Thursday, July 23, 2009

What Is Wrong With This Picture?

Ok - This is me. Notice I am with an alligator, a very nice and cute alligator that I very much wanted to take home with me to keep him in my pool.*


And this is The Boy and me. Notice I am with a yellow snake. The Boy is happy, but I didn't love the snake and that is my best, "Hurry up and take the friggin' picture because I am about to shit myself!" face . In spite of our lack of love for each other, the snake and I did give each other a little hug.


So... I loved the alligator and I tolerated the snake. However, this little bastard, mother-humping, six-headed spider almost made me drive off the road this morning. It was IN MY CAR!


And now...



*No, that is not a tattoo on my arm in the first picture. If I can't tolerate spiders, I sure as hell can't tolerate needles. It's paint. I was face painting all of the sweaty, hairy-faced children within the Chicago Metropolitan area that day.

22 comments:

Hit 40 said...

Your a better mother than I. You win the "Mommy Blogger" of the day award. I would never wrap that snake around my neck. The spider...

I could kill it with my bare hand. Really.

Christine Batson said...

You still make me laugh all the time!

blognut said...

HIT 40 You are my hero for the spider killin' thing.

CHRIS :)

Pastor Sharon said...

Okay,
So, I caught a lizard in Texas this past week and put him outside because I was afraid he would get into my suitcase or someone would see him and kill him. But gurlll. . . that snake. . . that's just wrong. SICK AND WRONG! You are one brave MAMA!

mo.stoneskin said...

Good job you clarified on the tattoo. I saw the first photo, quietly accepted the tattoo and moved on...

Michel said...

Where the hell were you?! Some kind of torture fair?!? WTF!? Doesn't anyone bring out a damn baby goat to pet anymore!?!? Did they really get old!?

Who the hell concentrates on conserving spiders and snakes. ewweee...

gaters....fine. As long as they leave me alone, I'm okay with them living.

nice tat!

Inna said...

I wouldn't have gone near the alligator, snake, OR spider with a 10 foot pole! The only thing I ever took a picture with at one of those fairs was a parrot.

Why is it you're surrounded by spiders and scary animals???

Gaston Studio said...

Good mama for sure; would never wrap that snake around my neck and I'm not really afraid of them!
I'm with Hit40 on the spider.

blognut said...

SHARON Come one! The yellow snake turned out to be fairly polite as far as snakes go.

MO I find it hard to believe that you were prepared to quietly accept anything!

MICHEL It WAS a torture fair! You are exactly right!

INNA A parrot would creep me out.

JANE The snake wasn't as bad as I thought he would be, but I probably won't do it again. :)

sherri said...

I'm with you- I'd hold a snake over a spider any.day.of.the.week.

You're adorable, by the way.

Call Me Cate said...

Forget clarifying the tattoo - I'm glad you pointed out the yellow snake in the second photo. Otherwise, I never would've noticed it.

The alligator I'm ok with. The rest of it, no, not so much. Snakes and kids and spiders. *shudder*

phd in yogurtry said...

Ay yi yi, you make a better boy-mom than me. I could maybe look at the alligator. I could not touch the snake, let alone don it as a scarf. No freakin way.

darsden said...

It's my gator George where is he I have been looking for him for a while now, I use to keep him out back and he disappeared.

Wouldn't touch that snake with a ten foot blognut!

Gledwood said...

You come from a country full of BLACK WIDOWS, BROWN RECLUSES etc etc etc and you're scared of THAT pathetic spider??!? Come on woman! Get a grip!!
PS you haven't by any chance seen Jack Arse The Movie (as it was called over here) when this guy says he's determined to make his mother say the F word and achieves this worthy goal by sneaking an alligator into her kitchen...

Princess Andy said...

well you answered my first question in your last statement re: the arm tattoo;)

and i had the same experience with a spider on my rearview mirror while i was driving on the highway. i almost drove into the cow pasture before i managed to smite the little bastard.

andy

blognut said...

SHERRI Yes, I agree. About the snake vs. the spider, not about me being adorable. Although....

CATE How can you miss a fat yellow snake 6 1/2 feet long?

PHD A scarf, a boa, whatever. He wasn't so bad.

DAR There's no such thing as a ten foot blognut. Blognuts are only 5'2". :)

GLEDWOOD I have to admit that it doesn't really matter what size spider I run into, I freak right out no matter what.

PRINCESS ANDY Well thank God I cleared that up right away!

dizzblnd said...

Snakes and gators and spiders .. oh my. They don't bother me. But kudos to you for having the patience to face paint the kids.. I couldn't handle THAT I know.. I'm weird

Jenn @ Juggling Life said...

You are a way better woman than me. I don't do reptiles--not even for my loved ones.

A Woman Of No Importance said...

That you could even manage to take a photo of the ghastly spider is testament to your great strength, BloggyNutte... I am proud of all you achieve, and the courage you showed in front of the kids... The alligator I could probably pet, the snakie definitely never! Yikes!

How brave and beautiful, and bonkers (in a madcap, fun way - very lovable! (not crackers, like me!) you are! xox

Missy said...

You are brave! Or drunk! LOL

Jason, as himself said...

You and I would make a good team. I'll kill the spiders without batting an eye. And you will take care of the snakes and keep them far away from me!

Bee and Rose said...

Holy Face Paint, Blognut! I thought you were going all Britney Spears on us there for a minute!! lol!

You are one brave lady! I bow to you...