Skunks....Music....And Dad's

Well this week we had a visit from one of the lovely creatures that frequent the country....Skunks...unfortunatly for us it was not a friendly visit. It got into our barn and killed three litters of baby kittens. So sad for the momma kitty but honestly I am having a hard time feeling too bad because that makes for less barn cats and so we don't have to take care of them. We have tried to catch the females to take them into the Vet to get them fixed so that we wouldn't have to worry about litters of kittens, but they are feral and catching them is near to impossible.
A skunk also found its way into the yard of our neighbors but big brother happened to be there and he took care of it with their rifle...Pretty sure it was rabid as it had no fear of humans or their great dane. He didn't get our skunk though.

Talking about shooting skunks always reminds me of my father...He was the kind of guy that was very no nonsense...if it was a critter causing problems it had to be dealt with. When I was younger I thought this was so horrible and cried for the animals that he shot, but now that I am an adult, I understand the reasoning and the logic behind it. It has been just over a year since my father passed away and there isn't a single day that goes by that I don' t think about him in some way. And since tomorrow is Fathers Day it is fitting that I think about him tonite.

Thinking of my Father invariably leads me to thinking about growing up. My family loved music and I sang with my mom and dad all the time. My mom always had music playing in the house and I have a love for music because of that. My father only listened to Country music and considered anything else noise. I however have an appreciation for all types of music, a fact that brought me to put my ipod on shuffle this afternoon and write down the first five songs that played...This is what played:

1. Dixie Chicks-Hole in my head.

2. Eminem- Shake That A$$

3. Michael Buble- Just haven't met you yet

4. Lady Gaga-Bad Romance

5. Flo Rida- In the Ayr

So with that I will call it a night...Hope all the dad's out there have a great fathers day and for those with their dad's still with them...appreciate them even when they drive you nuts, because in their own way and in their heart they love you and when they aren't there you WILL miss them.