Bad Santa

Overgrown trees equals squirrels on the roof, which is so cute, right? Cute until those squirrely squirrels chew a hole in your attic and move in to have more squirrely squirrel babies. To trim the overgrown trees (and to hopefully get rid of the squirrels), our landlord hired some interesting, Austin-esque characters who somehow have a license to not only drive, but also to own a saw. Seriously, though, this guy was impressive: he could balance on a ladder, smoke, hang on a limb, and operate a chainsaw all at once. While watching his perilous actions cautiously from our kitchen window, Jack pretty much summed up the sentiments of us all when he said, with a tenuous and disgusted look: "I don't like that Santa, Mommy. He's messy."