Ah... the good ole summer time. With Summer time comes house sitting, dog sitting, cat sitting, gardens, you name it. Well I am house sitting, easy enough, and caring for a fish and....... well Scorpian. Below is my care log. One must be able to find humor ... afterall it's all in a days work.
Care Log for the Fish and Creepy
"M" - Thanks for the fruit on the table. I think it will help keep my blood sugars stabalized while dealing with Creepy... Didn't realize that when I first started, but realize it now (ha!).
Day 1 - Sunday
Fish was piece of cake. Turn the light off in the a.m., feed the bloodworms in the a.m., the pellets in the p.m. and light goes back on... AND mirror door stayed open. Wouldn't want him to see himself and get crazy.
Creepy........ oh boy.... Creepy is another story. I had to psych myself up first just to pick up a crickett. I am really afraid of cricketts (another story in and of itself). I mustered up all my strength to grab a crickett after about 3-4 tries... seriously! Got it and tossed it in. Now "Creepy" went wild about this and started doing God knows what and the log he was under started like thumping and moving. I jumped backwards (thank God I didn't knock his critter cage over). Lordy! I could not bring myself to touch the log and spray everywhere, but did my best. I managed to keep myself from hyper-ventilating...
Day 2 - Monday
Fish - I love this Fish. He is so friendly and easy and doesn't creep me out.
Creepy... oh no. About died to find Creepy out from under the log sitting there poised like he was ready to strike and kill. Oh Lord. After a couple Hail Marys and Our Father's later and a lot of nerve build up I managed to somehow get a bit of water in his bowl. Looks like he ate the Crickett. May give him one Tues or Weds. Sprayed. With alot of courage, even though he was in the cage and closed in I tried to get a picture of him. He was like just sitting there with this "I dare you to touch me" stance. Oh... yeah... with Creepy I can see Indian Food in my future here ("S" are you reading this?)
Day 3 - Tuesday
Fish. I really love this fish. Did I tell you that already? I love the fish. Nice Fish. No stingers, or crazy look. Just swimming and nice. I don't even mind the blood worms. The fish is beautiful and peaceful.
Creepy. OMG..... I'm starting to get paranoid he's going to jump and cling onto my arm. Breathe-in breathe-out breathe-in breathe-out.... relax. He wont' get you - some reassurance helps when taking care of Creepy you know. This time I bring my BBQ tongs... I can reach in with those and move things and spray, etc. I think to myself.... what if he can cling on to BBQ tongs? This thought immediately brings my heart rate up 20 notches. (do you think that will help my metobolism?... nevermind... this is not the way to do it, trust me!). I think Creepy actually laughed at me today. Creep! (now I think I know how he got his name)
On a side note - he was out from his log with his tail and stinger arched upward toward the top of the cage... I think he's messing with me! Mental note - heart rate still racing even after the drive home. And the cat just walked under me and his tail got me and I screamed out loud and jumped.... Darn... no Damn that Creepy!
Day 4 - Wednesday
Fish. So whimsical, beautiful to look at. So safe... I mean it's not a shark or anything. I really love this fish... did I tell you that? Wanted to sit with Fish just to relax before going to that, that, that other cage of terror.
Creepy. Just typing the name Creepy makes me shake now. I'm starting to feel like a nervous little chihuhua dog. I can hardly walk normally as I approach his cage. Again, I think he's laughing at me. Perhaps he doesn't realize "who" feeds him, huh? huh? huh? Okay, that stance didn't work, and on top of that I freaked with the crickett and it got away after I tried to scoop it up from the mantel (not realizing I was trying to get it while leaning over creepys enclosure). This crickett escaped (sorry "M"...not sorry Creepy - if you'd quit trying to scare me I would not be shaking and wouldn't have dropped the crickett). If Scorpians can stare you down, Creepy just did. I had to recoil from sheer cowardness. I think he's enjoying his fright tactics with me. I'll have to muster up enough courage to reach into the cage tomorrow. Today, sprayed from through the cage and water through the top of the cage. I swear he's gonna latch onto my hand or arm.
Day 5 - Thursday
Fish. I think I'm going to just stay in the room with the fish. I really truly love the fish. Did I tell you that? Yeah, I know, you see I really love the fish. So calm, so nice, so unthreatening. Mellow, beautiful, ahhh...
Lord almighty help me! Creepy is on top of his Log! This time he's gone too far, I just know he's trying to leap onto me now! I think I peed my pants, and I swear he clicked his little pincher claws at me. Luckily I brought a paper bag (in case I start to hyper ventilate), and BBQ tongs for... well "protection" now! Lord... this creepy creature is challenging me.. I swear... you'd have to be here to believe it. Reminder to self - see Doctor to get blood pressure medication - just for these short few days if needed. Breathe-in, breathe-out, breathe-in, breathe-out
Thursday News - "The Heavens have rejoiced and the Angels Sing Alleluia!"
I'm like a dog that's headed out for a walk... tail wagging, jumping up and down, let's go let's go, hurry hurry! I see Creepys owners car... it's their car... this means "S" is home and Creepy can go home. I almost cry from sheer relief, I want to hug and kiss someone just because. Hear that Creepy, you get to go home. As I hand Creepy over to his rightful owners he makes one last appearance as if he's mocking my fear... yes he's clicking those pinchers and if Scorpians can laugh... he just did.. again... did you see that!! As I watch Creepy leave I swear I can still hear him laughing. Finally though I can start working on getting my blood pressure back to normal.... whew!! Farewell Creepy! ("S" some Indian food would be really good right about now ;o)
Note - the remanider of my days will be total bliss with a beautiful little Beta Fish floating along peacefully as if an Angel on fluffy white clouds......... my nerves have already started to find calm....... ahhhhhhhhhhh
