In the past few weeks, we have had 4 (yes FOUR) bats enter our home through the chimney. The first time it happened, I was out for the evening at a book study and when I came home, Daddy, Luke and Emma had quite a story to share about their evening. They had been sitting in the library (living room) reading when a bat slid through the vents in the top of the fireplace and presented itself on the floor! Daddy ushered the children out of the room and closed the doors and was able to catch the bat. Of course they kept it for me to see when I got home and then released it.
The second bat was discovered later that night. Matt went to use the bathroom during the middle of the night … and there was a bat in the toilet. Thank God that Matt discovered it and not me or one of the children! We didn’t even tell the children about that one. We were afraid it might induce insurmountable fears of using the potty!
Yesterday morning as Matt was about to leave for work, we found a bat sitting on the floor by the front door. He apprehended it and released it and then went on to work. I called the chimney guy about coming out to look at the mesh over our chimney top. During the day, a second bat entered the house and swooped through the foyer into the hallway by the bathroom and laundry room. The girls were terrified and so I just quickly shooed it into the bathroom and shut the door. There it stayed until Daddy returned home. Parents wear many hats. This week, Daddy has been trying on the “Animal Control Specialist” hat!
[Click the photo to see a couple close-up shots of our uninvited visitor.]
The second bat was discovered later that night. Matt went to use the bathroom during the middle of the night … and there was a bat in the toilet. Thank God that Matt discovered it and not me or one of the children! We didn’t even tell the children about that one. We were afraid it might induce insurmountable fears of using the potty!
Yesterday morning as Matt was about to leave for work, we found a bat sitting on the floor by the front door. He apprehended it and released it and then went on to work. I called the chimney guy about coming out to look at the mesh over our chimney top. During the day, a second bat entered the house and swooped through the foyer into the hallway by the bathroom and laundry room. The girls were terrified and so I just quickly shooed it into the bathroom and shut the door. There it stayed until Daddy returned home. Parents wear many hats. This week, Daddy has been trying on the “Animal Control Specialist” hat!
[Click the photo to see a couple close-up shots of our uninvited visitor.]
Update: This evening, Matt mowed the lawn. Then he got ready to take a shower upstairs. He took off his glasses, reached down to the drain to pull out what he thought was a clump of my hair ... and then went back to find his glasses so he could retrieve what was actually a bat. This is crazy! And the chimney guy can't get here until Monday!!
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