Scorpion

So I've spotted about 4 scorpions during the duration of my living in Arizona... and that goes back to when I was first married and living here... (approximately 4 years). Today was the 5th... and the biggest one. 

I was sitting in the front room and Brielle came in and bunked her nose on the chair. She came over to me so I could kiss her nose better. I did, and then looked down by her feet. Something didn't look right in the carpet 1 inch from her foot. As it moved toward her foot with it's tail raised to strike I realized instantly what it was (a scorpion) and like a ninja I swept her onto the couch with me and called for Cody. Lucky for me it's Saturday and he's home! My heart was racing, and I am SO glad that it didn't get to her before I did!

*How grateful I am for the gift of the Holy Ghost... for the prompting to look down by Brielle's feet!*

Cody killed it, showed all the kids what it looks like, told them to stay away from them, and then took some pictures of it (shows how few times we see them). Plus he wanted me to put it on my blog -aka- our family journal :)