Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Our Little Visitor

Okay, so the other night Eric and I are sitting watching tv and we heard this tap like sound on the window.  It sounded like somebody threw something small and hit the window.  Then we heard it again...and again...and again!  We couldn't figure out exactly where the sound was coming from so the next time we heard it Eric muted the tv and we titled our heads just so to get a better idea of the situation.  Then suddenly something flies through the dark room right across the front of the tv.  We both caught a glimpse of the silhouette as it jetted by.  Can you guess what it was?  A BAT!!!  I kid you not, it was a real life nasty furry flying mammal disease-infested creepy BAT.  Eric flew off the sofa and flipped on the light and sure enough the bat was circling around the room.  He ran to the kitchen while I proceeded to cover myself up in a blanket and freak out.  We both were yelling, "There is a BAT in the house!  A freakin' BAT!"  Neither of us knew what to do.  I was freaked out (as Eric can tell you) but I can also say that Eric wasn't exactly in his happy place either.  We were clueless about how to handle this.  I was having visions of "The Office" episode where a bat in the office flies into one of the worker's hair.  AAHHHHH!!!!   After a few minutes, and a frantic phone call to Eric's parents to get their behinds down here and help us, the bat landed above the closet door.  I just had my iphone on me so the pics are terrible (my first priority was NOT getting a great shot of it), but it is the little dark spot on the top left corner of the skinny door...   Now it may look small in the pictures, once it landed, but trust me, when it was flying around it seemed huge.


Eric's parents got here and we devised a plan to slowly put a fishing net over it (Eric's job) and Sharee slid a spatula behind the net to knock the bat into it.  Eric then covered it with something and released it outside.  My job was supervisor....distant supervisor.   So it all worked out, but Eric's been gone a lot lately and what if I had been home alone?  Eek!  I can handle snakes, mice, whatever, but there is just something about bats that are sooooo  CREEPY!  We figured out it crawled in through the fireplace vent so needless to say the hole has been blocked.  All in all an exciting experience I never want to have again.  THERE WAS A BAT IN MY HOUSE!

5 comments:

Jeri Calder said...

Aaaack! Ewwwww! Horrors!!!!! Positively revolting! The only GOOD thing was that your creepy friend decided to pay you a visit while Eric was home. It is just too awful to think what you would have gone through if you had been home alone. I'm shuddering just thinking about it.
ick ick ick ick

The Jeppson Family said...

I agree! BATs are CREEPY! Glad it got resolved. Hurray for ingenious Swenson thinking!

Katie L. said...

Ha ha ha!!! I can totally picture that!

Hillary said...

Oh my gosh! I would have totally freaked! I wish you could have videoed the whole thing....I am sure it would be really funny now!

Penrod Family said...

Oh Kelly that is the yuckiest experience ever. YIKES!!! I have the ebbie geebies just thinking about it. I think that every situation needs a supervisor and I think you did a brilliant job. I burst out laughing when you mentioned the 'Office' bat scene. I LOVE that show. Great post! Ugh, how did it get in? Should I need bat personnel I will know now who to call.