You brought WHAT home??

How are we all doing after the big holiday weekend? Full? Stuffed to the brim? Ready to explode? I hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving full of lots of food and cranberry juice. Benjamin and I had a wonderful trip to Utah visiting family. We made it back to chilly Rexburg late last night and it feels good to be in our own bed again!!
We have a new addition to our family today. Benjamin thought that I'd be pleased as punch to have an eel in our house so he thoughtfully brought one home. We have a pretty salt water fish tank and now a icky eel living inside it. It makes me squirm just looking at it. His mouth opens and shuts as if he's talking, telling me, "I'm here to torment you, Lauren." I have no trouble believing him, too, because in the hour he's been inhabiting my office space, he's managed to freak me out at every glance. Also, as terrifying as the thought of having an eel this close to me is, somehow he's missing. He's gone. Adios. Nada. I can't seem to find him. I went in the kitchen for a brief second and returned to the office, only to see an empty tank! He's either playing a rude trick on me and hiding in the sand or he's done what Ben said would never be possible: he's plopped himself on the filter at the top of the tank and is stuck. There is no way you can get me to open the lid, however, because as I said, this eel has it in for me. He's waiting for me to open the lid, at which time he'll flip out and flop out of the tank. To prohibit him from doing any of the sorts, I've put a heavy book on the lid. There's no way he can get out now. It would be answer to my squeamish prayers if, upon Ben's return from an overnight trip to Utah, the eel is dried up and dead!!!!! No more eels, please!!!