THERE IS A GECKO IN MY APARTMENT!!! i am FREAKING out!!! as i sit here thinking of ways to trap it and prevent any others from EVER thinking about entering my apartment, my skin is crawling!!!
lucy goes to the door this afternoon...her way of saying she has to potty...i reach for the leash and as i'm about to put it around her neck is see movement...a little brownish-greenish gecko goes for cover in my laundry closet. insert BLOOD-CURDLING scream here. what must the neighbors think?!! side note: i had just put a load of laundry in the washer...no idea how i'm going to get it in the dryer because i am NOT going anywhere near that closet.
but that's not the immediate problem...
guess where the laundry closet is located?!! yep, right by the front door...how the heck am i supposed to get lucy outside before she piddles all over the floor?!!
so after SEVERAL minutes of cowering on the couch...after SEVERAL pitiful and longing looks from lucy...i get brave, put the leash around her neck, and practically drag her out the front door. insert exceptionally LOUD door slam here. note to self: must apologize to neighbors...
i'm outside, lucy does her thing, and thank goodness...i remembered to grab my cell phone...because i really had no intention of going back into the apartment until matt could get home to find it and remove it. i call him and...no surprise here...he finds the story highly amusing and is completely unsympathetic...he says he can't come home until his regular time...he rode into work with a friend...doesn't have a way to get here anyway. i offer to come get him...and he thinks i'm kidding...i really wasn't. his advice: go to walmart and look for gecko traps...
it's 2:30 in the afternoon...matt won't be home until 6:30 or later...so i decide to get brave...AGAIN...throw the front door open, drag lucy across the apartment, and assume the cowering position on the couch. insert ANOTHER exceptionally LOUD door slam here.
that was MANY hours ago...i've been encouraging lucy to "get the gecko"...she brings me her ball.
not only will the laundry not get done, dinner will not be prepared...the kitchen is next to the front door which is next to the laundry closet which is harboring the aforementioned, unwelcomed gecko...i'm prisoner on the couch until matt gets home.
did you know that there are geckos that FLY?!!
what if they crawl on me while i'm sleeping?!!
what if they get in my cupboards?!!
what if they get in the laundry and i wash and dry one?!!
I WANNA GO HOME!!!
3 comments:
Oh Amy, you have me rolling! We lived w/ geckos all over the walls and ceilings in Hawaii -- they don't hurt you. They even make this cute clicking sound. I'm sure I wouldn't want them all over my house now either, but its better than roaches or rats, right?
first, i'm so excited about your new-found internet access! i can hardly keep up with your postings now. i hate to side with Matt on this one, but... Kris is right, they don't hurt you and are sort of cute. think car insurance commercials and pretend they all have austrailian accents. :) that isn't helpful, is it? hope you overcome your fear and the geckos. i'm sending a lot of gecko-free love your way.
Amy I feel your pain... I do the same thing with spiders. Your story was hysterical! Can't wait to show Nate!!
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