Monday, August 11, 2025

The joke's on me


 A few weeks ago I was walking along and noticed what seemed to be a dead chipmunk.  In fact there was another one lying on the sidewalk a few streets over.  I sent this photo to some family members saying how sorry I was for these poor chipmunks.  They took a closer look and told me it was a rat!  Indeed it is.  In my defence, I wasn't looking too closely as it is a sad picture.

My family had fun with this one.

In fact my daughter sent me this photo of a groundhog saying 'look at the size of this chipmunk mom!' and I was totally fooled again by my cheeky daughter.



29 comments:

Linda's Relaxing Lair said...

So funny. Love ❤️ the groundhog picture.

roentare said...

Your family clearly knows how to turn a sad moment into a playful one

Iris Flavia said...

Coming Saturday. The other way round here.... (for Eileen). Also: Good you made people grin?

jabblog said...

You'll never live it down! That's what children are for . . .

My name is Erika. said...

Ugh-rats. But I had to laugh at the chipmunk family joke. My family would do that to me too, so I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets razzed. :) Happy new week.

Anonymous said...

wondering if someone put poison out for the rats chipmunks are much smaller

Ivy's Closet said...

Oh my goodness. Truly an interesting Monday post!

Angie's Recipes said...

That's too small for a chipmunk...

Anne Hagman-Niilola said...

Have a nice new week.

Busy Bee Suz said...

Oh, this made me laugh. My family would do the same thing.
But, the poor rats! I'm guessing they were poisoned?

Lucimar da Silva Moreira said...

Por um lado foi engraçado mas dá pena mesmo que seja um rato, Christane bjs.

Kathy G said...

Your family will probably be bringing this up for years :-)

Elkes Lebensglück said...

They had something to laugh about. It can happen to your family and to you! Smile- hugs Elke

CheerfulMonk said...

😊❤️

gigi-hawaii said...

Haha. I have never seen chipmunks and groundhogs in my life.

Sandra Cox said...

LOL. Daughters are indeed cheeky:)

Martha Jane Orlando said...

Nice to know that you can laugh at yourself, Christine. That's such a positive trait!

DVArtist said...

Ohh you are so funny. Of course I knew it was a rat right off we have so many here. Have a great day today.

Mary Kirkland said...

Aww The poor rat.

The Happy Whisk said...

They will be laughing about it at Thanksgiving this year, I bet.

Wanda said...

You gotta love that sense of humor!! You have a kind and caring heart, Christine.

DeniseinVA said...

That's hilarious Christine (well maybe not the dead rat) but your family has a great sense of humor.

Ananka said...

Poor wee rat. Very intelligent little things but hated by most. We don't have chipmunks over here just the TV show haha!

DrumMajor said...

Chipmunks are tiny. But why was the rat dead and flat on his side? Was it poisoned? Linda in Kansas

Tanza Erlambang said...

nice playful of family ....😁

Christine said...

I can only speculate but I feel the rats were poisoned.

Lowcarb team member said...

LOL ... your family will probably be bringing this up for years to come :)

All the best Jan

baili said...

Haha such things happened to me lol🤗

sandy said...

lol