Every person should have friends that you can count on no matter what! I have been bless with several such friends but few rank along with M&M. The Old Man went to college with Mr. M and Mrs. M. I meant Mrs. M at my wedding but have known Mr. M since I was a
Sophomore in College (when I started dating the Old Man). We have been blessed that we have lived in the same general area since college and now they live 13 minutes from my front door.
On Saturday we declared it a Stay-At-Home day for the little two and myself while the Boss played in a very cold soccer tournament. We had a great day playing around the house and finding whatever I could to entertain two small children. Later in the day, The Old Man volunteered at a local Holiday event. I decided that it would be different to eat dinner by candlelight. So, I and the three children were peacefully eating out dinner when Doodlebug asked for more juice. I got her juice and when returning to my candlelit table, I noticed something moving on the floor. The kittens had brought in a snake!!!!!
Now there is a disclaimer here. I am unreasonably icked out by snakes. They scare me worse than any other creature I can imagine. I called the Old Man twice but no answer on his mobile phone. So, desperately trying to think who could come and get this thing out of my house, I remember the Fire Chief (who works out with The Old Man three days a week) lives just up the street but I didn't have his phone number. Dialing 9-1-1 would just get The Old Man laughed at all week at the office. The next closest would be Mr. M. So I called.
In the movie version of this story he would have slapped me on the face and all would be well, however, that was a little difficult through the phone. He did, in his very calm lawyerly voice, talk me through getting my broom and sweeping the creature out my back door. Now keep in mind this offending creature was under Doodlebug's highchair while she was still sitting in it! All I knew was I wasn't picking the thing up but it kept eyeing the leg of her chair like it was looking for higher ground! Once I bravely swept the thing outside, I locked both it and the kittens out in the yard. It looked much bigger under my table but with these creatures, to me, size really doesn't matter. It's mere existence in my house was more than I could take.
So, I am once again very thankful for Mr. M and now whenever The Old Man is not home, the kittens are grounded from going outside!
The Girls and I made cookies for Santa! (Yet another joy of having Grandma around -- there are actually pictures of me doing things with my children.)
