Oh dear...a deer.

Too busy to blog yesterday, but the girls and I had a great day. I bribbed them into their flu shots. Yes, bribbery does come in handy sometimes. Because they were so brave through the shots, I took them out to lunch. We also had a pleasant shopping trip at GoodWill. Overall, a lot of fun and good times with my girls.

When we got home, the girls cleaned their rooms (wonders never cease). I lied to them and told them it was National Clean Your Room Day. Yes, bribbery and lying come in handy as a parent. The girls then wanted to have their friend, Katy, over. I said fine. At about 5pm, just before dark, they wanted to go outside and play flashlight tag. I said alright and thought that the fresh air would do them good. About ten minutes later, Becca came in terrified and screaming. I thought something horrid had happened. After she was able to speak, she said "something is in the back yard!!!" She had turned her flashlight on and had come face to face with a full grown, humongous, buck. He had a full rack of antlers. Becca had no idea that was outside with her and she was "scared to death". Thanks to Aunt Tammie, we told her that it was Santa's spy. She wasn't buying it , but she calmed down. The buck ran away (probably due to the screaming), but Becca slept in our bed last night.

As we sat in the hot tub last night, Becca was still fearful of the buck showing up. He didn't do a thing to her, except walk across our back yard. It made me think, as adults, how often are we fearful for naught. How many times are we afraid of something, just because it is there. Due to Christmas, I think of Mary when the angel showed up. The first thing it said was "Fear Not". I need to remember to fear things that deserve fear, not things that just walk across my path.