Herkamer and Gertrude The List 7

Yesterday Herkamer was trying his best to fulfill his wife Gertrude's "Honey Do" list when after starting to mow, he ran out of gas, received a ticket for speeding, found a gas station with bags over the nozzles, and had to avoid another policeman encounter. He arrived home only to hear Gertrude yelling at him as he arrived in the driveway. He had just started toward to mower to refuel it when he encountered a rattlesnake that was coiled and impeding his path. With Gertrude literally climbing on his back, he walked slowly toward the storage shed.

Herkamer slowly walked and kept his eye on the disturbed reptile. At any moment the fierce creature could lunge and reach the awaiting leg of Herkamer or Gertrude. Just as Herkamer was keeping his eye closely on the snake, he turned as he heard another snake on the other side of him. Gertrude began screaming in his ear. Herkamer's eyes grew wide open as he now had two snakes to manage. He took another step toward the shed, and another snake appeared, then another, then another, and he was terrified as he realized that he had recently wished for a whole yard full of snakes if it would keep Gertrude quiet. Now, it was as though his wish was coming true, except Gertrude was screaming!

Another snake appeared, then another, and another. Gertrude was screaming, "Herkamer, Herkamer" when suddenly he felt something latch on his leg. It had a massive grip, and he knew impending pain was about to occur. "Herkamer, Herkamer" Gertrude kept saying, as Herkamer began to shake.

Finally, Gertrude screamed "Herkamer!", and the loudness startled him, and he awoke. There stood Gertrude at the side of his bed with her hand shaking his leg. "Honey, honey" Gertrude said softly. "Were you having a bad dream?" Herkamer opened his eyes and rubbed them for a moment, and said, "Yes I was, there was the mower out of gas, a ticket for speeding, gas stations closed and not working, you yelling at me, and finally snakes in the yard." Gertrude smiled and said, "Herky, you know today is your day off, and we are just going to relax today, right? We have plenty of time for other things. We planned to just enjoy ourselves today, right?"

Herkamer smiled, hugged his wife, and said, "Now, this is the wife that I knew I married."

Stay tuned for more Herkamer and Gertrude stories tomorrow. Same Blog Time. Same Blog Spot. Until tomorrow, Why Say More?