"I deserve a prize or a trophy!"

Last night, I called Justin to chat. The first thing he says to me is "I deserve a prize or a trophy!" I'm thinking, "Ooo...he fixed something at the house."

This is what actually happened, which is way better than anything else he could have done...

He walked to the mailbox yesterday afternoon to get the mail. As he walked back to the house, he noticed something move very quickly across the driveway. He kept watching for more movement and saw the critter again in the yard. He walked closer and noticed part of the animal still sticking out from under a leaf. He picked-up the leaf and got a good view of the critter. Any guesses as to what it was?

Yes ma'am! It was a SNAKE! Justin said it was pretty small, but he caught up to it and killed it. He said he couldn't believe it could move that fast. I said, "The one I chased with the lawn mower was really fast, too." I asked him how he killed it and he said with his shoe. I asked him if he wore his work shoes and he said, "Nope. Flip-flops."

You read that correctly - Justin stomped a snake to death with his flip-flop covered foot. I was impressed. I asked him if it was brown and he said "Nah, more of a greenish-brown." I said, "Are you sure it wasn't brown?" and he said, "Yeah, it was kind of brown, but it had a little green in it." I asked again and he said "Actually, it was brown and I know it was the same one you saw while you were mowing."

That's the correct answer!