Ssssss!

I like to think that I keep my house pretty clean and organized.

In fact, for the most part, I know what toys my kids have and exactly where they go.

I keep my mops/brooms/etc together in the pantry/laundry room, next to the 5 gallon buckets of beans.

In front of the dryer, is a 5 gallon bucket of homemade laundry detergent {not really in the way}.

Yesterday, Bryn was pointing up high for something to eat. I squatted down to her level to see what she

was pointing at. And as I did, I looked down behind the laundry detergent bucket and saw something

sticking out from under the dryer.  It looked like a plastic bag.  I reached down and grabbed it, and it kept coming and coming. Long and skinny and thin, like paper. Once I pulled it all the way out, I realized what it was, dropped it and SCREAMED, as I ran and jumped up onto the chest freezer.

I yelled: "A snake shed it's skin in our pantry!! That means he was in there for a long time! Eewww!!!"

Johnny ran in and picked it up and took it outside.

I still shutter just thinking about it.

Look how long it is! Scary.

{It must have come in to warm itself by the dryer on one of those cold nights. 

Johnny thinks it was a rat snake, which provided some comfort, because they eat mice. Ew.}

But I had to take pictures.

I thought it would be funny to hang with the other Halloween decorations.

Eventually, the wind took it the way of all the earth...

We're happy it's gone!