Monday, January 23, 2012

Fence Monster...?

Somehow our neighborhood has a "Fence Monster." Huge giant holes, some 3-4 pickets wide and at least a foot in length! It started with our neighbors, showing us what had happened to their fence, then random houses in the neighborhood started showing signs. Signs that something was creating giant holes with jagged edges and scrapes down and around.
My husband and I had been trying to figure out what was going on. Why all of our neighbors had these huge holes taken out of their fence. In some cases it was right in the middle of the fence. Some 3-4 pickets wide and at least a foot long. That is when my husband and I joked about the "fence monster."
Our little old lady neighbor next door was more concerned that I. She had a small chihuahua named "Snicker" that she had to protect. Not to overly concern her, I told her not to worry, and we would watch out for Snicker.

Sunday afternoon I went to let the dogs out into the backyard and to my surprise a huge hole in our fence, jagged and broken. Just like the others around the neighborhood! I immediately hollered for Eddie (my husband). I ran outside as the winds were picking up and swirling around my head. I'm trying to figure out what I could use to block this huge hole, after all, I have my own dogs to protect! To my surprise, I had some goats and horses in my backyard! Yep...you heard right... goats and horses. Now my backyard isn't big enough for goats and horses. Our town may not be huge, but I live in the city! So I am freaking out a little at this point.
I run out into the alley and I look north, where normally you would see cars driving down the street. No cars. It's starting to rain a little, with blowing dirt mixed in. I look to the south and again no cars. Just horses. That's right lots and lots of horses north and south of me!
Where is Eddie? Grrrr...I am really getting annoyed now! As I turn to go back inside I look next door and guess who I see? Snicker. I run back to the alley towards my neighbors yard to rescue Snicker and almost get plowed by a horse! They are running down my alley towards me. Even little ponies are headed this way! I get back into my yard just in time. Snicker... I have decided will have to wait! I search for my own dogs as the wind whips dirt and rain in my face.
Whew! I keep hollering for Eddie, the kids, somebody? Anybody? Suddenly I hear this beep (pause), beep (pause), beep. The kind of beep you hear when machinery or big trucks are backing up. I head to the alley to see what the beep is. To my surprise, my neighbor in her wheelchair, is being loaded onto a flat-bed truck! I don't recognize any of these people. She's clutching her purse to her chest with one hand, and has Snicker in the other. I'm staring in disbelief! My poor neighbor has this zoned look on her face and she starts screaming at the top of her lungs!


And then I woke up...

Seriously...crazy dream huh!

3 comments:

  1. OH MY GOSH! YOu had me going! I was cracking up!!!!!!!!!! It's funny because I have the wildest dreams like that, but you take the cake! N-joyed reading!!!! :D

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  2. I could kill you lady!!! I was totally hooked and then the story stopped. I even thought for a second that it was a dream then forgot and it still got me in the end! That is hilarious....maybe I can get a couple of goats and put them in your yard to get you back....hehe...you never knooowww!

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  3. Well I have to admit it was quite enthralling. I could not imagine that going on. You are too much girl.

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