8th anniversary

Yesterday was our 8th anniversary. It was the first one that we couldn't find a babysitter and go out to eat so we went out for dessert with the kids. They rolled around the floor and booths and when we got up, the lady next to us says, "cute kids." I said, "oh it is our anniversary - we couldn't find a sitter." She told me she had many of those! It was funny. We do have a sitter for tonight though for an open house at school for Grace, I am so excited for her!

Drama yesterday. We had woken up from naps and were out front in the yard when I saw TWO RATS in our grass. You are probably shocked but don't be. We have rats in our neighborhood because we live close to a grocery store alley. Anyways, Nate wasn't home yet, I didn't know what to do so I called my dad. I asked him if I could put a garbage can upside down on it and he said to stay away from it if it was dead or looked sick. Then he told me to call animal control.

So I called them. They didn't laugh at me, they sent the truck over. My neighbors came out - oh the drama! The guy - "Crawford" - got gloves and determined they were baby squirrels (they were big baby squirrels and had big long thin tails - that is why I thought rats.) One was dead and upside down. The other one was crying. He put it on our tree so it could work its way back up the tree and told us to go inside so the mom would come out. Within two minutes the mom squirrel came down and grabbed it in its mouth and ran with it up the tree. My kids were screaming and so excited! Nate was just rolling his eyes.