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It's been record breaking cold down here so most of our outdoor activities have came to a screeching halt. The one activity left is watching Sheila participate in the squirrel wars of 2009. Last year she thought that they were cute and didn't mind feeding them at all. That all changed when the squirrels decided they needed new nesting materials and have chewed up two of our tablecloths. Well that led to an immediate declaration of war by my loving wife. Her first plan was to keep a collection of small rocks next to the camper door and throw them at the squirrels when they showed up. This was certainly hilarious to watch but not very effective. After realizing her aim was not that good she gave up and moved up to the big guns. Her new plan was to break out my marshmallow shooter and blast away at the poor little guys. This was even more fun to watch than the rock throwing. I swear, even the squirrels were laughing when she was blasting away with that marshmallow shooter. Needless to say, it was not very effective. It only slowed them down because they stopped eating long enough to laugh at her. For her last attempt she bought some navy beans, got out a straw and attempted to blast away using her pea shooter. Being a girl, she obviously didn't have any pea shooter practice as a kid and her aim is pretty much horrible. I'm not sure what she's got up her sleeve next but she's talking about electrically shocking them (I can just picture that). No matter how it all turns out, it's been a blast to watch.