Major creepy crawlies alert....

Sitting in the kitchen chatting with Nanny, I thought I saw a bit of debris on the floor. I leaned over the arm of my chair for a closer look. Here's the conversation that ensued:

Me: "Oh my gosh, Nanny, it's a Scorpion, get me a shoe."
Nanny: (leaning closer) "Where?"
Me: "Right there, get me a shoe."
Nanny: "Where?"
Me: (shouting a bit) "Just get me a shoe!!!"
Nanny: (handing me the shoe) "Poke it to see if it's alive."
Me: (poking said Scorpion who then scuttles across the floor) "Ahhhhhhh!!! (Smash)
Nanny: (at the same time) "Ahhhhhhh!!

Here are the post-mortem pictures. Sorry ShoSho and Aunt Buffy, there was no way I was going to "rescue" this guy.

I included this one for scale, it looks pretty small now, after it's dead and flushed and all. Definitely still has a very high "creep factor" for me.

Here's how we felt for days.

My Man had to flush the dead body for me, I was too freaked out. Note to self: time to do a little googling on this here critter and find out more info.....

Comments

Bongo Bear said…

ICK! At church camp they were always around on the concrete floors- a few tips from my limited knowledge of scorpion avoidance. Wear shoes--- all the time since you have seen one-- BUT FIRST, check said shoes before inserting feet. Creepy crawlies like dark little spaces! Sorry you found that. Hopefully it was a fluke. I think your chickadee definitely summed up the feelings on this subject!

August 3, 2007 at 1:42 PM

mimi and papa said…

Good eye and speedy action saved the day! Keep us posted about the little fellow's M O. I'll bring my flip flops to wear as prevention against attack. Love the devilish "DO" on my littlest angel!

August 5, 2007 at 5:09 AM

Unknown said…

Be Afraid!
Bee very afraid!!
I might have canceled out your creepy capers...I did a "spider rescue" from the bathroom at work this week! EEK! He was a HUGE GUY and I had to have Linda there to hold the door open for me!!

August 9, 2007 at 10:12 PM

Spring break whirlwind!

I am sorry that I haven't posted this week. Diesel, I am so glad you figured out how to leave comments- we commented back on some of them! It was good to hear from you. I will try and do a catch up and post and then try to post more regularly next week...when time slows down, again. Nanny, I hope you made it home okay. The little engines were asking about you all day. We went over how you will be back, several times. I think they get it : ) Of all the weeks we have had here in Italy, I can honestly say, none of them have gone fast- except this past week. We drove Nanny to the airport this morning and it seems like we were just there to pick her up! This time, we went the right direction and it took much less time, fancy that. (You would think that with a map and a car we would be okay, but it is seriously difficult to get around here. You have to know several towns past your destination town that might be marked on the signs and then might not be. For example, you want to go to Ven

Purebred, German-imported female Pomeranian: 1,000 Euro Innotek Remote Controlled Citronella Spray Collar: $89.99 Little girl growing up with her dream dog: priceless Introducing: Fluffernutter aka: "Brandy" yes, it is also her stripping name Age: 4-years The girls keep forgetting that she won't grow any bigger even though they accept that The Fonz will always be small, go figure. Cost: For us, she was a "free" dog, I like to refer to her as a "used" dog Facts: Both girls are in love with her and she is growing on the Dad in the family She likes to drink out of the bidet She likes to lick Fonzie's ears (Bleh!) She likes to chase kitties, but her favorite hobby is barking...well, it was : )

Have a Very Merry Un-birthday to you, to you....

The tallest of the small is 6.5 years old. We had the usual half-birthday fun. At school, on her half-birthday, one of her friends told her that half birthdays aren't real. She mentioned this to me when she got off the bus. Then she asked me if half birthdays are "real." Hmmmmm. "What do you think?" I asked her (love that parenting technique). Well, she explained that lots of people don't celebrate their half birthdays, most people probably. But since we do, they are real for us. Sounds good to me : ) You get to celebrate their lives twice as many times- how can I resist, besides, it involves CAKE people! Happy half-birthday!

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