A Bold Move

Southern Illinois is home to these cute little creatures called blue-tailed skinks. They are in the lizard family and are actually rather beautiful. About an hour into our drive home today, Drew noticed that one of these skinks has made a bold move to domesticate itself by climbing into our van and joining us for the ride home.

I made the kids a deal: if it's still alive when we get home, and if you can catch it, you can keep it.

I've mentioned before that Erin is an animal magnet. Once we arrived home, Erin found the skink, captured it, and made a home for it. EG graciously donated a home. Organic soil has been purchased and thrown down. A Nutella lid has morphed into a water dish. Crickets were purchased. The only thing left was the naming rights. The kids decided on Les, in memory of Les Paul, the musician/inventor who passed away last week.

Here's hoping Les enjoys his new life!