I was walking upstairs the other night and a bird flew right by my head and into my bedroom. I trapped it in my room, and then I thought about it and realized, it was not a bird. It was a bat. I know bats eat insects and they are made out to be such good creatures but they are creepy if they are in your house. They fly in swooping patterns and they carry diseases. And a lot of times, there are more if there is one, especially in winter.
I screamed and ran downstairs to hear Magnolia desparately wanting to know why I freaked out. Just as I was telling her I trapped a bat in my room, the bat escaped (turns out they can squeeze under doors), and flew around the living room and kitchen while we sat on the couch and screamed. I opened the back door and Mags and I trapped ourselves in another room and watched until the bat flew out the back door.
When Jason got home, he and my brother-in-law, after inspecting the entire house, found the bat inside our screened-in porch. Then we watched from inside. Don't worry, we didn't kill the poor thing. Did you know bats can bite you without you even knowing it in your sleep? We didn't get rabies shots but if you wake up and one is flying around your bedroom, you are suppossed to call the doctor. Also, we had a bat specialist come, no more bats. Just the one, looking for a warm home. I'm not obbsessing anymore but everytime I get up in the middle of the night I get spooked.