The Jebber Family Blog: For the Birds

This morning the kids and I were reading a story about snow and how it covers the ground and makes it hard for the animals outside to find food, so we decided to make our own secret recipe with 7 herbs and spices to tantalize the taste buds of our little woodland friends. We pulled out the cuisinart chopper and began throwing in bread and nuts and seeds and a little bit of honey just so they know we love them. I pulled out one of the kids plastic snack bowls to bring it to the door. Connor began FREAKING out! "No Mommy, don't give them my bowl, they will make it disgusting!!!!!!!" So I tell him I will save the bowl and just throw our meal out the door into the yard so we can watch them from the window. That made him much happier.

Attempt #1

I open the front door, Max trips me, (because he's a heathen and could care less that there are starving woodland creatures outside, it's all about him!) I fall out the front door in my SOCKS the food then scatters and falls into the snow. Gone!

Connor begins to scream, " AWWWW, I wanted to feed them Mommy. It's gone. Bad Max!!"

I quickly reassure the kids that we can make more and this time we will set the food right outside the window on a snow pile so we can have a front row seat to all the action. Yahoo! Mommy saves the day.

Attempt #2

I put the food in the same bowl, knock Max back with my iron fist (just kidding! But don't think it wasn't on my mind) I go outside, this time with my warm, fuzzy boots on and set the bowl with the delectable goodies right on top of the snow mound for easy access. From inside I hear, " NO! OH NO! Disgusting! They are going to make it DISGUSTING!!!!!! Mommy NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" I look inside the window with a frozen smile on my face to see Connor running around in circles screaming in hysterics. He sends himself to his room and won't come out. Foiled again!

Attempt #3

I walk into Connor's room and ask him if it would make his life happier to put the food into one of my bowls. He declines and says he just wants a hug. Done! So we sit on the couch and watch and wait. I can only assume with the awesome bird calls belting from Connor and Jordyn's lungs and Bailey and Max barking at each and every snow flake that the birds and squirrels have boycotted our diner. You know what I say to them? Beggars can't be choosers! Chaos is good once you get used to it!!

UPDATE

* I am once again a hero!!*

Do you know how much I had to pay this squirrel? They ain't cheap!

But she stopped by 4 times to munch on our meal and we sat very still and watched her enjoy

Thank you Ms. Squirrel!