Have I mentioned......?????

Some of my close friends know this about me.....some maybe not so much, but I hate squirrels! How is this possible.... they're cute, they're mischievous and they really don't bother anyone..... REALLY...?!?!?!?!? I do find myself hitting the gas pedal if one is in the middle of the street in the neighborhood.......I put the hose on power wash and point it at them as they lay on the top of the fence in the backyard......just watching me water the plants, clean the pool......or whatever may take me to the backyard.......maybe it's just a relaxing cup of coffee and the paper in the morning......but NOOOO not gonna happen because ...... they are always around! I didn't always have such ill feelings towards the little critters....I actually thought they were fun to watch, cute, God's creatures......until they got in the attic a few years back.....and what an ordeal that was! Ever have the pleasure of smelling one in your home that accidentally fell between the walls and passed on???? We have....not pleasant and FYI.....one cannot buy enough Glade Air Fresheners to help the situation! I also remember the time the boys were driving home from school and accidentally hit one in the middle of the street, they were both so upset that they came home, got a shovel and a box went back and got the little critter and gave it a proper burial in the backyard......light bulb moment here.......maybe this is why they are harassing me ...... they have a relative in the backyard, one whose life was cut short by members of this family......WHO KNOWS......but this neighborhood is crawling with them! Why just the other day ..... mid afternoon no less, I went out to the backyard and just as big as Dallas one of my precious little friends was laying flat on his belly all sprawled out in the grass under the tree......it was cool there and he was having a leisurely break from the Dallas heatwave in my backyard......where WE ARE SUPPOSE to have breaks and enjoy the wonderful sound of water and sun and floats and watermelon and burgers.....but NOOOOOO......there he was and he wasn't moving.....no matter how close I got he just eyed me up and continued to enjoy the surroundings of my backyard.....it just gives me the creeps! Well, I have painted the picture for you as to why I dislike squirrels ...... and until this morning I was able to deal with it.....but not any more.....it is now full fledged WAR!!!!! I went out this morning to check the plants after a few days of nice rain and I found this......my pot man.....DEAD! One of the little cuties jumped from the tree onto the pot man (who sits in an old iron chair and has an asparagus fern planted in his little head that makes him look like he has hair)......smashed on the deck! I know who did this.....there was no wind last night ....... Pot Man has been there for years and I just planted him a few weeks back so I know he was secure in his permanent spot....it was one of my little buddies......and I know he is sitting either high above the backyard in the neighbors extremely large maple tree just laughing or maybe he is right above me as I clean up the mess he created...... in our large oak tree.....who knows.....but, he will not get the last laugh......the yard may look like a scene that Brian Williams gives us nightly from Iraq when I'm done....but he will not WIN......let the games begin!!!!