This long intro brings me to today's post. I sit the children for breakfast at the island, then I go to get ready for church, I come back to the kitchen, overly impressed with myself at my timing: we are all dressed and ready, and half-way though breakfast with much time to spare to get to church. Happy Sunday! But wait, something is lurking in the rafters. So sing along, "why do birds suddenly appear???"
As I enter the kitchen, the boys say, "Look Mom, some birds are watching us eat." I would have looked to the window for said birds, except the boys are pointing to a beam in our great room.
A closer view...
So I don't know if these two little barn swallows decided to study people this week and came into our house, as we "studied" them a few weeks ago, but regardless they were uninvited. Mysteriously I also have NO idea how or when they got in! To their benefit they were trying to fly out towards the windows. I tried to chase them out, coax them out, bribe them out to no avail. The minutes ticked by and "suddenly" I was late for church again. I propped the doors open and just left. They left too, to my relief, while we were gone, leaving behind some feathers and ickier messes on the floors, window sils and chairs.
Maybe next week I'll be early for church...
Suggested reading: In a People House, by Theo. LeSieg, Illustrated by Roy McKie
13 comments:
This is hilarious! I wish I were in your ward so I could hear such interesting excuses each Sunday.
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too funny! funnier that it's a real excuse! you're cute!
I'm so glad they left on their own! Especially since covering all the windows really was an impossibility...
Haha! what a great story... We actually got 'in a people house' from the library this week! I think Josee will enjoy looking at those pictures!
Your house looks great too ! :)
You are so adorable. I can't imagine Luke could ever get too upset with you! I totally understand how you mean to be on time and things happen!!! Right when it's time to go!!!! I love that book! When I used to read it to the kids their fav part was when it said a Big Blue Ball!
Ha ha - I'm always late too, but I don't have good excuses, like birds in my house! My favorite - the boys aren't freaking out. Birds watching them eat is totally normal...
Visiting you from the blog train :)
I am always about 5 minutes late too...it wasn't always that way! I blame the kids :)
Danielle
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i seriously was cracking up the whole time i was reading this. you are so funny. but i am always 5 minutes late too. even to work. luckily they don't care. i think it runs in the family.
That's funny! Although being a person who likes to sleep in on Sunday mornings, I'd take it as a sign to stay home LOL
You should add "To Kill a Mocking Bird" and "Lonesome Dove" to your suggested reading list.
Funny girl! I want to come and see the rafters in your house before I leave.
Too funny! That must have been quite a surprise! What did your hubby think of that excuse?! ;-)
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You should come to our church you'd be one of the early ones. When I first started going I thought church started at 7:30pm and I was only 10mins late each week but about 3 months in my boyfriend finally told me that the service started at 7pm.
That is such a cute story. I love what the boys said! I am not sure if there was a bird convention this spring about entering human homes, but you are second person this summer with a swallow in you house. Be thankful, my friend struggled to get the bird out for 5 hours. I don't think Luke would be impressed with being 5 hours late!
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