Reasons why I am bummed

1. I am sick. Sick. Sick. Sick. And today it is much worse than yesterday. Whatever it is has moved down into my throat and lungs, making my asthma act up. My inhalers are ineffective. I can't breathe very well. Theric says I sound like Darth Vader. I feel lightheaded.

2. Because I was sick I missed Trader Joe's Night at this month's enrichment meeting. (There was also a service auction; that was the main activity. People were to bring food from Trader Joe's to make up the refreshments.) I had been so looking forward to sampling the Trader Joe's food. They have so many things I have yet to try and this was going to be the perfect opportunity. But no, I had to go and get sick. GRRRRRR......

3. Remember this cute picture?




Well, one of the pumpkins looks like this now:



I am SO mad.

Theric walked out onto the front porch this afternoon to find a squirrel inside my pumpkin!

The rodent also mauled two others:



Only one remains unscathed.

We watched it scamper off. I'm thinking about hiring this guy to hunt the varmint down. Though I will only pay bounty if he provides me with the dead squirrel's body.

I have learned, though, that I am not the only person to have this happen to their darling pumpkins. Check out this video, and this blog.

Stupid squirrels.
Stupid being sick.