Who says husbands are good for nuthin’?

I’m so very proud to list some of the many reasons I love my husband:

1.  Any time I call, he will kill a spider for me.
2. When a southern monster cockroach finds it’s way onto our porch… he will crunch it without hesitation.  Ew.
3. When a ‘pet’ dies in the possession of one of my children… he will bury it.
4. When there is too much food leftover from dinner, but not enough to save… he will eat it.
5. When I carefully remove the tomatoes from my salad… he will eat those too.
6. When the kids find a venomous SNAKE in the yard… he will take it someplace FAR FAR AWAY!

Markel, three of the boys, and I were settling in around 7pm watching t.v. when Braden came running in the house.  GUYS!  THERE’S A SNAKE OUT HERE!

I could barely register what he said, when in a hurry all four of them BOLTED out the door TOWARDS the snake. 

There I was, SUPERmom.  Thinking to myself…

“what are my options here?  A.  run outside and stop them.  B.  gamble that it is probably a gardener snake and listen for screams  C. Be the superhero that I am and go capture the snake and whisk it away for everyone’s safety?” 

I chose D.  “MARKEL!!!!  THE BOYS ARE RUNNING TOWARDS A SNAKE!  HURRY… GO!”

After putting all the kids back in the house and pointing out the stupidity of running out the door towards an unknown snake... I proceeded slowly outside to inspect the situation (and rescue Markel if need be.)

Sure enough, there… right in the crack of the walkway ready to strike, is a baby copperhead. 

Yikes!!

Wanting to be safe, AND humane, Markel used two VERY long branches to scoop it up and place it in our cooler.  He drove it to a remote location and dropped it off to go live a happy life…. Away from my kids.

I’m thankful today for my fearless husband who placed his fingers and toes in harm’s way for our safety. 

Thank you Love!!