Viewing Venus

Derik and all three boys spent the last half hour standing in the driveway with a telescope checking out Venus. They all have a fascination with stars and planets. While I think it is noteworthy, it is certainly not worth additional mosquito bites to my body.

I need to do some research on why mosquitoes bite certain people more than others. Braden and I are like mosquito magnets. Those blood suckers seek us out of a crowd. I've proven this time and time again. Standing in a group of people, Braden and I will have several bites each while everyone else is left untouched.

While on the subject, I appreciate almost every one of God's creations.  Spiders, even though I hate them and scream like a little girl almost every time I see one, have a purpose in helping to reduce insect population. Skunks, though their stench makes me want to vomit, are at least furry and cute.  Mosquitoes, on the other, have no redeeming qualities.  They bite you, leaving a red welt that itches, which causes you to scratch it, making it become a sore which takes weeks to heal. They spread West Nile and even worse Malaria, which kills 180 children every 90 minutes in Africa (Per a tweet from Alyssa Milano. Don't question my sources.) Mosquitoes are useless and should be hunted down and brought to extinction.

Anyhow, my aversion to mosquitoes kept me indoors this evening. Catching a glimpse of Venus simply wasn't worth getting bitten or spraying myself with the noxious bug spray.

The upside of my guys viewing Venus tonight, I have 30 or so minutes to myself.  Yes, I'm loving the silence. 

The downside... They left he back door open and let all the blood sucking mosquitoes in my house!