Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Practical Jokesters

The other day, I found a snake on our screened-in lanai.  Now granted, it was a baby snake, so it was not very big, but it was enough to really startle this city girl.  The worst part about it was that I wasn’t able to get the snake out of the lanai.  Cupid, the cat, was the first to spot the snake.  So she proceeded to poke and torment it.  I was so worried about getting the cat away from the snake that by the time I had the cat safe inside the snake was no where to be found.  Needless to say, I looked high and low for that thing, but I could not find it.  For my sanity, I am presuming that the snake let itself back out the same way that it came in, but you can never be too sure.

So yesterday, I pass by the sliding glass doors that have sheer curtains on them and I see a snake like shadow.  My skin starts to crawl and I just know my snake friend is back for a visit.  Determined to catch the little guy this time, I slide the curtains back and what do you know, one of my good little pugs has gotten their rope toy out of the toy box and has forgotten to put it away.  Needless to say, I was very relieved, but I still wonder which one of the pugs was playing tricks on me.