It will be Three years this spring since we have moved to this area in New York. It wasn’t long after we moved inI was unpacking somethings and Tornado had disobeyed me so he was sitting on his Top bunk bed on time out. A few minutes later he calls me…he wanted me to see this very large crow playing in the road. He was very concerned that it was going to get hit by a car. We talked about how crows will Most of the time get out of the way and how No one should play in the road when all of a sudden he spots another critter heading our way. He said ” Mommy what is THAT?” I looked and said “oh just a cat” But as the critter got closer and checked BOTH ways BEFORE crossing the street I realized it was NOT a cat BUT a HUGE groundhog and he was headed right for our house!
He (or she) ran right under our front porch! It was the biggest groundhog I have ever seen and that’s saying a lot since I am a country girl! Now I realize that all of this just a story BUT the hilarious thing I am getting to…After the groundhog ran under the front porch, my oh-so-smart children booked it for the back door to see him come out the other side! When i explained to them that the groundhog couldn’t go through the basement they ran there next. It took a while to explain to my then my almost 4 and almost three year old that ground hogs cannot come through cement walls. To say the least they were disappointed BUT i will forever have a very funny story to make me smile!
