On that note, I want the world to know, that Don is not the only one in this house that saves lives. Today I was a hero. (My Mother-in law said so.) Today I sitting at my table with the laptop and saw something move out of the corner of my eye. About 3 feet away, staring up at me, another stinking lizard! This one was pretty good sized too. I honestly had the wind sucked out of me for several seconds, I couldn't even get out the word "Sally Ann"!
When I finally came to my senses, I grabbed my phone and took a picture of the beast. (thinking people know when you text a picture, you mean business, right?) Then, I texted the lizard along with a message pleading for advice to about 5 family members. Naturally, people started texting advice pronto and with everyone's input, I came up with a solution.
Don: suggested I walk slowly towards the lizard and find out where he goes (hoping to find how he got in and get him back out)
Tom (Don's brother): chase it!
Gail (Don's mother): get the broom and sweep at it to the slider door. Of course, open the door in advance.
Ashley (my sister): yell at it and repeat Sally Ann a lot.
Julie (my sister): get out my roomba and have a sweep off.
So I eliminated Julie and Tom's advice. I already yelled out of panic twice before Ashley mentioned it and no effect on the little beast. I decided to open the front door and get the broom like Gail said but didn't think it would work. They are way too fast. I didn't think it would allow me to get very close like Don suggested because again too fast and don't really care for people. However, this guy must have been pretty weak. He let me push him with the broom, well, until he jumped up on it. I just talked to him and told him he couldn't stay any longer and had to go. I pushed him out the door and onto the welcome mat and quickly shut the door.
I kept envisioning me opening that door three days from now and finding him belly up on my mat. Good news though, I have opened the door, he is off the mat and only God knows where he is now and may God keep it that way!
2 comments:
What a brave soul! If you were a boy scout you might have earned a merit badge for this...
Girl--you put him on the WELCOME mat? (Yes I said HIM--he did not respond to Sally Anne so one can only assume it was not Sally, but Ralphy Gene, , Sally's younger brother). Anyway, due to your "welcome" gesture, I say, Do not blame him if you find him again in your housey hold--because, dog on it--you INVITED him!! Fool. Yes I said FOOL!
Text me next time so you can put:
Jackie (psychotic friend of two of my sisters who feels the need to add her two cents to everything our family does): Buy a BB gun and SHOOT the thing DeAd, fry him up and get dinner out of the whole experience:)!
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