"Guess What, Mom?"

....this morning Carter comes running to where I'm changing Lilah and says, "Mom, guess what?"

He says this all the time, only he doesn't always remember that you are supposed to explain the "what". He usually just smiles at you when you say, "what?"....like that's the whole conversation.

Not today. I said, "What?" He said, "There's a rat in there."

huh?!

"A rat?" He nods proudly.

"On TV?"

He vigorously shakes his head no.

"In where?"

"In the cabbbbinet."

I said, "A real rat?! What's it doing?"

"Sitting on the corn, C'mon I'll show ya!" ...and takes off running.

I immediately grab Lilah and take off after him, with visions of nasty rodents grabbing my baby's fingers dancing in my head.

He flings open the pantry doors and pulls out the drawer with canned foods, including corn, in it.

"See mom. A rat sitting on the corn!"




Well, alrighty then. Does anybody know if anyone puts snakes or other rodents, spiders, or amphibians on their packaging? If he ever runs in and tells me there is a snake in the pantry, I might just faint!

I must start paying more attention to the packaging.

Seriously, DelMonte....what is appetizing about a rodent on a can of corn??

ewwww!