The Frisky Frog Story

So in the last post I mentioned that we had a frisky little frog chase us...well here is the story!

So, the pool had been closed for the winter (covered with no circulation) and we were trying to get it open for the spring and to sell the house. Well, if you have ever owned a pool, you know that it gets a little green and "soupy" over the winter. And you will also know that it is a real pain to cover and uncover the stinkin' thing. So we had gone to all the trouble of uncovering it and we discovered the pump wouldn't come on. While waiting for the pool people to come fix it, the pool just sat there exposed and gross. My husband pondered whether or not he could reenact Jesus walking on the water - that's how thick it was!!

So the frogs moved in after a rainstorm one night...and didn't leave. I tried to rescue them a few times, thinking they were stuck (and not wanting to have to pull their bloated corpses out later) but they just got right back in! And every night they croaked their little hearts out.

Well, one night we just couldn't take the noise anymore. So, armed with a flashlight for each of us, my husband and I shut the dog in the house (which she did NOT like) and set out in search of the noisy things. We found one on each end of the pool (the girl they were serenading was in the pool) and we proceeded to tell them to SHUT-UP (like they were going to listen to us)! After we felt like they had gotten the point we headed back to the house. In the meantime the frogs got brave and started croaking and moving around. When we got inside I said "If they followed us back to the house I am going to freak out!" So my husband turned on the back porch light and sure enough there they were (one right by the door, the other one not far behind)!!!! It was like some science fiction movie!!! Attack of the Killer Frogs! We aren't afraid of frogs in general (I quite like amphibians myself) but these guys were slightly demented. So we turned off the light and shut the blinds and let them do their thing outside that night.

If you put a pillow over your head the noise isn't that bad!