Friends,
Some societies consider visitation by giant beetles to be a good omen (which ones? -ed Just go with me on this.). Sure, it was odd to find this minor monster hanging off the screen door a couple days ago… 
…but maybe it was a sign. After all, the family was scheduled to stop by my place the next weekend. I wasn’t sure if I’d have time to prep the house, fix the broken toilet, clean up the leftover bits of dog. What I needed was another sign. Something that might, I don’t know, convince me that this wouldn’t be a complete disaster. 
Right! All that was left was for the kiddos to arrive… 
…and maybe line up on the staircase for a picture… 
…or even collapse the swing together… 
Even through my barbequed berry pancakes, minor meltdowns and a whole lot of mosquito bites, we even managed to get together for a great big family photo. 
Totally worth it.
I’m pretty lucky, don’t you think?
– bob