And so it was one medium sized dog and a small dog over the fence and through the woods to follow their nose they went. This is time number 9 total but time number 3 for today. When I got in my car to look for the rascals I first found Ladybird in a ditch shaking the life out of a rabbit. When I called her name she came running to the car and leapt from the ground through the driver’s window and into the car. The car shifted, went into a mail box and left a small dent on the box. No charges were filed against me. I pulled the car up to my house where I saw Brody trying to find a way back into the fence. I calmly walked into the house with both of them and put them both in a large cage in my bedroom. I laid down for a nap because I was exhausted. It didn’t take long to find the dogs because 7 of my neighbors helped me search. Continue reading ‘The Point of No Return’
Daily Archive for November 14th, 2008
Here we are together. It’s been what, 27 years? How amazing is that? You look just like you did when you were ten. My heart melts the same as then, then when I thought you were a rock star in a kid’s body. You’re not wearing the tight blue jeans or the lumber jack buck boots with red shoe strings. You’re not wearing a white T-shirt as you cross the small bridge over the stream to the back yard where your chores are waiting. No, this time you’re in a huge house with its renovation nearly complete. You’re still shorter than I am but other than that you look like the little boy all grown up that won my heart first.
I know you’re embarrassed that I caught you in transit. You’re fresh from the shower standing in a towel. No eye contact, few words but plenty of tension. All reason says to let you pass but I’m so happy to see you I just keep chattering on nervously. Finally you excuse yourself then go in the bedroom and lay on the bed, towel half hanging to the floor. I wonder within myself why the door is only half closed.
When you walked away from me your oldest brother explained that despite our history together as children you as an adult are confused and frightened. He said not to depend upon the history we had together but to try and get to know the man you are today. Continue reading ‘DREAM: I Will Take This’
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