We were headed for home, winding our way along the road, chatting about this and that. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a small creature darted into the road in front of the car. I braked quickly and swerved.
Thump!
Thump!
I looked at Kurt, horrified, then peered into the rear view mirror as I drove on, trying to see the road behind us. “Oh, no! Do you think I hit it?”
Kurt looked at me, astonished. “Do I think you hit it? How can you even ask?” He shook his head. “Do I think you hit it?” he repeated, now laughing. “Thump! Thump! Yes, I think you hit it. In fact, I think you hit it twice!”
“Oh, no!” I exclaimed, “But I didn’t see it in the road when I looked back.”
“Well,” Kurt amended slowly, apparently noticing my stricken expression, “actually, I think that squirrel was holding a nut. It must have rolled out of his hands into the road as he was running, and it was the nut you hit. Two times. In fact, you actually cracked it open for him and did him a favor!”
…
Well, I didn’t really believe him, but I have to give him points for creativity.
Poor little squirrel.
Nix the comfort zone 
Let’s go with Kurt’s version. We don’t know for sure and it doesn’t hurt to believe the best, right? (RIP Squirrel)
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It was a pretty good impromptu story! lol (I still feel bad for the squirrel.)
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I love your husband. My son-in-law and I found a newly hatched bird in the grandbaby’s play set. When my daughter asked about it, he said, “Oh, yes. The mother came and got it.” Uh, huh! Some stories are better than truth.
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Uh, huh! lol Kurt’s also been known to comment on the animals napping by the side of the road.
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Creativity is at the heart of good storytelling and your husband rocked this one!
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Pretty impressive, right?
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I mean, I believed his version of the story for a second! I felt like I was right there in the car with you, too!
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lol So, there’s this bridge I’d like to sell you…. 🙂
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What a great husband to soften the blow! 🙂
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His timing was off–his initial response was far more authentic. Not a bad recover though! lol
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LOL! I think you hit a nut – twice – too!
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Perhaps this is one time it’s okay to lie to your spouse? lol
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