#adayinthelife

I headed to the food shops off campus for a few ingredients today.  On my way home I encountered a dead lizard.  I often see this particular lizard when my students bring it to me.  There are have little ones and big ones, all of which are very exciting to my students.  I have to admit the first time I saw it I was fascinated and I continue to be so because of it's horns.  I draw the line when the kids want to keep it in class with them, not because I'm afraid of it, but because it becomes a distraction from learning.

When I saw the dead lizard I couldn't help taking it's picture.  It was the next scene that made me laugh out loud.  There only 2 yards from the dead lizard was a dead dog.  Now, you don't get to be as old as I am without seeing a dead dog close up, but my laughter at the event of seeing two dead animals in a row caused me to take a picture of the dog too.

As I continued to walk and laugh I came upon two of my 5 grade girls.  Not wanting to traumatize them I told them if they didn't want to see the dead dog they should walk the road instead of the side path, warning them to watch closely for cars.

With worry filling my heart for any other children going that way I ran into one of the RVA moms on my way into campus and asked what should be done about the dead dog.  Her suggestion was to call someone for the church to move it since they owned the road it was on.  I was so happy that I had the number of the AIC worship pastor so I could call him for advice.  I then asked the mom to look out for the girls so they would have an adult to help watch for cars.

An hour later I received a call back from the worship pastor.  After laughing together about the situation he agreed to call the church's grounds keeper to remove the dead dog from the path.

All I can say is, "what a day!"