When we first moved here, our kids wanted to set up the tent and camp in the woods next to our apartment building. So three-year-old Glory and her older brothers put together a neat little camp site among the countless oak trees and out of sight of civilization. But when darkness fell, they came home. It was too spooky out there.
For two hours they watched television before getting ready for bed. Then Glory got off the couch and went to take a bath. Andy happened by the bathroom while Glory was in the tub, and saw a little scorpion crawling out of her clothes and across the floor. We captured it in a jar, and found later that it’s the kind of scorpion that would have made Glory awfully sick if it had stung her. This critter had been on Glory, in her clothing, for over two hours!
If anyone knows of a nice, three-bedroom mobile home for sale on a nice lot, possibly in a pleasant, family-oriented court, in western Washington State, for a reasonable and affordable price, please let us know.
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Quite a story, Dale. Before we moved to Portland we almost moved to Athens, Ohio. I did some research about the area and it sounded great, except for the snakes. The thing that freaked me out the most was reading about people in canoes on rivers when it rained and having big black snakes falling out of the trees. Not sure how often that happens, but it did give me pause.
ReplyDeleteBefore we moved here we lived in Kingston, WA, on the Kitsap Peninsula. I like it over there and Victoria told me after a recent trip that prices there are still relatively low. We lived in a community called Jefferson Beach Estates, which had everything from manufactured and mobile homes to million dollar beach homes. It was pretty nice there. We used to have black bears and deer come around, but only garter snakes. I am taking a trip up that way in July. I'll check around and see what is available.
Thank you, Jim!
ReplyDeleteit was like my butterfly! im awesome and so insect compatible. (disregard the fact a scorpion is not an insect) -glory herself
ReplyDeleteWhat we're looking for, what we can really afford, is a 3-bedroom mobile home for under $25,000, set up in a lot that allows children, with a lot rent not exceeding $400/month, in W. Washington State.
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