Did I freeze and enjoy the beautiful tableau? Did I silently beckon my bride to come and partake of the magical moment? Did I motion for MeeMaw to hand me the camera?
No, no, and no.
I did what any urbane sophisticate would do. I pointed at the herd and began bellowing,
"Dee-yur! Dee-yur!"
This of course made me quite the Big Man in MeeMaw's eyes:
And last night, I had a recurring dream about Purrl trying to rescue me from the Wrath of the Venison:
We have little doubt that in the next few days or weeks, MeeMaw will hear me screeching and come outside to witness this:
On a more serious (and grateful) note...I think y'all all know that MeeMaw has been procrastinating on obtaining her Virginia drivers license. This delay has been mostly the result of the repugnant experience we had at the Tennessee DMV, including a callous employee's embarrassing MeeMaw when MeeMaw couldn't read all of the letters on the eye exam.
So, MeeMaw has been avoiding the DMV here in Virginia, even though its presence has haunted her every time she drives by the place (which is at least twice a day, since it's right there on the way to work).
Today, on my way home, I passed the DMV and remembered that MeeMaw still has her Tennessee license. I began praying, "Lord, when she does take that test, please look on her with favor, and grant her good vision, at least for the duration of the test. Be merciful to her, and help her..."
When I got home, MeeMaw kissed me and then told me she had a surprise for me. I expected her to bring a deer out of the living room, but I was wrong. She told me to turn around, and then after a moment's delay, she presented - Tah-DAH! - her brand new Virginia Drivers License!
Seems that while running her errands today (on her day off), MeeMaw felt a curious inclination to take her birth certificate and other personal papers with her. And when she drove past the DMV, cautiously thinking of trying the eye exam, there was one car in the parking lot. One car too many, she thought. I don't want to be embarrassed in front of a bunch of strangers again. And so she continued on with her errands. But when she came back by the DMV a while later, the one car was just then leaving the parking lot. And some unexplainable force caused MeeMaw to aim her car into the DMV parking lot.
She went inside and was very forthcoming with the lady behind the counter. I'll allow MeeMaw to tell y'all about the exchange in detail, in her own words, but suffice it to say that the lady at this DMV was kind, sympathetic... and a former Texas resident. MeeMaw passed the test and skipped out the door with her license. God is good. When we said grace over tonight's supper, we asked God to bless the staff at the DMV in Gate City. We're confident that He will.
And did I mention that deer season opens in two weeks...?
