Work and the Frightful Creature

Summer has kicked off to a lazy start for us Cunninghams. Besides reading, writing, watching TV in the evenings, and doing chores, we have done nothing else. However, lately, that has changed for Seth. Seth has got a job at Radiant Systems (where Dad works) putting together keyboards. He has been praised for his diligence and hard work, and he has been teased playfully for being the son of Jeff Cunningham. That leaves me, Mandy, and Mom at home all day. Mom cleans the church a few times a week, and Mandy has babysat the Abraham (a family from our church) girls twice this week.

And now, for something more lively. Last night, we girls were up late watching "X- Men" on TV. We were enjoying the movie when something large fluttered across the living room and to the wall above the laundry room door. At first glance, it looked like a large, dark moth. However, after landing, Mandy and I realized this was not the case. It was a large cockroach. Talk about panic and fear. Usually, Dad is the cockroach killer in the house, but he was asleep and there was no point in waking him up just to kill it. So, we had to sit there, nervously glancing over at the wall. The cats spotted the creature as well but could not reach it, even while they were on top of the bookshelf. Mandy and I turned away for a second then looked back and saw that the roach was gone. We were wondering where it had gone when Mandy's eyes widened and she told me, " Ashley, come over here." At first, I was afraid that it had landed on me, but Mandy said, " No. It's on the picture." I leapt up from the piano bench, and Mandy explained that the creature had gone under the picture that hangs over the piano. She armed herself with a fly swatter and nervously poked the picture, but the creature never showed his face again. When we went to bed, it had still not shown itself. We were nervous about the roach, but we have not seen it since. Hopefully the cats found it and used it for a playtoy.