Like a Good Neighbor ...

Mr. ESPN and Mr. Jim are there.  I came home from Chatty's soccer practice the other night and noticed Mr. ESPN's car was in our neighbor's driveway with the lights on.  I thought this was odd and then noticed my other neighbor, Jim and Mr. ESPN were over there with shovels.  I get out of the car and ask what's going on. 

"Rattlesnake in their garage, Jim and I killed it" (no he didn't try to run this one over with his car - he brought his car over so they could see it better since it was getting dark).  WTH - don't these things hibernate for winter?  I guess they are all screwed up too since the temps here hit the 90's this week.

Here's to cooler temperatures and no more snakes!! 

Tis the Season

for this:

Yep that's right - tis the season for rattlesnakes!  Mr. ESPN just sent me this picture taken from our front door.  I can't even explain how freaked out I am (it is mere feet from our front door)!  Yes I know I live in the desert and this is part of life here - but they freak me out.  Mr. ESPN tried to run it over when it went in the street but missed (the visions I have from this are like a bad comedy skit) and the snake ventured over to our neighbors' front yard!

I am a day late on Chatty's birthday post but will try to get to it tonight, if I quit freaking out about the snake and dreaming he is inside my house!