Creature Feature

The exterminator came today.  It was kinda cute, because after he finished all the spraying, he asked me, "Sherri?  Do you want to know when I find a mouse or would you rather not know?"  At that point, I figured I already knew, so I said, "I guess that means you found one," to which he replied, "Actually I found three."  (Not to worry though, they were all in traps in the storage side of the basement.  I'm not sure why, but that makes me feel better about it.)  I also enjoyed that when he wrote out the receipt for us he put "Les and Sherri Robins" at the top and asked, "Did I spell your name right?"  

While I had an exterminator here, I thought I would mention to him that we have been hearing a squeaking/screeching BAT sound lately at odd times during the night.  That's right...we're afraid we may have a bat hanging around in the great room, but we can't seem to spot it if we do.  What I found out is that we would have to call the "bat man" for that, not the bug man.  Apparently there are a couple guys who specialize in bat removal.  Let's hope we don't have to meet them anytime soon.  Maybe we are just going batty!

This evening I got up from the couch to let Lexi out, and I only halfway shut the front door.  Well, a few minutes later, Les says "Oh no!  Do you smell that?  It's SKUNK!"  I got up and shut the door completely, as it had fallen open a few inches.  A little while later, Lexi comes back, not totally "skunked," but definitely stinkier than she had left.  She rubbed her eyes a bit, but Les thinks she just got close, not actually sprayed.  Regardless, the whole living room area reeks of skunk!  (and Febreeze, but mostly skunk!)

In other creature news, I did take Decker back to the vet.  He retested her thyroid and upped her medicine dosage, as it is still high despite improving.  Her kidneys were of concern, but bloodtests indicated they are functioning normally.  And her weight has increased to a whopping 4.11 pounds!  (actually a good increase from 3.5) 

Anyways, we have quarentined ourselves away from the bat, the skunk-dog, the mice, and the screaming cat for the night.  Wish us luck getting some sleep tonight!