The life I saved today...

Let me tell you a very touching story that happened today. Very touching. You might need your tissues for this one. Okay, you won't need your tissues, but if you are in a public place reading this, make sure everyone knows that you might be laughing very loudly soon!

I was driving down a rural road today, going back to the office from lunch. When I drive down the road by myself, I am doing one of three things: singing loudly and dancing, talking on the phone, or looking at the scenery I am passing and thinking of pictures to take there. Today, I was doing the first. I noticed a very large bird on the right hand shoulder of the road. I was trying to figure out if it was a hawk or eagle and because it was kind of bouncing off the ground, I wondered if it was hurt. I quickly figured out that the hawk (I just guessed that it was a hawk at this point so we will call it a hawk) wasn't hurt because it started flying away. Then it turned and started coming towards the road. Mr. hawk was about 20 feet in front of my car and about 15ish feet in the air. It was very pretty, and I was admiring this bird for a split second and then something dropped from from mr. hawk onto the road right in front of me.

IT WAS A MOUSE!!! Yes...a MOUSE dropped from Mr. hawk right in front of my moving vehicle. Mouse was alive, yes he was. He scurried to one side and then another. I screamed...took a breath...screamed....took a breath. And then I closed my eyes and hoped I didn't run over it. Yes..I did...I squeezed the steering wheel tightly and closed my eyes and screamed and hoped I didn't hear a thump. I screamed...then I said, "Oh no Trinity, open your eyes!" I can NOT believe that my enjoyable scenery changed from a beautiful hawk to a mouse dropped right in front of me! I stopped and looked in the rear view mirror and saw Mouse running in a zig zag back and forth back and forth. Oh great, now I saved this poor mouse's life, but he has brain damage! I so wish someone had been in the car with me...I had to scream, laugh and squeal all by myself! I just couldn't believe it. I got to the office and told Judi all about my truamatic drive! WOW....what a day! And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the story of the life I saved today!