My Mother and Her Squirrel

I recieved a call from my mother the other night that went like this:

Mom: Is your husband home?

Me: No. He just left work and is on his way home.

Mom: Oh. (pause) So, how do you feel about squirrels?

Me: (pause) They are okay I guess ... why?

Mom: I have one in my living room.

Me: How are you going to get it out?

Mom: I thought you could come over for moral support!

Me: Where is your son?

Mom: Can you just come over?

Me: Yeeesssss.

Mom: Bring a broom.

Me: Would you like me to bring Jimmy's safety goggles?

Mom: Don't be a smart ass.

Me: Can't help it.

Mom: Hurry up, I'm sitting here with the door wide open with my coat and hood on.

Me: Why the hood?

Mom: In case he attacks my head

Me: LAUGH!

Mom: Oh shut up!

Me: I'll be right over.

P.S. No squirrels were harmed in this story, this little guy managed to make his escape through an open window!

The Simple Beauty of a Sugar Bowl

Sometimes it doesn't take much to make me happy. Other times it takes the world!

Recently the little thing to make me happy is the sugar bowl that sits on the table at the Redstone American Grill.

I have been admiring this sugar bowl for almost 3 years. Yes ... THREE years.

Everytime I go I'm tempted to slip it into my pocketbook ... and everytime I talk myself out of it!

I recently decided to email them to see where they get them so that I could purchase one. Well, really, I was hoping they would just "donate" one to a loyal customer.

At midnight I receive an answer asking how many do I want and what location do I live closest to? Within a matter of 2 days I was told they had one to give me and I could stop by anytime to pick it up. Little did I know, the email was coming from the President of the company!

So I finally went on Saturday to pick it up! I was sooooo excited that I filmed it on my flip camera and made a litttle movie of it!

When the manager delivered it to my table he asked me with a straight face ...

"Why didn't you just steal it?"

Now, why didn't I think of that?