What Duck?

Have you ever heard an 8 year old say something that makes no sense, only to discover she was right?

Wednesday we made a trip to the grocery store to pick up a few items. as usual, the kids were putting items in our 'pantry' (actually a couple of closets from Home Depot in the garage to hold the overflow of groceries). I usually put the items that need to go in by the garage door, and they put it away for me. For some reason, Damien wasn't interested in helping so Brianna was putting everything away by herself. We (me, my husband and oldest son, Shawn) were in the living room talking. All of a sudden, we heard a scream and Brianna was running back from the garage into the kitchen.

She was yelling something about a duck flew over her head! Now, we have an attached garage that is full of junk, but I don't remember having a duck in there! She insisted she saw a duck, so she finally convinced her father to go look. He spent a couple of minutes looking, but saw nothing. He came back in laughing that she probably heard the freezer kick on and her imagination got the best of her.

She then proceeded to put the remaining grocery items on top of the freezer, not wanting to venture to the pantry. Suddenly, she screamed again! This time, Damien was intrigued and he decided to go investigate. Sure enough, there was a duck beside the freezer! Evidently our neighbors duck came to visit while my husband was cutting the grass the day before and got stranded when he closed the door!

So, Brianna, Damien, and Daddy took the feathered stow away home. He had somehow managed to get under their fence and made his escape. They had searched for him (Beakie) but thought he had just decided to find a new home.

Now, Beakie is safe at home after his adventure and doesn't seem to be planning anymore adventures...at least for a while!

Moral of the story, always believe your eight year old, no matter how crazy it sounds!

Nini