Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Dang Cat


So, here's my experience yesterday. I was downstairs folding the laundry when I heard a crash upstairs. I had just put Carter down, so I knew that the cat must be into something. As I went upstairs to investigate I had suspected what that crash had been, but was hoping that I was wrong. I came into my room and saw Lincoln up on the computer desk against Kracky's cage and facing the cricket house. I was right, the blasted cat had knocked down the cricket house, and yep you guessed it, there were crickets scurrying and jumping around everywhere!

I do not like crickets! They are jumpy and random and creepy. Rob thinks its hilarious because they are in no way harmful, but they just freak me out. And unfortunately for me, Rob and Spencer had just bought about 80 on Saturday, so I estimated that there were approximately 50 on the loose. So first I threw the cat out of the room and shut the door, (I dealt with him later), and then I hurried and gave Kracky an early snack and threw as many as I dared grab into his cage before they all hopped off and surrounded me. Then I grabbed a container and started gathering them without having to use my hands as best I could. They were starting to hide in Rob's binder, the basket of lizard supplies, under the cage, under the fax machine, under Kracky's cage, everywhere! This was so unpleasant. Well, I rounded up all that I saw. It took about 30 minutes. I wasn't so sure if I would be able to sleep in our room last night, but Rob assured me that they wouldn't jump up on the bed and jump all over me, --thanks honey, so reassuring, good dreams. We saw one last night hopping around downstairs, Lincoln came over and ate him. So, I forgave him for helping out in my cause. Hopefully, there aren't too many others hopping around. We caught about 5 on a sticky trap. Ohhhh, crickets! Rob thought that after this incident I would be over my fear of crickets. . . . Nope, still don't like them, not one bit.

7 comments:

Mandy said...

What a story! That is just awesome. I really dont know how you do it, I was lucky to have a girl I guess because I dont think I would do great with things that poop in a cage (that is different from a diaper right?) anyway, good job mommy!
Also, Very cute blog, I love it so much; also it took me like 3 hours so dont feel to bad!

Piano Mom said...

Crickets...YUCK!!! I can not stand bugs that jump! I wouldn't have handled it nearly as well. I'd have called Bryan and made him come home.

Leslie said...

funny story i can only imagine you freaking out about the crickets. i probably would of shut the door to the bedroom and waited for derrick to come home, then the crickets would of been everywhere. good job with the blog! i'm impressed how long did it take you? it is kindof fun to change it all the time and play around with it.

Rachel said...

It's adorable! How long did it take you? I think it will get easier and easier the more we do it. Anyways...I'm glad you got the cricket situation under control. Gotta love pets!

MyR said...

This story just reassured me of why I am totally okay with never having pets...especially INSIDE my house. Chris says "The only good pets are at someone else's house." I think I might have to agree.

You're a champ. I think I might have just closed the door, put a towel at the bottom so they couldn't escape and left the room alone until Chris got home to round them up. I don't like creepy, jumpy things either!

Wendy Christensen said...

I love your blog - thanks for inviting me in :) ... I think you and your family are so wonderful!! I understand about the pets! We have a dog, a rabbit and used to have fish and a hermit crab. Most be something about having boys in the house!!! Happy Sunday night!!

Wendy Christensen said...

Happy Valentine's Day to you :)!!!
Ahhhhhhhh the power of LOVE.