Well, with a title like that, I'm not sure where to begin?
A mosquito hawk is the bug pictured above. They are everywhere. At this point, most of them have mated and died off, but though dead, they linger still in bedroom corners, between window panes and screens and in spider webs.
The name "Mosquito Hawk" is a common misnomer for this insect. It's correct name is Crane Fly. We had a few in Alaska, a few, and people called them "damsel flies" but that is also incorrect. And, unfortunately crane flies do not eat mosquitoes or do any good that I can tell. They can actually damage your grass if you have an infestation of them. They lay their eggs and when the larvae hatch, they eat the roots of the grass until they reach maturity, and emerge from the ground to swarm and scare innocent children and invade houses only to be slapped and killed. Fortunately, they are not fast fliers and are easy prey, even for a six year old!
So for the chocolate chip cookies...we just had a hankerin' for some of these yummy Toll House bars I make (I've slightly changed the recipe), and Elizabeth helped me make them. Hannah, um, helped, too! She at least looked adorable. We then enjoyed sharing them with friends and eating the rest ourselves. We just wished Daddy had been here to eat them with us! He loves chocolate chip cookies--especially these!
Hannah is adorable with her little apron on! We love you guys and are thinking of you...let us know if you need anything at all. Oh, and to answer your question...that was the positive test from Ian that I posted as my little joke (it was one among several that I took!)
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