Church Squirrel (6 Comments)
squirl squile squerl squarle squirel squiral squirrel! Yeah! Now that I know how to spell it we can continue on with this post.
You thought churches only had mice in them? Not ours.
Let me set the stage for you: I was at one end of the building embarrassing myself by introducing myself to some people who were not who I thought they were. You see, there were some people from my hometown visiting that day and I didn’t know them but wanted to introduce myself. I, unfortunately, targeted in on the wrong people! I marched up to them, shook their hands and said my name and where I grew up and who may father was etc. etc. I was confused as to the blank looks on their faces. Finally it clicked! They were the wrong people! They had no idea what I was talking about! About this time the Pastor told me that my husband was chasing a squirrel downstairs. Uh? And something about a song about it. What?
Now, The Col. and The Boy were in the parking lot talking to the right people because he actually was aquinted aquanted familiar with them. You see, The Col. knows more people from my hometown than I do. Yes, I lived there my whole life and he lived in the general area for 5 years but if we attend an event there- he will be the one that knows someone- not me. No, I am not bitter- not one bit, nope. Back to the story- as they chatted away a squirrel came right up behind The Col. and examined him. Then said squirrel turned and ran right into the open door to the church. The Col. and The Boy went into the basement and chased the squirrel out of the side rooms, closing doors as they went. They had him trapped in the big room when I arrived on the scene. Pixie and TG were placed on the second flight of stairs above the door so that the squirrel wouldn’t get upstairs and into the sanctuary while the rest of us went back down to herd squirrel. Round ’em up!
We found the fugitive behind a piano and he was coaxed out and shooed to the door. The Boy was pretty excited and kept leaping all over the place but we managed to keep him corralled behind the squirrel. Up the stairs the rascal (the squirrel, not The Boy) raced and he was gone!
The Col., who is full of fun and useful music facts, also said something about a song and when he got home he found it on You Tube. Since I’m not technically savvy and don’t know how to put the nice little screen on here- I’ll just put the link here for you to go to all on your lonesome.
And you thought Church was a boring place to be.
Hilarious! What a great post! 🙂
Comment by Elizardbreath — June 18, 2008 @ 4:12 pm
I totally remember that song! I had forgotten it until I watched the video, however, I don’t seem to remember a squirrel being the star in the song. I only wish now that the squirrel had gotten in your church while it was still in session…Now that would have been an even better blog (heeheehee). I wonder if there would have been another revival…
Comment by Liesel — June 20, 2008 @ 3:11 pm
Yes, indeed- the things we could have learned if that squirrel had shown up just a bit sooner. 🙂
The Lord works in mysterious ways and if He wants to use a squirrel to start a revival then I’m all for it.
Comment by JustMe — June 20, 2008 @ 9:33 pm
HAHA good post. Bob listened to Ray Stevens all the time, he still has all the cassettes from his younger years and insists on playing them on special times like vacations and camping trips…sometimes I enjoy it sometimes I don’t! LOL
Comment by Jules — June 28, 2008 @ 9:29 am
Bob and The Col. will have fun with obscure music references when (eventually) we get them together!
Comment by JustMe — June 28, 2008 @ 10:05 am
Too funny! That song gets song here on a somewhat regular basis. 🙂
Comment by Michelle — July 10, 2009 @ 9:49 am