Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Oh Crap! Does Anyone Know What Kind Of Bug This Is?



I saw it in the kitchen this afternoon while making applesauce that Greta decided to dislike in advance once I showed her how I grated the nutmeg for it. I tried to smoosh but ended up screaming and running from the room instead. I figure that I can wait for Dan to come home from Kiev. It's only two and a half more days. Ten meals, four snacks. I can manage to feed them from bakeries for that long, right?

I was thinking I could pick up some lizards to release in the house to deal with the "issue." Maybe someone like this chameleon we saw at the aquarium/reptile house/amphibian house/bug house we visited for our weekly field trip this morning.


Are you with us yet? Yeah, it's a South American cockroach from a display at the museum. You're all just lucky it didn't get a good shot of the enormous millipedes. Yes mom, I shared your childhood trauma with the kids. Also signed up for 10 weeks of German classes. Hoping that will be enough to get Greta's kita place approved tomorrow! If not, I'm hosed!

4 comments:

Unknown said...

Cockroaches and Cher: lone survivors of the nuclear holocaust.

I'm pretty sure he's got his eye(s?!) on your Nutella....

Now, about my ovulation......JUST KIDDING!

Elizabeth said...

It was pretty funny that in the museum's displays of creatures in their natural habitate, the cockroaches got a little kitchen setup. You should have seen the walking stick cage. Somebody was not keeping an eye on the ovulation cycle in there! Wish I could have gotten a picture--it was really creepy!

kristi said...

this whole conversation is creepy

Elizabeth said...

It's just that my sister wants offspring, you see. And the thousands upon thousands of walking sticks in a small cage maybe reminded me of that!