October 15, 2022

 

"Dad, I have a present for Momma. I still feel bad about being snappy the other day; I hate disappointing her/ If you carry it in so that I could present it, I would be grateful."

Roman came in followed by Steve who carried a brown paper lunch bag. Roman pressed against my leg; "This is for you with love from Your Boy/" and I was handed the bag. Roman excitedly began nosing the bag; Steve's sly comment that "Momma might to find a special place for this" warned me.

"Oh, look, a dead mousie! Did you catch him yourself? You are a brave hunter, Thanks for protecting the realm; mice are sneaky and we do not want them getting in the house. Maybe later you and Dad could check around and close off potential points of entry and seal them. Roman, you are so thoughtful." And to Steve, "I sure hope this is NOT going to be a winter of the rodent."