It was a huge BEAR!!!! Yes, my friends, a real bear. We Texans sorta scoffed at the trash company when they reminded us to lock up our trash cans each night by putting them in the garage. We didn't listen, because I guess we thought we were smarter than wild critters. So at 11:30 last night, with all the windows open to catch the cool breezes, we hear an awful clatter in the driveway, right under our bedroom. I knew immediately what it was...I snuck to the window, tore open the shutter, and saw the biggest bear EVER in our yard. That bear was HUGE. James and I couldn't believe it was really happening...the smarty-pants bear dragged the trashcan to the center of the yard and then got a full trash bag out and ran off. We woke Ryan and Jon, but by then it was too late...the bear was gone, or appeared to be gone. Of all nights, it was pitch dark for the first time in a week. We all four parked on the couch, looking for the bear to return. Finally gave up and went back to bed...the best part is that we have a nice bear...sometime in the dark of night, he drug the trash bag back to the center of the yard and proceeded to snack his way silly, I guess...such a polite bear, to bring the trash back. OMG! So poor Jon had to clean up a very big bear mess, and it wasn't funny, either.
We all want to set a trash trap tonight but I am scared he might get cranky and climb the steps to my bedroom window. The neighbors next door said the bear is a local, and they see him a lot. They sometimes see him in daylight, but he just lumbers off when he sees humans. That bear looked to weigh about 400 pounds...he was ginormous and I mean it...We have named him Jumbo Bear, after my daddy. He was not a fuzzy-wuzzy kind of bear, though, and as for me, I really don't want to see that bear again, EVER...really...this is like living on the edge of danger!!!! Woo Hoo!!!
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