HE'S BAAAAAAAACKK!!!

Just like Jack Nicholson in THE SHINING, guess who came BAAAAAACK!!  I swear, I'm going to scream.  So I went out this morning with flashlight in hand and saw nothing.  I let the dogs out, but kept a close eye on them.

Cooper went further to the flower bed than I felt comfortable with, so I went to stand by him.  That's when I saw a dark spot by my tree about eight feet away.  I swung the flashlight that direction.

This was in my face!!  OH NO OH NO OH NO!!!  COOPER!!!!!  I grabbed him just as he noticed the skunk and ran for the door.  WE MADE IT SAFE AND SOUND.  How the heck is this thing getting in the yard?????  And if he's STAYING in the yard, WHERE??  This is one of those MAN moments when I really wish I had one!!!

Puppies safely inside, I went back out again, with my big shovel, which got me nowhere.  It had disappeared into the darkness.  I could smell him, but not SEE where he was.  So today I'm calling animal control and telling them I think it's rabid.  After all, it did start to chase me the day before.  Hopefully they will be able to dispose of it.  

I mean really now .... WHY OH WHY did you pick MY yard????  There's nothing here!!!  Maybe a few slugs, but that it!!!  GO AWAY!!!!!

And now he's probably locked inside since I plugged up all the holes.  I guess I'll walk the fence line again to see if maybe he dug under the boards.  In the meantime though, I've got a DMV test to keep practicing for.

I spent most of yesterday taking practice tests which I passed with only a few mistakes here and there.  I have all my paperwork, including passport, old driver's license, social security card, birth record (there were no birth certificates when and where I was born ... in the high desert boon toolies), my mortgage papers to prove I live here, along with two other bills showing my physical address AND last but not least, my tax return.  Pretty ridiculous, right?

I'll let you know what happens with my new BEST FRIEND!!!