afraid of the dark

confession time. i'm afraid of the dark.

did you ever watch this show? i couldn't watch it. when my friends watched scary things on tv, i hung out in the kitchen with the grown ups. 

two nights ago i went to bed and could not fall asleep. after almost 2 hours of tossing and turning i heard a thud.

at first i thought maybe one of the kids fell out of bed. then i thought maybe one of them kicked the wall.

my mind started spinning when i heard another thud. and then another.

it's probably no surprise to you that i am not one to get up and go investigate bumps in the night.  it may surprise you that i still run and jump into bed--afraid that something might reach out from under the bed and grab my foot if i get too close.

what to do? joe is already asleep. plus he just got over the flu, so i hated to wake him. but i was freaking out.

i finally decide to get up and check it out. after all, it was probably just my neighbor who likes to work in his garage until 3 am.

when i opened my bedroom door i knew right away it wasn't the neighbor. there is usually a glow coming from the direction of his home and our hallway was pitch black. perfect.

i press on; checking every door and making sure the alarm is set.

when i get to the last door, the slider leading out back, i reach behind the blinds and place my hand on the lock. only, there is something on the lock. it's wet and slimy and...

it's a slug!!

i'm going to go ahead and blame it on nerves, but i screamed. loudly.

not really the creepy thing i expected to find, but i was grateful it wasn't something worse.

and as a bonus apparently hearing bumps in the night and touching slugs in the dark is emotionally exhausting, because i immediately fell asleep after that little incident. thank goodness.

are you afraid of anything?