Bandit On The Loose

Well, since Susan wants me to embarrass myself and one of the things I wanted to do with this blog was put some funny things here to brighten someone's day, I will go ahead and tell this. We have a delightful(usually)dog named Bandit that is a Border Collie. He has a fair amount of room to run in our fenced back yard, but not as much as he would like. Though he has dug a huge hole under the steps that is undermining the concrete landing by our deck, he never has tried to dig out. But you had better not look the other way if you open the fence. Which I did the other day while cutting the grass. I thought it was great fun that he got out a couple of months ago when my good friend, Marty Glenn, went in to feed him while we were away. But is was not nearly as funny as I thought when I had to try to catch him. I chased him until I got tired(which was not very long). He went out of sight going down Hathcock Drive to the main street. I decided I had better get in the car so I went up and down hollering for him. I came back up to the house and saw him going behind our neighbors house, so I parked the car. Thinking he would give up soon, I waited and kept approaching him and calling each time he ran by-which was a bunch of times, but he would never look my way. I even went in and got a drink of water, poured some out so he could see it(boy was it hot, about 95), then tried to entice him with some of his favorite dog biscuits, all while he looked the other way running everywhere. Since his tongue was now hanging out(mine too), I thought Bandit might come to me if I would set down. Of course that did not work either. I lumbered up and that is when I got the most brilliant idea that finally led to his capture- I would chase him on the riding lawn mower until he finally gave out. It was quite a pursuit, reminiscient of the time they chased OJ in his Explorer. He didn't give out, but he did go into a corner at the neighbor's house where I blocked him in with the mower. It think this all took a total of 45 minutes. You can't imagine the look on my neighbors face when they came out to see what was going on as I had my mower running, parked right up against their house and was trying to pull Bandit back as he was going wild barking at their pit bull(who was barking back wildly and who is also in a very poor fence. I was scared of that dog, but not about to give up now. Luckily, the fence held and even though his collar came off as I grabbed him. I carried him home, though the house, and finally to the fenced back yard, where he is still residing at this moment, I hope. If you think there was any humor in this, wait til I have time to tell you about Daryl chasing his Jack Russell up and down the street with a hubcap chained behind him. Whoooeeee!

Up At Midnight

Why I am up after midnight putting the first post on my blog, I do not know. I am just not too sleepy tonight. Of late I have been going to bed about 9:30-10:30 p.m. I don't know why this is either. A 30 year old college habit of going to be no earlier than midnight has been with me until the last few months. I guess since all of the kids have moved out it is a little calmer around the house at night. But then too, it might be that I am just more tired out at night since I get up earlier. That is another old habit that has changed of late. I have a hard time sleeping much past 6:00 a.m. on most days. Could it just be that I am getting older? Not a chance. In fact, since I now have 3 grandchildren, I am feeling much younger a lot of the time. Now let me tell you about my grandchildren--- naw, I am getting sleepy now and that would take m 'til at least past 1:oo a.m. just to get a good start. Besides, I might take away from Granna's blog. Have a good night and may God bless!