Spy vs. Spy

Testing...testing...This post will probably be a good way to find out if my husband reads my blog at all. Good spies do not share information unnecessarily, even with people they trust.

My husband maintains a strict "No-reptile" policy in our house. No reptiles for pets, no reptilian guests, no reptiles period. I, on the other hand, have taught my oldest son how to identify and safely catch non-venomous snakes and other reptiles. I'm not saying I would want to keep any of them, but I wouldn't mind having them stay as overnight guests once in a while and have the chance to observe their behavior. I have not allowed this to happen, though, due to the No-reptile policy. However, while cleaning out the utility room last week I discovered a freshly-dead black rat snake on a glue trap. I knew if I told my husband about it he might not be able to sleep and could decide to tear apart the utility room in order to check for other intruders. Even if I told him it was very, very small. So I got rid of it and didn't mention it--what he doesn't know won't hurt him. Unless he's reading my blog.

Meanwhile, he is filling up a rather small storage unit with things we'd rather have out of the way while trying to sell the house. I have not been inside this unit. He tells me it is 5 ft. by 10 ft., which sounds tiny, yet he keeps filling up the van with boxes and other items, heading off to the storage unit, then coming back for more. I cannot understand how there could possibly be room for anything else in there. He assures me he can fit it all in. I don't know what kind of tetris puzzle game he has going over there with our stuff. Maybe I don't want to know--what I don't know won't hurt me. I guess.