Last night, after the sun had set, our cat came to the back door and meowed to be let in the house. I couldn't see her outside, but I could hear her meows so I slid open the sliding glass door a few inches and let her inside. Then I slid the door shut and locked the latch just in time to notice that our cat had dropped a dead mouse just a few feet away from my naked toes.
Did I say a dead mouse? I meant a dead mole. Also? Who cares! Dead mouse, dead mole...all freakin' gross.
At the sight of the dead mouse/mole I started screaming something about, "That DAMN CAT!" and then something else about, "I HATE THIS CAT!" and then something more about, "THERE'S A DEAD MOUSE ON THE FLOOR!"
Then Ben corrected and assured me that it wasn't a dead mouse, it was only a dead mole. GOOD NEWS THEN! See, I thought it was a dead mouse. But it wasn't. It was a dead mole! Totally different rodents except both are gray, have long hairless tails, beady eyes and dart back and forth like their equilibriums fell out of their ears. Otherwise, they're NOTHING alike!
This is why I hate nature.
Then this morning, seven swans swam up to the shore. It was as though Mother Nature was trying to redeem herself for last night's dead-animal-on-my-floor-episode. And, to a point, I suppose she somewhat made-up for the dead mole. So now, I don't feel like Mother Nature is completely gross. Now, I just feel like she's a showoff.
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It was like your very own Twelve Days of Christmas. At least the cat didn't bring you a snake.
SEE? I know Mo Willems was making moles sound too cute. Damn fiction.
Mean mommy, the cat was bringing you a PRESENT!!
About the swans... seriously? That's not photoshopped?? Also, you live on a lake? Do swans move around in packs (like wolves)?
And, last question, did you mean to alliterate like crazy of was that just an accident? (seven swans swam up to shore)
1) Yes...seriously.
2) Not Photoshopped.
3) Yes, I live on a lake.
4) Yes, swans move around in packs for real. They're not there every year though. I'm not sure where else they go but apparently they have options.
5) No I didn't intend to alliterate like crazy. I don't think I could even say that sentence out-loud without a lisp.
WOW! I get dead AND LIVE chipmunks for treats. And no swans. Consider yourself lucky, showoff!
@OpinionsToGo said "it's like you live in a Disney movie" so that's Princess Showoff to you!
Gosh, it's like you live in a Disney movie. A great line..."dart back and forth like their
equilibrium fell out of their ears!"
From now on, maybe I should walk around in a princess dress?
Dammit! I want to be a princess!
don't like the mole. But the swans are loverly...
And a little scary! They kept swimming at me while I was taking photos. I mean, there's just so much bird I can take.