Dec 4 - 10

Experiences of horror should be a thing of the past concerning my wife and I, however when cleaning our son’s bedroom, horror definitely exists in the present. 

You know there are things you must do in life but if you wait long enough, it will be left for a future generation, but my wife is better than me at this. 

First thing we found I think was the remnant of an old pet, well it was hard to tell. Next we tried to organize starting with 5 usable guitars and 5 broken ones. Guitar strings were everywhere along with 3 amps and a million cords and a banjo and a trumpet, a piccolo, a ukulele, and an accordion. Then there was the drum set complete with symbols and bass drum, and bongo drums. We found dirty clothes hidden behind furniture along with about 20 other pieces of clothing under the bed. I think it is safe to say when he said he did his laundry it is similar situation as to when the potato that accidentally fell off the shelf last week.

Nov 27 - Dec 3

Our house is not normal. It is not even close.

I walk into the pantry and I look on the floor and there is a large raw sweet potato laying there with a bite taken out of it. I look on the shelf and there is the bite just sitting there next to the crackers. Now judging by the teeth marks and there are some, I am sure it is not Cooper. So I ask my son about it.

“Funny thing you ask dad. I walked into the pantry minding my own business when suddenly the sweet potato falls off the shelf but on the way down it hits another shelf breaking off a piece.”

He then says “Isn’t it funny how the piece looks like a bite”.

Now I am beginning to wonder what is the truth. Has he, or hasn’t he, outsmarted me again?

Nov 20 - 26

A few weeks ago I wrote about technology and its good and bad points, so this week I am talking about appliances. So in the last 20 years at our house we have gone through 4 kitchen refrigerators. I don't know it is the control board or the shelves break or what, but we keep replacing them with new refrigerators. In 1997 I bought a used refrigerator for the patio. I bought this from an ex-employee at the time. This fridge has sat outside for 26 years. I usually turn it off when I don't need it, but on Friday to get ready for our annual Practice Thanksgiving party we, i turned it back on. It came on right away and started working. I just wonder if is because they made things better back then or is because there is less technology. In any case it is a keeper. 

With our celebration each year we have a dance party. Cooper gets so jealous of when my wife and I start dancing that he sits there and barks at us until we pick him up. Mind you West Coast Swing requires 2 hands so we constantly have to put him down, but he barks so loud he is louder then the music, so we have to pick him up again. This went on for 15 minutes, now I am thinking, do we get one of those back pack dog carriers?

Nov 13 - 19

Ok folks. I have nothing this week but my friend Doug sent me this story that sounded like it was me.

Here it goes…

So I just get home and My dog is laying on the back deck covered in dirt with a rabbit in her mouth. The Rabbit's not bloody, just dirty. Now, my neighbor's kids raise these Blue Ribbon WINNER Rabbits. I instantly knew it was one of their rabbits. So I took the rabbit away from my dog, I rushed inside, washed all the dirt off it before my neighbors could come home. It was stiff but I heard some ANIMALS play dead when they are AFRAID, I couldn't remember which animals because I was NERVOUS. I took it and placed it back in one of the cage, then I ZOOMED back home. NOT 30 minutes later I hear my neighbors screaming. So I go out and ask them what's wrong?

They tell me their rabbit died three days ago and they buried it but now it's back in the cage.