My Crowning Moment this week included my trusty rake and a rattlesnake. I must have gotten out of the mode for killing snakes, because when I heard the rattle and saw the big-daddy reptile slithering through the pile of extra wood laying next to the house, (the same place my kids had been playing all morning!) I sort of freaked.
My knees went a little weak and I started breathing a little faster. After I took my baby in the house and told the others to stay put until I came back, I located my rake and went snake-hunting. After 10 minutes of hitting the wood pile, trying to get the sneaky thing to rattle again, I started fearing I may have lost it. I then walked around the pile and moving slow enough that its rattles wouldn't make a sound was my mega snake. It was creepier trying to be sneaky like that than it would have been if it was trying to strike.
To make a long story short, I killed it and its nine rattles now are proudly displayed by my 9-year-old who was next in line to get some.
Needless to say, at the end of the ordeal, I had to steady my shaking legs by sitting for a spell. It was all worth it when my hubby came home and showered me with praise for a job well-done.
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My knees went a little weak and I started breathing a little faster. After I took my baby in the house and told the others to stay put until I came back, I located my rake and went snake-hunting. After 10 minutes of hitting the wood pile, trying to get the sneaky thing to rattle again, I started fearing I may have lost it. I then walked around the pile and moving slow enough that its rattles wouldn't make a sound was my mega snake. It was creepier trying to be sneaky like that than it would have been if it was trying to strike.
To make a long story short, I killed it and its nine rattles now are proudly displayed by my 9-year-old who was next in line to get some.
Needless to say, at the end of the ordeal, I had to steady my shaking legs by sitting for a spell. It was all worth it when my hubby came home and showered me with praise for a job well-done.
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Mrs. Cranky killed a spider the other day. She was very brave, I had a clear view of the action from the stool I was standing on.
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Oh my gosh!!! You're my hero!!! Snakes scare me to death...even the ones that won't cause you any harm. I am super impressed with your bravery! ;o)
ReplyDeleteMelanie I can't believe how brave you are killing a rattlesnake. I think I would just grab the kids and stay indoors until the coast was clear. I'm afraid I'm only good at killing things that aren't capable of killing me - rabbits are about the biggest thing I have ever killed.
ReplyDeleteI don't really have a crowning moment this week, although I guess sticking to my guns and letting my body detox from caffeine could be a bit of a crowning moment.
Lou :-)
Wow, those are not that easy to kill. We just had a big one we missed, but that rake handle just wasn't long enough for me! I need about 10 more feet on that thing;) I didn't have any kids to protect though, so I'm sure that helped you.
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Hi, new follower from VB. I just love your blog and the kids blogs are so cute!! I hate snakes and have only encountered a rattler once,when we were on a hike and my husband stepped on it and it almost got my daughter. Really don't want to see another one! Glad you were able to get your rattler! :)
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Holy CROW! NO WAY! You are my hero, seriously!
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So glad your kids were safe! I don't like snakes, we dealt with them too as we lived off and on in West Texas. Thankfully someone else was always a round to take care of them though.....
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You are a brave woman! And I feel proud when I kill a roach or remove a little frog from my house... I once heard the sound a rattlesnake when I went hiking and ran as fast as I could.
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Been awhile since we visited...your snake story sounds just too scarey! I've not had to deal with snakes as much as black widows and tarantulas...one of my boys caught a tarantula in a glass jar and wanted to keep it on the fridge! I DON'T THINK SO!!!
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Oh my goodness, you are so BRAVE!!! We have garden snakes in our yard and I freak out!! Although if my grandchildren were over I would be a lot tougher :-)Leaving some ♥ on your blog and to stopping by to tell you that we are voting for the new book club book today!
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OMG, you are my hero! I am so petrified of snakes (I was bitten by a copperhead when I was 7) I would have died of a panic attack right there.
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I'm following you now, btw. I hope you'll stop by my blog sometime, too!
Oh, and before I go, I'd love to highlight you and your blog sometime for one of my "Saturday Shout Outs". Let me know if you'd be interested!
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