I went to the car wash early this morning after going to the gym. I was vacuuming out the van and felt something on my neck. I thought it was a fly and just brushed it off. About five minutes later I was hanging up the vacuum hose and felt the fly again, but it wasn't a fly. I saw this huge praying mantis on my shoulder just staring at me. I reacted rather poorly screaming and jumping and trying to brush the thing off. If anyone hears about a crazy lady dancing around at he car wash at about 7 in the morning, it wasn't me. So after I regained my composure, I did what any good Mother of boys would do, I caught it in a water bottle and took it home. I let the boys observe it for a few hours before having them let it go in the garden. I still have the creepy crawlies and am having a hard time eating anything crunchy.
4 comments:
Good one Kerry....good mom!!
Ewwww! I am NOT a good mother and would have flicked it away and ran! :-O
girl! I am laughing soooo hard at that image you portrayed!!
and yes, you ARE an awesome mom for taking it home!
Yea for letting them observe it for a while! As much as I love insects, when they land on me and I'm not expecting it, I always freak out. I would have loved to have caught your jumping around on video though!
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