Slither-In
Last week we had a little surprise guest in our basement. The window had been left open and a little friend decided to climb in. It had warpped itself aroudn the curtain rod. I had walked downstairs to go to my office and had felt a breeze. I thought that had been odd. Perhaps one of my kids had left the fan on. I walk in and turn on the light and noticed the fan was not on. I did also notice that there was a snake on top of the curtain rod. I thought it was Matthew's rubber snake and reached for it. Just short of grabbing it, I thought to myself, 'I don't think that Matthew's toy snake was this big..."
So I stopped and stared at it for awhile. It did move a little and so it was time to prepare for war. I make a snake catching tool from a broom and a telephone cord. Matthew helped me to get it in a box so we could take it outside. It was heavy and almost five feet long. I think if Paola would have seen it, she would have had a heart attack.
Let's not talk about the fate of our little friend. I think I will either have to keep the basement windows closed, or brush up on my snake handling skills.
