A four year old little boy gets angry at his baby sitter and shoots him. Eighteen year old Nathan Beavers had stepped on his foot. The boy promptly went to a bedroom closet and returned with a shot gun.

I remember when my teenage daughter went two houses down to babysit for a family whose little boy had an anger management problem. One day she came home and told me that when she wouldn’t let him have his way, he told her he was going to get his Daddy’s gun and shoot her. His father worked for the FBI and always had a gun in the house. Of course I wouldn’t let her go back after that time.
She had dealt with anger at his home before, but it had been escalating.

This story of a four year old Ohio boy shooting his babysitter for accidently stepping on his foot, makes me realize that I made the right decision back then. I am amazed and saddened that there are so many anger management problems among our youth.

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It’s time for a trip to the grocery store and you head to your favorite one, Cosco. You travel first down the produce aisle and get grapes, bananas and the usual produce selections. Then you get home and start to put your groceries away. You pick up your grapes to wash them so you can put them in the frig and you jump back. You see a big ‘ole ugly spider right there on your grapes. You make enough noise that your hubby comes running. He convinces you to trap it in a jar and is pretty sure it is a black widow spider.

This is exactly what happened to Judy Reardon of Michigan who purchased grapes from Cosco last week. The popular grocery store warehouse claims that they sell organic grapes and that pesticides aren’t used on organic foods which explains how a black widow spider might find it’s way into one of their stores. After catching the spider in the jar, Mr. Reardon allowed WCCO-TV to take it to the University of Minnesota’s insect museum, where they confirmed his suspicions.

Mrs. Reardon is not planning on suing Cosco but expresses concern, and wants those who purchase organic fruits to make sure that they carefully inspect these foods and make sure that they are washed thoroughly before giving them to their families.

After mating, female black widow spiders eat their mates which is how they got their name. A bite from a black widow spider can cause someone to become very sick with cramping, nausea and severe pain. Deaths from a black widow spider bite are highly unlikely.

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Fall harvest season is a great time of year to begin a Family Tradition. In conjunction with the end of the harvest, many farms and rural communities host Fall Festivals. These events are often a day trip away or an overnight stay at a nearby lodge or bed and breakfast. The kids will love to get outdoors and feel the cool crisp air and see the changing scenery, falling leaves, and natural beauty of the season.

Fall Festivals often include fun activities like:

• Hayrides or pony rides
• Hay or corn mazes to run through
• Picking out a pumpkin to bring home and decorate
• Musical entertainment like fiddling or dancing
• Regional food sampling
• Purchasing local fruit for use in making preserves or pies

Shopping the craft booths with local artist’s wares for holiday presents.

It’s easy to search out the events in your area by browsing the web or looking in the local paper.

Beginning a Family Tradition can give families a sense of security and comfort. It can be an event to look forward to each year with eager expectation, spending time together in a familiar surrounding. What better way to spend our days than building family relationships and making lifelong memories together. Make sure to bring your camera to record your outing and use for scrap booking later.

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