The Texas Bug

I'm not going to lie I'm not fond of bugs. Who is? I'm not a total wimp, I can take care of smallish bugs but I have a size limit. And an ugly limit. Bugs deemed too big and too ugly by my standards may make me scream or hurry away. Which will then mean my husband has to deal with removing it, cause I'm hiding in the next room until it's dealt with. LOL!

The other night I entered our spare bathroom and for some reason my eyes instantly looked upward, I noticed a bug right in the crevice where the wall meets the ceiling. I didn't scream bloody murder but I was vocal enough to garner the attention of both Brad and Landon. Now hold on a hot minute, this was a Texas bug not one of those measly little Arizona bugs. Some bugs in Texas are like bugs I've never seen. Like they say, everything is bigger in Texas! As Brad stood in the doorway I pointed upward above his head. He then went to prepare to capture the bug. Brad can't kill anything. He always catches and releases. He's the nice one in this marriage! Me, I'm not nearly as nice!!! Believe that!

Within minutes Brad arrived back in the bathroom with a broom in one hand and a bag to capture the bug in.  He hands me the bag to capture the bug in. I'm thinking 'Really? I have to help in this process?'...Imagine my disgruntled face! I pointed it out that should have been the end of my bug capturing responsibility. Next up, Brad explains how fast I'll have to move to catch this darn Texas-sized ugly bug. So there we were...Brad swipes at the bug with the broom and I attempt to capture it in the bag. I'm not sure if I didn't move quick enough or if I just missed but next thing we both know the bug was running down the hallway. As the bug scampered down the hall I screamed and possibly ran in the opposite direction. Meanwhile, Landon ran, Piper hid, and Brad laughed hysterically. Next was attempt number two to capture the bug running amuck. That one didn't go well either. The next few attempts didn't go well. Every time Brad used the broom to knock the bug towards the bag I was holding I screamed and jogged in place. After many failed attempts Brad was laughing at me so much his eyes were watering. Finally Brad got the idea to just use the broom to scoot the bug through the hallways then through the dining room and out the back door. The giant Texas-sized bug was finally freed into our backyard. I hope he didn't stay in the backyard. I hope he scurried along to someone else's house. Goodbye sucker!

The next day when Brad returned home from work he said he could hardly wait to get to work that day to tell his co-workers about how I screamed and ran away from a bug. Can you believe that? Jeez! Worse yet, he followed that up by mentioning he wished he had gotten it on video. Trust me folks, the world isn't ready to see that on video. Or maybe I'm the one that wouldn't be ready to see it on video. How embarrassing!