Friday moment of happy....

This has been a bad, strange, and strange-bad week.

But this little video makes things a little better:



Firefighters in the Australian bush fires come across a young koala and give it water.

My favorite parts of the video - as the guy is walking up to the koala: "Heeeey....you all right, buddy?" and then "Can I get some WAH-TUH here? Some WAH-TUH?" (At first I was concerned his yelling for WAH-TUH would scare the koala away but it didn't).

And then the koala puts its paws on the guy's hand.

I think this video demonstrates why the stereotype of firefighters is a good one - they are the toughest people out there, and yet, when a chance like this comes up, they're all heart.

Oh, and more happy - the koala (its paws were scorched) was taken to a wildlife rehab center to recover.

Just one little thing...

If I found a genie who offered me three wishes, I'd hand them over to Tracey and her husband to do with as they saw fit right now.

My crappy week (the crap of which is mostly OVER now) pales in comparison with what they're dealing with right now.

They're in my thoughts and prayers. Even though I've never met them "for reals."