Nature is way overrated

In case you are wondering, this "circle of life/law of the jungle" thing really stinks. Let me explain..... We were all outside the other night enjoying the cooler evening before the mosquitoes came out, when suddenly the trees were filled with very loud screeching birds. Couldn't figure out why. A bird rumble? A feathered domestic disturbance? The bird rejects from American Idol? No. My sweet little kitty cat had caught one of the baby birds on what was apparently "learn to fly day". By the time we figured out what he was doing, he already had the poor thing in his mouth and was heading INTO MY HOUSE! Eeewwww. And no, it was not dead yet. So there was Blake trying to get the cat to pick up the bird so he could throw them both out, the kids are yelling to help the poor thing, and I was....okay... I was yelling to help the poor bird too. We finally got the whole mess back outside and Blake made us let the cat keep the bird. "That's just what cats do." Pooh. I know that but it doesn't mean I want to see it. Poor bird finally died and the cat spent the rest of the night tossing it in the air and stalking it. Dumb cat. Though it did remind me of growing up with cats doing the same thing to snakes in the backyard.

Oh, and now we have bees trying to build a house in the corner of the neighbors wall closest to our backyard. Kinda cuts down on outside time this week. Our neighbor has tried sprays of all sorts and right now he has some sort of vacuum thing hooked up to his house and is sucking the bees away. It may not work but it sure is entertaining. And we like nature why??

One more day of school for me. Two for Ally and then we are out for the summer!!! Yea!!