Squirrels

Friday night we spent our first official night as a homeless family. Grant it we were able to sleep the night in the Holiday Inn on Town Lake, but none the less we were homeless. We as a family slept cozy in two double beds. When the sun broke through the curtains opened by my son, it hit me. We will never live in that house again. We don't know where we will be living next, well minus the part that at least we know we will be in Hawaii for six months, yet that is surrounded by uncertainties that are enough to drive me batty. So I lay in the covers, feeling light from several burdens of house selling, cleaning and packing, but feeling at the same time heavy with the uncertainties of life.

Kids- amazing creatures they are- were ready to face the day, and mostly face the swimming pool 5 stories below, well after they finished their breakfast, because night sleeping in the hotel wouldn't be complete with out the breakfast, we braved the breakfast buffet, well I guess better yet the staff braved four kids throwing cups on the floor, spilling food all over and requesting many odd things.

Breakfast was done and instead of heading to the pool, I thought it would be a great idea to go for a walk around Town Lake, actually the new name for the lake is Lake Lady Bird, after the former first lady. Anyway so we head out on the trail, well run by health enthusiasts. Along the path, the kids pointed out many things, like the lake, or runners with dogs, yes the exciting little things in life. We even saw a tree that the trunk looked like a melted candle, it was rather cool and I wish I had a camera, cuz it was really cool.

Anyway as we were walking, no kidding, a little squirrel, walked along the rail and then stopped. He looked at me, then at Bethany and then over to Gregory. Then he hopped off the fence and just stood right at our feet. I guess he figured little kids equals crackers or snacks, sorry little squirrel I am not that prepared of a mom.

The rest of the way the kids kept talking about the squirrel that just came up to us. As well as they named him Theodore because he was kind of chubby, and we had to hunt for Alvin and Simon who were fairly easy to find.