I don't think the birding society would approve...

I have two bird feeders in my backyard. I have a clear view of them from my sofa, through our big back window. During the warmer months, I sit in the sun room and watch the birds; it's very relaxing. I have a variety of birds visiting the feeders on a daily basis. They include, but are not limited to, Cardinals, Blue Jays, Black Capped Chickadee's, Carolina Wren's, Starlings and several Woodpeckers. Today, however, there was a new visitor. And she wasn't there for the birdseed. As I sat on my sofa, I started to hear the occasional bird slam into the side of my house. After a few times, I looked out the window. That was when I saw her scoop up a poor stunned wren and carry her away. "She" was a Northern Harrier Hawk. It is official....I'm luring small birds to their death.

Shouldn't the house be warmer, then?

So, we have this family member who is a bit of a religious extremist. This person was visiting this past week, and while having a conversation with my husband, said many things (many things that were batshit crazy), but the one thing that stuck out was the following...

"This house is filled with Satan and one of the forms he takes is your game" (hubby plays World of Warcraft).


Who says shit like that?! More importantly, who believes something like that?!

I'm sorry but if Satan is filling my house. He either needs to crank up the heat or start forking over some damn rent money.

out of the mouths of babes...take 4

Me: *looks at * What are you doing?! Are you seriously smelling the dog's butt?
Z: *rolls eyes* Mommy, I'm being a doggy. That's what doggies do.

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My kids were downstairs playing this evening. All of the sudden, Z comes racing up the stairs screaming "Mommy! S's trying to suck my blood!". How do you respond to that? Yelling "S, don't try to suck your sister's blood", just seems a little inadequate.