Baby praying mantises are light, delicate and quick little creatures, and not all that easy to catch with just a dustpan and hand broom. (And using a sweet voice to call them doesn’t seem to help much. ‘Here mantis, mantis, mantis.’) I did the best I could, but even days later small, stick-like things were showing up near (in) the boys’ breakfast bowls. Oh well, who can’t use a little extra protein?
Sitcom worthy? Maybe not, but my family has certainly laughed harder at me than at anyone they’ve seen on Nick at Night. So keep checking your local listings. Possible episode blurbs might read ‘Michele attempts to straighten her bent, ten-inch candles in the oven, with unexpected results.’ Or, ‘Michele’s husband uses pliers in an attempt to free the stuck zipper on her gown just as they’re leaving for the Black and White Ball, and hilarity ensues.’ I smell an Emmy. Or is that those candles?
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