Squirrel Season

One of the interesting things about this time of year is how busily the squirrels are working.  It is too funny to watch them running around the yard picking up nuts and leaves and carrying them off.  We were out in the yard a couple of weeks ago and I hadn't realized I'd left the front door hanging open.  Before long a squirrel ran through the flower bed in front of the house and ran into the open screen door.  He must have been disoriented because when he got up he walked into our living room.

 

He must not have known what to do as he went about ten feet into the house and just stopped.  In my head I'm thinking, this could go really bad.  I was remembering the time a wild cat got into the house when we were growing up and we spent about 15 minutes chasing it around watching it climb curtains and run into windows in an attempt to escape.  Everyone was outside and the back door was locked so there was no other way to get into the house so I slowly walked through the door.  I sent the kids away from the door and walked around the living room staying as far away from the squirrel as possible.  When I got in front of him and started towards him he ran outside and up the tree. 

 

 I haven't seen our little squirrel friends around lately so he is probably all ready for winter sleeping in some tree somewhere in our neighborhood.  The kids still talk about the day the squirrel came in our house.

All Tuckered Out

The other day I was working on my computer when my little one came over and laid down on the couch.  He soon fell asleep and after a while started to squirm trying to find a comfortable position and this was the one he chose.  I even tried to have him lay on my arm and hold his head in my hand but he pulled away.  After we took the picture I did lay him down was this just looked painful.  So next time you're lying in bed and can't seem to get comfortable try sitting up, it worked for this little man. :)

Compensating

I've fought with hip pain on and off for the past three years.  I've learned that I have to watch for the warning signs when I need to get a little help.  The soreness usually starts when I sit for too long or I stress the muscles.  My low back gets achy and that's a good indication I need to slow down.  A couple weeks ago I had done a bunch of physical work and I had a couple really sore days.  The first day I was stiff, the second day I was stiffer, by the third day the pain was tolerable and the fourth day the pain was almost gone.  I had already decided to go to the chiropractor so I went and I was really glad I did as there was an amazing amount of things that needed some adjusting.

 

So this is what I learned from this expereince; we are made for change, physically and mentally.  When something needs fixing, or is just off in our lives it doesn't take long before we start to compensate for that weak spot, in my case it only took four days from putting something out of place to barely remembering it happened.  So when you have an argument or make a mistake don't waste any time before setting it right.  If you let it go your mind will compensate until you've found a way to live with it.  The longer you let it go, the harder and more painful it is to fix it.  I learned this when I waited to go to the chiropractor several months after having my first child.  After my first visit I was so badly out of alignment that I hurt for three days.  It's always better to fix things as soon as possible.