Hi Phil,
The Lord sure seems to be singileing you out for interesting test. Smile.
No, not really, we all get them in his time.
Vinny
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 10:15 PM
Subject: What a day
> this morning we discovered that Chester, our parrot, had picked his lock,
> it
> was half broken any way, and got out of his cage. He was still on top of
> the cage, picking at the pictures behind his cage, and trying to pull them
> off the wall. I fixed the lock but then later, my son came over, and put
> a
> chain around the door and the bars with a clip on it. The clip was from
> an
> old dog's chain. Yep, Chester figured it out, too, tonight and got down
> on
> the floor and started running around. One of the dogs caught Chester in
> her
> mouth but didn't bite down. Gretchen pulled Chester free and we got him
> back in his cage. Yes, he is fine. We have a large thicker chain around
> the door and bars now holding the gate shut with a padlock that takes a
> key
> to unlock. We will be ordering a new lock from the California
> manufacturer
> who builds the cage we use tomorrow.
>
> Additionally, Sandy thought tonight that one of the basset hounds had
> climbed up on a chair, pushed his head through a large hole in the nylon
> screen, and jumped out. Gretchen and I went running outside calling his
> name over and over again but couldn't find him. Sandy came out into the
> front yard and began calling his name and just then, I got an idea. I
> went
> into the house and into our front bedroom. This is now a spare room
> because
> Gretchen and the boys live in our basement apartment. We keep our dog
> cages
> in this room for feeding times and when we have church and the like. I
> closed the door to listen because I thought Barney may have gotten into
> this
> room by accident. The dogs often get into this room when someone goes in
> there. We store paper goods in the closet of that bedroom. I listened.
> There he was! Somehow, Sandy had gotten mixed up, apparently, after
> feeding
> the dogs and put Barney into his kennel. Boy, was he happy when I opened
> it
> up and let him out. Barney is a very friendly basset hound and he had
> heard
> us yelling for him and he always comes but when you are in a cage, it is a
> little difficult to get out of on your own. Unless, of course, you are
> Chester. Thank you Jesus for keeping Chester and Barney safe for us
> today.
>
> Phil.
>
>
> Victory isn't something you have, it is something you are.
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