Every day is a new story. Just this morning, for instance, we almost missed Elijah's bus because we were so busy looking at a mole who has somehow managed to trap himself in an empty flowerpot. As I was maneuvering the double stroller around the all too prevalent clutter currently plaguing the valuable real estate of our garage, I could see Tikki Tavi sticking her paw into the pot and something screeching loudly every time she did. I investigated expecting to see a cicada, since they seem to fall out of the sky in large numbers and can't always seem to fly whenever they want to.
I called Elijah over to look at it, to which he exclaimed, "Hey that's pretty neat. We should let him go". All I could envision after Elijah's words were the lumpy dirt trails in random spirals decorating my front yard. This now leaves the seldom thought question, what do you do with the mole after you catch him, and in performing said action does one's moral character descend to depths lower than that of the mole they seek?
So after careful ponderation I decided to let the mole go...in case anyone should happen to ask.
Oh yeah, there's one more thing I almost forgot. Last Sunday we had a visit from hurricane Ike strengthened considerably by a simultaneously arriving cold front generating eighty mile per hours winds downing countless trees into roadways and crushing several houses in our neighborhood. Total chaos ensued after 80% of all traffic lights ceased to function within an hour time span with nary a warning of the windstorm's impending arrival. Power failed in almost four hundred thousand homes and businesses within the city limits. A large percentage of American Electric Power workers had already been dispatched to Texas to assist with the restoration efforts down there further complicating the recovery plan at home. Our electricity finally came back on yesterday evening after being without it for five days. For those of you wondering if I've moved out of Ohio and back to Florida, I haven't.
Have a high wattage weekend.
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Heheheh....moles are too cute! :)
ReplyDeleteToo bad you didnt get a photo!
And you are such a good daddy for letting the little thing go! :P
P.S We got some heavy winds and what not here in NC as well, bu thank goodness no power loss in MY area. Although our lake flooded and THAT was fun...especially seeing the boat float higher than the dock! :)