Conversation between Jim and I at 4:30 am. We forgot to take the trash down (they arrive so early, it will still be dark out) We have a very long, deep drive way. So, I said, “you have to drive it down that long gravely, bumpy driveway, because the can will make a lot of noise, and wake the neighbors babies” So, while he is loading trash in back of truck; I’m out there saying, “Shhhh!” He said, “quit harassing me!” We were both laughing and trying to do it very quietly – Do you know it’s hard to laugh quietly in the dark, as everything is louder in the dark? Have you noticed when you’re trying to be quiet, it’s even funnier.
As he is backing the truck to head down the drive. I motioned him, he put down window, held up his hand, and said, “quit provoking me!” I grabbed his hand, pointed at the house next door and said, “Shhhhh! The babies room is right there on the corner on your way down the drive” He looks over and says, “Shhhhhhhhhhhhh!” as he drives down the driveway.
Standing there chuckling as I watch him drive away, I look down at Chester, the cat and say, “We humans are so easily entertained”
Papas Cutting Board 