Stowaway
While sitting on the couch watching TV, we heard something rustling in the plant on the fireplace mantle. Having had a bad experience with a mouse in the house the day before, we assumed another one had gotten in. With Ashley halfway up the stairs in fear, I crept over to the plant, looked inside, and was relieved to see a Lazarus lizard instead.
I gently picked up the pot, took it to the porch, and waved the reptile away.