well THAT doesn’t happen every day…

thank goodness.

I was doing a little browsing on my computer.

I had to get up to go chase micah down and make him get dressed.

I returned, approximately 2 minutes later, and found this:

yes, that’s a slug.

and a pile of marginally defined goo of dirt, grass, and slug slime.

on my dining room floor.

where my chair had been only moments before.

and my feet.

eeeww.

I have no idea how it got there.

I assume it has something to do with the dog.

or the kids.

btw, simple green is excellent for removing slug slime from hard floors.

in case you ever find yourself in such a predicament.

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