a while. No matter though as we have devised a great way to scale across our gate whilst using the momentum of our bodies to close the gate- at the same time delivering us safely onto the other side...of the puddle/lake of course (As you can see Ben displaying above in his awesome rain boots).

Oh and today we visited a hundred and thirty two year old museum with 40 kids under the age of 12. They even had ancient urinals. Fascinating. We love you all! Thanks for Reading!

Coauthored By: Rylee and Benjamin Applebee