I started to notice that when I'm alone in the house, objects move in the kitchen or

in the laundry room.

They used to scare me at first.

I remember nearly jumping out of my seat when I heard the plates moving in or around

the kitchen sink while I was eating in the couch in the living room.

I started just like that, suddenly and loudly.

Spoons with flip out and land on the floor directly for my pants.

I figured it might have just been a result of how I left them.

Maybe poorly balanced or something?

I don't know.

But my theory went out the window when, for the first time ever, I saw an apple roll

out of the counter right in front of me while I was having dinner.

Apples aren't shaped like perfect spheres, and they don't start rolling on their own.

I live alone with my dog and I'm going to be honest with you and tell you that I'm

not the most organized person in the world.

When I saw the apple roll away, I pushed my chair back from the kitchen table and ran

toward the door, nearly tripping on a shopping bag in my laptop case I had left on the floor

by the living room.

My dog, Lindo, chased me outside as I went nearly to the sidewalk across my unkept

yard, but then turned around, growling toward the wide open front door.

The grouse went from a curious and upset type of grouse to a more angry one, and he started

full on barking at someone inside.

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