48 Hours of Learning

Since Wednesday, I have been overseeing the house (i.e. the 2 dogs, 2 cats, and greeting my Dad when he comes in from work). Throughout the course of the past 48 hours, I have learned some of the joys of running a household from a different aspect. For instance, Homer (one of the cats) got sick all over the laundry room one afternoon. This morning, I woke up and upon walking into the den, I discovered my Dad had forgotten to let the dogs out before leaving for work, and there was a "lake" in the middle of the wood floor. Later this morning, I was driving to the infamous Donut Shoppe of Jacksonville, and picked up a slight hint that it was recycling/trash day when every house in our neighborhood was lined with blue recycling bins and large trash cans, expect ours. After a mad dash to reach my donut destination, one could observe me lugging trash, old newspapers, etc. down to the curb in effort to beat the trash men. Around 9:30, I sat down for a much needed quiet time, and told God I can handle anything but a lizard in the house.

10:20 AM I walked into the living room to find Homer pawing under the china cabinet and Howie sitting next to him triumphantly. That could only mean one thing...In that moment, I reminded God of my prayer from just a few minutes earlier. Grabbing a BIG flashlight I hesitantly peered under the cabinet--There, in a shadow of the corner sat a lizard.

At this moment, I have closed the doors (thankfully there are doors) to the living room, shoved towels under the door slots, and removed a very unhappy Homer and Howie. Hopefully, the little lizard will exit by means of someway other than near me.....It's going to be a long day.