This past weekend Jeff and Judy came over for a visit. We always enjoy these weekend visits so much. We play cards, eat, visit and just relax. On Friday night, Ryan brought Elijah and Josiah out to camp. They set up their tents by our firepit and got to do all the fun camping stuff without having to drive too far. Sara and Lily came out for a while too, so she got to enjoy too. We hung out with them for a while in the early evening too. Lily and I went into our garage to get a drink, and there was a big black snake right by the fridge! I grabbed Lily and ran out of the garage screaming for John. I got everyone’s attention quickly, and they all came running. Of course by the time John got there, the snake was behind the fridge. He pulled out the fridge, and there was the snake. When Sara saw it, she screamed and grabbed Lily. She told me that she was not expecting it to be so big. The boys loved seeing this snake up close. Josiah did not want Grandpa to kill it, but Grandma insisted. John carried the snake (on a garden rake) to the woods with all three kids following him. Even Lily went along. I don’t think she knew what was going on. She just saw her brothers and Grandpa going, so she wanted to go too. Just another exciting evening at the Howerter’s!
July 15, 2009