Bat Antics

So, the other day I had me a little visit from a creature of darkness.  Yes, I'm speaking of a bat.  You'd swear I was related to Ace Ventura Pet Detective the way I reacted with shear terror and hibbie jibbies.  Ewww, guanoooooo!!!

I was sitting minding my own business looking forward to the few hours of peace I was guaranteed to have.  My husband had just left, taking Miles and Romeo fishing. Preston was napping. I was typing on the laptop when I hear a tiny thud on the floor next to me.  I look over and see a brown moving entity staring right at me.  I do what any normal totally sane woman would do... I jumped up slowly and moved to where I could run, run away fast if it moved another inch.

It did move an inch, in fact he moved into flight right in the direction of my head.  I screamed, ducked, then ran into the closest room with a door.  I peeked out, not seeing the icky pest as he was chillin' in the office bragging to his bat buddies.  So, I tried to call my husband... of course he didn't answer the phone and never did until the whole ordeal was over.  I called the animal control, and since they couldn't figure out what jurisdiction I was in, they didn't come.  So, a good friend dropped what she was doing and came to my rescue.

By the time she arrived I was holed up in my bedroom awaiting her 'all clear' to leave the safety of the bat free zone.  We walked the entire house in our 'bat gear' (winter coats, bandanas etc) carrying a fishing net... no bat.  I suspect as I was about to pass out from my own hysterics it probably flew out the open door without me even knowing. 

After my friend left my brother-in-law combed the house again.  My husband came home with my son overly excited to see the bat.  I was exhausted from trying to stay alive from the vampire bat that stalked my every move.  All I can hear is my 4 yr old telling me over and over "mommy! bats eat bugs not people, so don't be afraid". Clearly the boy has never seen Buffy, The Vampire Slayer or Trueblood.