RIP Cardinal, RIP.
Seriously. It was maybe 50 feet before where I hit the mourning dove yesterday. But, this time it wasn't like I surprised it. It flew out of nowhere straight into the grill of my car. He totally had a death wish, and I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Jodie, can you still be my friend?
So, there may be a couple of you that know about my tendency to hit birds with my car. For those of you who are not familiar with my dilemma, in the last year, I've probably hit about 24.
No kidding.
This number includes the mourning dove that I hit this morning. At least I think it was a mourning dove, it happened really fast and it was dark. The stupid thing was on the ground as I came over a little hill and tried to take off just as I was going over it.
And the 24 doesn't count the close calls with the 3 different turkey families, the single flying turkey (just missed my windshield by inches), the multiple pheasants, and the owl that was sitting in the road this morning, less than a mile after I hit the dove.
The owl was odd. I saw something that I thought was a raccoon standing on its back legs, but as I got closer, I could see that it was a HUGE owl, sitting in the road. It didn't appear to be hurt and just looked a me. It was too dark and as I was trying to figure out how to make my phone record video in low light, it flew away.
Why? Why is it that birds are attracted to my car, or at least not scared of it? It makes me wince or gasp every time I have a bird fly anywhere near my car.
And, what's next? This?
I just went back to "full" time. I'm doing 32 hours, taking Tuesdays off to get Chase to his summer programs. I'm working 8 hours a day, but wow, it goes fast.
Chase Update
Chase is doing AWESOME! His vocabulary has just blossumed over the last two weeks. He is even counting. His speech therapist said it's really good that he points to and actually is counting things, not just saying numbers. Here's how he counts, "1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 6." It's great.
The kids are at daycare now three days a week. Chase's teacher is great, and he is doing good so far. (Cory wasn't happy at first, but is starting to really like it, too!) The interaction with the other kids is so good for Chase, so I'm glad he's having fun.
We go back to our therapy group next Tuesday. He's come a long way since our last session. I just hope he shows them in group. Sometimes, he saves it for home. We'll see.
Fun Stuff
We've been doing some fun stuff, including a trip to the Toledo Zoo. My mom couldn't come at the last minute, so I had to take them myself, since I already promised Chase we would go. We were in the zoo for 6.5 hours! They were so good. See the slideshow pictures.
We've been seeing my friend Susanne and her kids a lot lately. We're having such a great time! Susanne even watched both kids while I had an appointment last night! That's the first time someone other than me, Craig, my mom, my sister, or daycare has ever watched them. It's kind of a big thing for me. I wasn't worried about Susanne being able to watch them, I was worried about them destroying her house! It went pretty well, and Susanne even bought Chase a Sponge Bob ice cream from the Ice Cream Truck. Thanks, Susanne! You SO rock!
