I forgot to mention this earlier but I had yet another run-in with a centipede last night. I don't know if it's a friend of the last one or if I actually saw two the last time. Either way, it creeps me out. I was sitting in the recliner and once again caught the little bastard out of the corner of my eye, flew out of the chair to grab a sneaker and in the meantime he had caught my cat Sydney's attention (she loves to go after bugs of any kind) but Sydney wasn't fast enough and Mr. Many Legs ran under the recliner. Not good. I put on my sneakers and stood a safe distance from the recliner trying to figure out my next move. Sydney kept circling the recliner and I was hoping that he'd come out for her to attack but after a good 5 minutes or so I realized he wasn't moving. So I began a process of sprinting towards the recliner, moving it slightly and then moving backwards just as fast...nothing. I kept moving it, running back, moving it, running back. I knew I would not be able to sit in the chair until we got him out of there. He finally went running out and with all those fast legs he ran under the door frame that leads to the upstairs. Grrrr. I slowly opened up the door and Winnie ran upstairs, Sydney had forgotten about him at this point so it was all me. The carpet in the hallway & going up the stairs looks almost like camouflage and I was unable to spot him. I was going to get a flashlight but didn't want to miss him running back into my living area. After about 10 minutes of this I made a run for it, grabbed a bunch of paper towels and got Winnie to come back downstairs. I stuffed the paper towels under the door to at least ensure he couldn't come back through....hopefully.
I know this is absolutely ridiculous and I should not be so distraught over something that is only an inch or two long, even if he does have a million creepy little legs, he's not going to hurt me. But I hate these kinds of things. This is one of the reasons I don't want to live in Florida, there's all kinds of freaky bugs down there.
So, now Mr. Many Legs is still on the loose and I'm walking around with shoes on so I am ready to attack at any given time. Jenna---those adorable pink ribbon slippers you gave me are getting so much use! :) I will try not to kill him with the slippers as they are just too darn cool but desperate times call for desperate measures.
Is there any kind of ritual or seance I can do to rid this house of all creepy-crawly things? Anyone?
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