the raccoon and the cricket

Two reasons life is good.

#1. My husband told me " there was a scratchy sound coming from somewhere so I looked over at the dumpster and there was a raccoon trying to climb out. He was stuck. I found a board, placed it inside the dumpster, standing it on end; the raccoon was able to use it to free himself. Before I turned away he climbed up it and ran off " .

That's my man and I'm one proud wife.

#2. I have been leaving the front door open; it leads out onto our screened-in porch; our cats love this because they can sit on the shelves daddy made for them to see outside. Lately, our cat Pengy has been finding crickets out there, bringing them inside and showing us her gifts and then playing with them. I decided to praise her and then to save the crickets returning them back outside. I noticed our cat Lucky was paying close attention to me as I repeatedly returned the crickets. My husband and I were sitting on the front porch when he says, " did you just see what she did " . I looked down and Lucky had placed a cricket by the foot of my chair. He then said, " Pengy took the cricket inside but then Lucky went in after her, picked up the cricket, and then returned it back outside " .

That's my girl. Like mother like daughter.

photo of the week, Pengy helping mom do dishes...