Katey and Seth to the Rescue!

It happened again.

The skink returned to our living room and I still have no idea how he got in!! But Mike wasn't home and we were on our way out the door...just like last time. And, it made my skin crawl...just like last time. However, unlike last time, my kids came to the rescue (and I remembered to grab the camera)! Katey captured it and Seth helped let it go and got to pet it this time. Thank goodness for kids who are braver than Mommy!

In other nature news, we have a cute tree frog that has been hanging out beside the front door. I got a fun shot of him this morning.

In case you were wondering, I like frogs and they don't make my skin crawl. I'm sure you were dying to know that.

A few minutes after releasing the skink into the backyard I looked out the door to find the crazy thing on the back porch - making its way towards the back door. I'm now off to google how to keep skinks out of the house...

Leapin' Lizards!

Well, thankfully NOT leaping...otherwise I'm pretty sure this Momma would have had a heart attack!

As I sat down to put my shoes on this afternoon I saw this on my living room floor:

Notice, this is not the actual picture of the broadhead skink that was on my floor (though it looks just like it). I was WAY too heeby-jeebied to grab the camera. The only thing I could think was, "I've got to go and there is NO WAY that I am leaving that thing in my house." Well, that and, "How in the world did it get in here and did it bring friends along with it and how can I ensure it doesn't come back again?!?"

Well, one ziplock container, one book and one lid later the skink was caught and released outside. Katey was pretty psyched that she got to pet the thing since it didn't run away once it was released. I was just pretty psyched that my skin stayed attached to my body, despite the feeling that it might not. Ugh...and whew!