Scare

Wow - we had quite the scare on Thursday morning! Carter went to take a shower in our bathroom since Becca was showering in the kids' bathroom. Jon was still asleep. Carter bolts out of the bathroom screaming a blood curdling scream - AAAHHHHHHHHHH!! AAAAHHHHHHH!! I could tell he wasn't hurt - it was a scared scream. I was in the loft with the kids. Then he starts yelling, "SNAKE... SNAKE... SNAKE in the bathroom!!!!!!! Then I start yelling, JON - THERE'S a SNAKE in the BATHROOM!!!! AAAAAHHHHH!!! Jon jumped out of bed, I handed Kate to Becca, after scaring her with my screaming. I didn't even know what to do. I can get spiders or other bugs that can be picked up with a big wad of toilet paper, but how do you get a snake. We asked Carter where the snake was and he was still so upset - he kept saying he didn't know - it was dark. We finally got from him that it was in the part of the bathroom where the toilet was. So, I bravely grabbed a towel - I guess to hit the snake with - maybe knock him out after a few whacks. Jon, meanwhile had gone downstairs to get a brown. I entered the little room with the toilet and looked around, picked up clothes off the floor, peeked in the toilet --- nothing! The only thing on the floor was a colorful papercup with pictures of fish on it. "Carter, are you sure you saw a snake?" He responded, "yes, yes ... I saw it and it moved." Well, after we brought Carter some clothes - since he was stranded under my bed covers - naked - after dashing for safety, he followed us into the bathroom. We all looked around and after Carter calmed down a little, he said, "I think I was a little dillusional... I came in the bathroom and it was dark and I think the cup was on the floor in front of the door and when I opened it, I saw the cup move across the floor and heard a slithering sound. We all laughed about it and I suggested that next time, maybe before he comes screaming ,"SNAKE, SNAKE," maybe he could turn on the light first. :)