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Ah, Spring - the days are getting warmer, the sun is shining longer and the air is filled with the sweet smell of damp earth - it's a wonderful time of year...to dig for worms!

"Here's one...and another one...WHOA!...look at the size of this one!"

My 8 year-old son jammmed the creepy crawly into my 5 year-old daughter's face - yes, she screamed very loudly - bringing to light the fact that boys are indeed, different.

"Ewww, get it away from me!"

That's all he had to hear - my son chased his sister out of the garden, through the mud, up the backstairs and into the house - yep, clutching a handful of worms had summoned his knucklehead super powers, causing any female within spitting distance to go dizzy with excitement.

More screaming.

The dog starts barking, the cats are climbing the walls and I wouldn't be the least surprised if the neighbors dismissed the idea of there being any real trouble at our house that would be worth, you know, looking into.

I don't blame them - they have a son, they know - get a couple of boys together and they tend to get really, really loud.

"Hey!  I got an idea - let's run really fast toward the brick wall and see who can HIT IT HEAD-FIRST, THE HARDEST!"

Because they can, I guess.

No, boys are not stupid - just, different - in fact, my son is very inquisitive and is able to retain very small pieces of information about anything, especially if it is something his sisters (or I) fear the most.

"Did you know that St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland?"

Shiver.

"Yeah, he really did, really - can we go there and see?"

Okay, I'll bite.

"Go where to see what?"

Sigh.

"You know, Ireland - can we go and see if it's true and there are no snakes over there?"

His best friend went to Ireland last summer and I made a mental note to check with his mom if she happened to notice any...um...you know - GULP!

"No, but we can ask."

Because I really wasn't sure if it was true, or not - according to The National Zoo:

It's true, aside from zoos and pets, there are no snakes on the emerald isle. In fact, there never were any snakes in Ireland. This state of affairs probably has more to do with the vagaries of geography than any neat tricks performed by St. Patty.

I turned away from the computer screen to point out the fact, but he was already headed back out the door.

"Hey!  I got an idea - let's see if I can find any snakes in our backyard!?!"

Yep, I know - boys are also known to have very short attention spans - but, my son is sort of, you know, fun to have around and I know that one day he'll be off trying to impress some other female with his boyish super powers.

But, I bet he'll never guess what we're having for dinner, tonight!