I wipe them furiously
Hormonal attack
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As a side note – Mama Moose came back tonight – chowing on the dandies. Sadly, we see no babies.
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Monthly Archives:June 2012
I wipe them furiously
Hormonal attack
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Hubby moose called – I figured he had forgotten something at the store and wanted to let me know. Instead I heard a hushed voice “there’s a mama moose and twins eating dandies in the front yard.”
Oooooooh goodie! I grabbed the camera and went through the garage, opening the door very quietly. I could see hubby moose sitting in his rig in front of the neighbors house. He would wait to come into our driveway, not wanting to scare the babies off and make mama mad – thus allowing me plenty of time to shoot away.
I have a video posted on facebook for those who know how to find me there. It is too large to put here (silly word press) – so I’ll share a couple of pics. Such cute little redheads. Likely the same ones we spotted Sunday after church.
click for a slightly larger view
Couldn’t you just pick em up and hug em?
NO!!! Sillies! As cute as they are, they are WILDlife. We don’t mess with the wildlife. We take PICTURES, but we don’t mess with em. That can lead to disastrous situations. When I leave each morning for work I check to the right and left before exiting the garage. Many Alaskans have had to call their workplaces to say they were going to be late due to moose – or bear – in the driveway, or yard, or roadway. We have to wait until they are done doing whatever they’re doing to go about our merry way. And, trust me – these critters take their sweet time.
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But, then, so do we. Remember, I live in Alaska – I make my own fun.
Junie and Brad had been dancing like this for weeks.
“Brad, this has got to st…â€
“Junie, you are driving me cra…â€
The office grew quiet, keyboards silent. Even an outsider could hear the intake of breath – could feel the tension between these two.
Then, the phone would ring – sucking the life back into the room. Brad and Junie separated.
Amy met Junie at the coffee maker. “You’ve got to let him off the hook, Junie. Otherwise you’re the office tease. You want to be known as Monica or Lorena?â€
“Amy! Stop! I’m a married woman. I can’t be either!â€
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There’s an elephant in Lance’s room and he has challenged us to write 100 words about it using Damien Rice’s song Elephant as our jumping off place.
“Sleeping like a baby.â€
Seriously? Have you ever watched your child sleeping?
Our first baby was a dolly for me to cherish. Her daddy was wound tightly around her little finger – his back is kinked to this day.
We loved to watch her sleep – she’d start out squarely in the middle of the crib where we’d lay her. In no time she would scooch this way and that until her blond fringe was pressed into the corner of her crib.
Sweet slumber? Well, she WAS quieter when she slept. But she was never, ever still. I love that about her.
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VV’s 100 word challenge this week is SLUMBER. These are my 100 – where are yours?
Change is hard. I dislike it. Immensely!
In my job I am often “that†one – She who goes kicking and screaming into any new company policy.
Imagine my dismay when “they†moved the water cooler . . . three months ago. I’ve worked there 10 years and it’s always been right over THERE! I still invariably walk to its old location, turn around in circles with a confused look on my face, and sheepishly walk to the cooler.
Today? I walked straight to the cooler, got my water, and returned to my desk.
Hmmmm. I guess you CAN teach the old dog new tricks.
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This week’s Trifecta challenge is to use the adjective NEW in its third definition:
3: having been in a relationship or condition but a short time