FOUR bunnies

 On Friday, Brennon and his friends wanted to go stargazing before school started.  Brennon asked if Randy would also take them on the Rzr and make a fun date out of it.  So, at 8:00pm, they headed to to Horse Heaven Hills for a night of fun.  The wind and clouds had hung around all day, so the decision to just go was made at 7:45, even if they weren't up there very long.  That's Miracle #1.

They were all having an absolute blast.  All of them wanted to keep the night going, despite the chill of the wind.  On their last ride, Randy decided to take a different route so they could speed back to the car.  It was the only time they took this particular path.  That's Miracle #2.

As they were coming up, Randy saw something on the road that showed bright white.  As they approached, the kids yelled that it was a bunny.  Randy slowed and they all just watched the bunny for a second, sure it was going to run off.  When it just sat there, the kids were like, "I'm going to go see if I can catch it!"  And to everyone's shock and surprise, it let them pick it up!  Miracle #3.

As they cast their eyes around, they found THREE more bunnies huddled around a bush.  So, as you probably guessed, they went to see if they could pick those up as well.  YEP!  As they stood in that road, lit by the Rzr lights in the pitch black, they looked at one another in shock and glee-- Four bunnies held in their arms, not trying to escape at all!  Randy had seen a truck just a few minutes before in that area, and thought to himself that they hadn't stayed long at all.  And now he knew why-- those four sweet and innocent bunnies had been abandoned!  They packed up ALL the things and came home.

I was reading in my room with the door closed when they got home.  Randy walks in and sits down, waiting for me to notice what's in his arms.  It was so random, so exotic, so out there, that my mind literally couldn't comprehend what I was seeing.  He repositioned himself so the bunny was closer to me, and I kid you not, I almost expected the bunny to disappear!  When it didn't, my mind was so confused, I asked, "Is this real?"  It is weird how PTSD affects my brain sometimes.  It felt more real that the bunny should have disappeared than that it didn't.  It felt more real that it COULD disappear than that it didn't.

I walked out to see four bunnies sitting on four teenager's laps, not trying to get away, not being "trapped," just allowing them to snuggle. Miracle #4

In shock, I text Keilie-- she came right over even though it was 10:30.  When I told Ashlee and Danielle about the bunnies, Ashlee text back, "Don't let Keilie know, she'll hid one in her drawers."  While we were in Hawaii in 2010, Ashlee was babysitting my kids.  Keilie, the master baby bunny catcher, caught one and they hid it for days in their drawer, she and Caden.  They were so made with Aunt Ashlee found out about it and made them turn it loose.  It's a fun memory for both Keilie and Ashlee.

Saturday night we had 10 teenagers sitting around our living room, passing bunnies back and forth.  Again, it just felt so surreal that these bunnies allowed it!  At 11:00pm, Amy took home the black one, Riley Byrd took home the gray and cream ones, and we put the white one in the kennel for someone to come grab her today. Mircale #5

It was SO MUCH FUN watching them hop around the back yard.  It was SO MUCH FUN watching the dogs interact and play with them.  It was SO MUCH FUN holding them, snuggling them, and just having them.  But, the moment the last one went to a good home, I felt immense relief.  It was a blast while it lasted, but I'm not in a good mindset to add unexpected stress, no matter how cute and fluffy and snuggly that stress is.

Had they chosen not to go, Randy not taken that path, the kids not gotten out to catch the white one, not seen the other three, not brought them home-- I just can't imagine trying to live with with myself knowing I'd abandoned defenseless creatures in the harsh wild.  I'm glad those kids were lead to that mountain!