Where I've Been

Sorry to be so delinquent with posting the last few days, but I've been busy with a creature very much like the one you see above. Here's how Drew tells it:

I opened the door and was going over to play with Brandon, and before I took a step I saw a snake curled up and yelled, "Snake!" I asked, "Is this a harmless snake, or not?" Then I went over to Brandon's house to ask if Josh and Brandon could come see a surprise. I brought them over to our house to see the snake. Josh said it was a Garter snake baby, and was harmless. When it bit Brandon, it didn't hurt! Josh got a glass cage that Brandon brought over. Josh put it in the cage. Then we let it out and Brandon and I were touching it. Then Jacob was scared to hold it, and Brandon said, "Drew's not scared." Then he put it on my shoulder, and it crawled around and tickled my neck with it's tongue! Then Mommy said we couldn't play anymore until school is over. Then Josh was going to let it go, and I asked if we could keep it. Mommy said we could keep it until Daddy got home. So we got the bug habitat and put it in there and set it on the table. When Daddy got home he said we would have to take care of it, and Mommy said we could keep it.

So, I have been researching that "take care of it" part for the last couple of days. Tentatively, his name is "Mac," but that sounds an awful lot like "Matt," so that name might not last. Marian just keeps asking, "How did this happen?"--especially in response to questions like, "Honey, where do you want to keep the snake supplies?" He's about 14 to 16 inches long (I say "He," but I have no idea if it's He or She) and he seems to really like his new habitat. (Perhaps there is symbolism in having a caged serpent.) I guess now I will have snake reports from time to time . . .