Snake Charmer
Wednesday, June 6th, 2012From Wednesday Mom – Janelle:
Every other month or so, I take an hour or two and rotate all of our toys. Jack and Tate have a giant bin where we keep some toys hidden until it’s time to rotate them out again. It works great for everyone. The boys get new toys they haven’t seen in awhile, and I’m not constantly spending money on something new every time they come to the store with me.
Recently, I made the toy rotation from current play pile to hidden pile and vice versa. It took me a little longer this time due to some toddler interruptions which forced me away from where I was working. I almost finished sorting when all of a sudden, I saw a skinny black snake. It was actually very small, but I am NOT a fan of snakes. Of course, my husband was at work and I had to be the tough parent and try to get rid of this thing. I called for Jack to ask if he wanted to see the snake. He didn’t respond. I thought that was strange because he was in the adjacent room. I called his name again and this time he was giggling. I knew he was up to something with his silly laugh.
I walked back over to the large bin and noticed the snake hadn’t moved from the position I found it in. Immediately, Jack screamed “Ha, I got you!” What a tricky boy he is. This plastic snake he received as a party favor from a camping party looked more real than the live lizards that run around outside our house. Tate saw the snakes as well and said “eeewwwwwww” for at least twenty minutes afterwards. With Tate’s response, I’m hoping he’ll never scare me with a snake. After my heart stopped racing I picked it up out of the bin and put it in Jack’s room, where I found four more of them. YUCK! Even though they’re fake, they still give me chills.
Jack thought it would be funny to trick Daddy when he got home from work. As soon as Jack heard the garage door open he placed a brown snake right by the back door hoping for a reaction from Daddy. I told Jack it wasn’t nice to scare people (although I remember scaring my mother countless times with a fake mouse. Sorry Mom!) I assured Jack that Daddy wouldn’t be scared of a tiny snake. Well, Daddy walked in, jumped a bit and asked if it was alive. Jack couldn’t help but burst out laughing knowing he fooled both of his parents. I guess in Jack’s mind tricking both parents is quite an accomplishment. I think I’m I might be in for it during his teenage years.
In the future, I will be more cautious while digging through bins, drawers or anything for that matter. I know I have a prankster on my hands and I am hoping that number doesn’t turn into two.