You may recall during Labor Day 2016 I awoke from an afternoon nap to see a wild black snake on the pillow beside me. It is amazing that I didn't freak out but I am not afraid of non-venomous snakes and I got a real close look at that black snake to know what he was. He wasn't aggressive and when I sat up in bed he went the other way. Neither my son nor I are afraid of snakes so we named the snake Cuddles. We never saw him again so not sure where he went.

Today I woke up in bed with a ~6 inch lizard in bed with me. I tried to catch him but he was really fast. About fifteen minutes later I found a smaller lizard in my bed. My son tried twice to catch it but it got away.

I have at least half a dozen blankets in my bedroom because my mom always buys us blanket at Christmas. I made my bed with fresh blankets and took the others to the garage to wash later. (I must say I really love my washer and dryer that were donated to me for flood relief)

Anyway....... I don't know how to make my house less attractive to reptiles. Peppermint? Cinnamon? A friend suggested a sticky trap for mice but I don't want to hurt them, I just don't want them in my bed.