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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

A Batty Story

How many of you have ever seen a bat up close? Im talking eye to eye here? I never had until I moved into a rental home about 19 years ago. My first encounter with a bat scared the living shit out of me. Seriously.

I don't know what it is about moving, but for two consecutive house moves, I came down with a wonderful case of intestinal flu. Oh joy. Imagine yourself in your new home, only the third night there, still not knowing where things are. You have just moved into a home with pocket doors to the living room (very cool, I might add), where your one year old son is sleeping peacefully in his crib until you find a better place to put him. There is another door to the bathroom. I was really glad that there was a door to the bathroom, because my guts were in a severe state of distress. Well, here it was, nighttime and I am in bed, getting up because my intestinal contents are about to explode. As I step out of bed, I see something run past my foot! I scream, my bowels empty....oh dear Lord. When I say that I had the shit scared out of me, I meant that literally too.



At the moment, since what I saw was so near to the floor and went under the door that led to the bathroom, I thought I had seen a mouse! I was none to pleased about having a mousey in the housey, but I could handle that. I proceeded to the potty to finish the job. I was sitting there minding my "business" (after cleaning up thoroughly, I might add), and while I was in no position to move (except for my bowels), what do I spy flapping in through the other bathroom door that led from the kitchen?



Oh my goodness! That was no mouse!!! That was a BAT!!!! Screaming resumed with a vengeance. My poor achey belly loosened up yet again!



Have you ever seen these things flying through a house? They look like freaking condors!



Anyhow, my husband (now the ex-husband) came running, and I told him I saw a bat. As soon as I was able, I dashed from the throne to the bed. My hubby was searching for a broom. Oh heavens, where did we put that thing? He finally found it at about the same time I saw the loathesome critter swooping over my dear baby's crib!



Of course, I screamed yet again, this time telling him to "save my baby! Save my baby!" He grabbed the tot, handed him off to me, shut the pocket doors, and the now crying sweetie and I hunkered under the covers and waited for Daddy to save the day.

I have to chuckle at the memory because all I would hear was a man-scream followed by a thud several times over. Finally my hero of the day said he thought he got it. I ventured out into the kitchen where he showed me the wee dead critter in my dust pan.

"Is this it, honey?" he asked. Uh, duh!!! Not like I thought to ask the creature from hell his name before he interrupted my bathroom activities! I told him that it sure looked like a bat to me, and to please before I have to look at it any more take the damn thing outside!

Over the years, we were visited by bats several other times. One summer we had three! Yikes! I would never go down to the basement after dark, because sometimes I would see them down there. To this day, I am none too fond of basements.

Why oh why can't they be cute little stinkers like the bats pictured below? Aren't these almost adorable?



I know, cuteness. Unfortunately, if one of them ends up in my home, he will be dead meat.

By the way, none of these pics are mine. I found them all on Google Images.

Happy Halloween! And this season, may you only encounter the fake bats!

16 comments:

Anonymous said...

Kady, that's a funny story to start my day.


Hugs,
Chris

Buffie said...

HAHAHAHAHA! Oh you poor thing! That would have scared the crap outta me too!!!!

Buffie

Edie Marie's Attic said...

Hi Kady!
That is soooo funny!! Well now it's funny isn't it? We had a bat in the third floor attic of our 1st old old house, I would NOT go up there to even look at it. Wes had an exterminator come and catch & release it. Whew! We had no problems after that. They are just so creepy looking but eat loads of bugs. Hope your fall season is bat free!
Hugs, Sherry

SmilingSally said...

I gotta tell you, I did not laugh. That was scary. Hey, I didn't even crack a smile. (Umm, maybe I shouldn't have used the word, "crack," because now I'm laughing!)

Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Garden said...

Kady that is hilarious!!!!! Condors, man-screams, "save my baby"...lol!!

I have to admit, I think they're kinda cute, but I don't want them in my house either!

nikkicrumpet said...

I was laughing so hard at your story...and is it proper to say "shit" on your blog rofl! Great fun even if you took a potty in your pants!

Anonymous said...

Kady, you tooooooooooooooooooo funny!! I love it. I know it certainly wasn't funny when it happened, but honey, you can tell a heck of a story! Aren't you glad the little booger wasn't a vampire bat!! He would want to suck your neck!!
Be a sweetie,
Shelia :)

Picket said...

LOL oh my word...that was hilarious girl...and I have never heard a 'man scream'! lol They are some creepy looking creatures though!

Neabear said...

I am so glad that did not happen to me. It is funny looking back on it. But I am sure it wasn't at the time. And to be sick too. Yucko! I hope you have no more bat adventures. But if you do, I am sure you will be able to make it sound funny.

Bridget said...

What a great story! Happy Halloween!

CIELO said...

Funny! Send that bat my way! Now that Witch Griselda has turned me into a witch, a need a pet! :)

Have a lovely Halloween!

cielo

Christie said...

Oh Kady! You are so funny! What a memory for you...I can imagine it's only funny to you now...after many years have passed....LOL! Bless your heart...I don't like those bats, I've never even seen one close up though...whew that's scary! Hope you have a Happy Halloween too! Maybe we will only see fake bats, right!? Hope you have a great day and a happy weekend!
xoxo,
Queenie

Maryjane-The Beehive Cottage said...

Kady!!!! What a fun post, other then the dead bat! You are so funny!!!! Have a Happy "bat-less" Halloween!

Big Hugs,
Maryjane

Rue said...

LOL Kady!! To tell you the truth they don't bug me in the house at all and a few of the houses we were looking at were infested with them. Annie and I just shrugged our shoulders while Rich (manly man) got freaked out LOL

Great story :)

rue

Justine said...

I love bats! I think they're all adorable, and anything that can eat thousands of skeeters in a night is all good in my book! I had one fly into my head a few months ago, when I was sitting out here blogging! So much for echo location, eh?
Justine :o )

Glennis said...

We see lots of bats in the evening sky, but fortunately, never in the house! I'm impressed at your husband's cool!