Daxter/Dexter

I came home from work to find that the gnomes had got the spring fever and cleaned the garage out and planted a garden. . . it was so inspiring. So i didn't park my car but left it in the drive way and cleaned it out (this really has nothing to do with the story) When i was done cleaning i pulled my car up into my spot next to riana's car. .. . and when i did i noticed something odd.

I got out of my car and yep, there was a bird stuck in riana's window. It was like riana rolled up the beak into the window. . . . i have no idea how or why and after my moment of confusion, panic set in, because the bird was very much alive and trying to fly away. . . . How long had he been there? was he in pain?. . . so i ran into the house to find riana. . . but no one was home. . I kept yelling and calling riana's phone. . . no answer. . . i called Juje's phone to hear Jo pick up pretending to be juje. . . . . And after passing the phone and explaining the situation to riana i thought she might cry. . ."where are your keys?"

"ok, yeah, but where are your keys?"

No idea.

I called down stairs to natalie hiding in her room who ran up the stairs in a panic to my cry. . . .we found the keys and Natalie and I ran outside to the bird. I started the car and rolled down the window, and with natalie watching the bird dropped dead. . . . DROP DEAD. . . that is such a funny thing to say. . . i poked the bird with a stick, yep dead. . . when ten seconds ago he was trying to fly free. . . poor thing must have had a heart attack. . a tiny little heart attack.

I put in on a paper towel then placed him on a shelf in our garage. . . (What do you do with dead birds?)

Days latter after a world-colliding/co-worker BBQ we had a proper burial for Daxter/Dexter. . .Jo and Brett where our paul bearers, and carried him to the hole Tim dug.

We all gathered around and said kind words about the bird.

And as Brett was folding over the paper towel Tim said "wait, wait" and pulled from his pocket two pennies and carefully placed them over Daxter/Dexter's eyes. . . We had a good laugh and Tim's response was "Well we don't know what religion he was!"

we all had a chance to place dirt on the grave and then all sang Black bird, then softly swinging back and forth to the Remember the Titans tune.

We just may never know how dexter/daxter got caught in that window, and who knows what would have happened if i didn't wash my car and found him earlyer. 

Rest in Peace Daxter/Dexter.