This. This decapitated head almost gave me a heart attack today. I do not do well with dead animals. Poppy (our dog) is a hunter and has killed rabbits and mice.

I was sending the kids out to play since it was above freezing today, and they needed the fresh air. I scoot them along thinking I would sit outside and peacefully read my book. Instead, chaos ensued. The kids scream, “Poppy has a squirrel. Poppy has a bird. Poppy has a rabbit.” All sorts of animals were being blurted out.

I saw that something was hanging out of her mouth but thought she dropped it in the yard. I said, “is it dead or alive?” Kimber pronounced the death. River goes to look at it and said it was a hamster. That made me sad as I was picturing a neighbors kid losing their hamster and it being dead in my yard.

I turn around and was going to go out and look at it and asked where it was. Kimber said, “in her mouth.” The dog was right beside me running in circles. I screamed and ran and she chased me.

Kimber and River are dying laughing. I locked myself in the house and left them out there. In the heat of the moment, it’s every man and kid for themselves.

Kimber went to the yard and came back to talk to me through the glass and said, “it’s just my Barbie’s head.”

They are braver than I am, but I got a heck of a cardio workout today.