An unworthy Blogger

I cannot for the life of me make those pictures looked organized in any fashion. I deleted half of them by accident and had to reload (another 20 minutes). Also, I thought I used to be able to add captions but can't seem to do that either. Very frustrated at the moment. Anyway have a funny small-town-Texas story to tell. The boys started at a new elementary school here in Hazard County Texas (ha ha). The school mascot is a coyote. They had their first pep-rally today. The principal introduced a kindergartener whose family had donated a "special gift" to the school. A dramatic presentation ensued whereupon the curtains to the stage were opened and a covered object sat upon a table on the stage. It was in the shape of a coyote. I assumed someone had sculpted a coyote out of wood or an artist had donated a statue, etc. Well, as the child and his father proudly unveiled the object it was, indeed, a coyote. And Sarah Palin style (sorry Cyrstal for that bad memory), it was a REAL COYOTE (stuffed of course). Yes a real, DEAD, stuffed coyote will now adorn the halls of our new school. I don't think the kids really got it but the adults were a little quiet. Odd but very Texas..... On a related note... On my morning run earlier this week as I turned up the hill in my neighborhood, someone had crafted a sign and placed it in their yard. It said "Mountain Lion spotted 8/19 in our backyard, 9:30am. They are thirsty, and hungry." It was 9:45am that I was running; I didn't make it much further up the hill since every sound I heard terrified me. I found a large stick in the backyard and ran in a different neighborhood the next day... That's all for now.