So I have a story for you...
I was running late this morning to take Kendall to school. If I do not
leave our house by 7:00am on the nose I hit a total mess of traffic and I
am an unhappy camper as I start my day dodging angry housewives of
Avery Ranch in their mini vans and large SUVs. In my last seconds
running around the house getting Kendall together I let two dogs
Humphrey and Izzy out back to finish their business. In my last seconds
of panic to leave on time of course both dogs were not cooperating and
were simply sniffing around the backyard not listening and definitely
having no intention to come back inside. I frantically ran upstairs and
woke Dustin up saying "Honey, I don't mean to wake you up and get you
out of bed but I'm running late with Kendall and I need you to get the
dogs inside. They won't listen to me." As I took my final few steps out
of the house I see Dustin in his underwear yelling out the back door to
get the dogs back in the house.
Fast forward an hour...I have dropped off Kendall in perfect timing...I
am sitting at my desk and I receive the following Text Message from my
neighbor, Melissa:
"what in the world is going on at ur casa? sorry but I saw cops and
animal control and i just had to ask...hope everything is ok..."
This gave me visions of Humphrey running through our neighborhood and
Dustin chasing after him in his underwear....running through my head. I
mean why else would there be cops and animal control at our house. Naked
man running the streets and a dog on the loose.
I immediately called Dustin and he answered, "I guess you're calling to
find out whats going on, who called you?" Unlike my original vision as
to the cause of all the commotion it seemed a very different story.
Dustin had actually succesfully coerced the dogs back inside and was
running early for work when he was leaving the house initially. As he
was leaving he heard two gunshots or what he thought sounded like
gunshots but could have been a vehicle backfiring. (Note: All our
animals are safe.) He pulled the car out of the driveway and saw a lot
of people standing around the daycare near our house and a police
officer. Worried that he heard a gunshot and there's a nearby daycare he
asked the cop what was going on. It turns out a rabid fox was shot in
our neighbors yard. When Dustin mentioned that our dogs were out
sniffing around our yard Dustin new he'd have to wait on Animal Control
and take our dogs for precautionary Rabies Boosters. A female rabid fox
that may have baby rabid foxes in our backyard was not how we imagined
the morning ending up. What was an early to work morning for Dustin
turned into a long chat with the cops and animal control setting up
traps in our backyard and a visit to the vet with Humphrey and Izz.
Best part of the story is that my vision of what might have happened
when I received the initial text had a unique connection to a funnier
and true "husband in his underwear" story. If you remember that story
then you'll appreciate the fact that the cop that Dustin chatted with
all morning was the same cop that pulled him over that night. He
recognized Dustin and let him know that the story provided much fodder
for the force but was not the weirdest thing to ever happen to them!
Oh the life of a Leanderthal...
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