[Adi]

Oh boy... hubby and I are laughing now but we sure weren't when it happened...

Where should I begin? Well, first of all, I've been scarce these last few weeks for a very good reason. The construction of our very first home is now completed and we've been in the moving process! So for quite some time now, we've been packing, unpacking, cleaning, finishing our basement, recieving family and guests...... Basically (hate to use the expression but...) running around like chickens with our heads chopped off!

We've both been quite exhausted but hubby has been really overdoing it... on top of the whole move, he's been extremely busy at work. For those who didn't know, he's a police officer... so when duty calls, you can't really say no! For the past month, he's worked overtime, double shifts, the "graveyard" shift, and barely had a day off.

So anyway, poor hubby has been walking around in a sleepless daze lately. One of the best comforts he has is our little cheerful Sunny, so yesterday he took him out, put him on his shoulder, and began doing some odds and ends around the house. I came into the room and seen him sitting on a chair with a wide-eyed stare on his face... All he said is "he could have got away"

Turns out hubby opened the patio door to take something outside.... with Sunny still out on his shoulder. This was quite terrifying to me since my aunt recently lost her lovebird in the same manner. Luckily he realized what he was doing after two steps and quickly turned around.... Sunny had a very short taste of freedom...

Maybe Sunny wouldn't have flown away, but I still consider myself quite lucky. So I just wanted to remind everyone the importance of being aware of what we're doing, at all times, when our companions are around us.

It could happen to anyone and sadly, we could probably all name someone that we know who's birds have escaped.