Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Wally's Back, and the Death of a Toothbrush

Our good friend Wally the Rat Snake is back! Well if its not Wally, (which I don't think it really is) it is at least another Rat Snake. For those that don't remember last summer/fall we had a Rat Snake take up residence in the wall between our kitchen and breezeway (hence the name Wally). I debated naming him Harry- but didn't think too many people would get the reference to Harry Potter, so went for Wally instead. Try as we did to catch Wally for cousins Chris and Spence to have as a pet, he disappeared and we did not see him again :( Well the other day Kevin was walking into the bathroom, looked out the window and saw the snake on our patio. He comes running out yelling "The snake is back!" So Matthew and I moseyed on outside to take a look at the snake. (With Matthew going sssssssss the whole time). Definitely not the same snake, Wally was huge, this one was, well, smaller. (Though certainly not small). Alas we were unable to catch him because as Kevin was getting the box ready- he wandered off into the rhododendrons, and out of site. We shall keep our eyes peeled though, see if maybe he comes back.

On a sad note... our toothbrush died this week. (Yes, I know I am the only psycho who would actually morn the loss of a toothbrush!) It is really sad because you would think after spending $90 + the cost of brush heads that the stupid thing would last more than 2.5 years. But alas, it is gone. So we are using good old manual toothbrushes while we wait to see if the dentist can get us a killer deal on another Sonic Complete. I must say though, despite the outrageous cost, I realize now that I'm not using it, how clean my mouth felt after brushing with it. I know it will be replaced soon though, so in the mean time I am on a twice as often flossing routine! Plus- Matthew loved the Sonic toothbrush, and really- if it gets a two year old to WANT to brush his teeth- it is worth any amount of money in my book :)

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