Eeeek !!!!!

Well, today was quite the day, or should I say last night.... I don't know anymore as they have blended together. I did not end up sleeping last night at all, so am running on adrenalin....... here is how it all began :

I live in an area that is out of the city surrounded by forest and farm land. Needles to say this attracts some unwanted guests sometimes. I have been explained to by many that this is a common experience.... but it still seems sooooooo gross. Anyway, since the first experience ( last year) I have my house properly booby trapped. And shed many a tear, because live trapping would not work in this situation. But not any "guests" since the last year episode. PS - my house is very clean and is only three years old, just in case anyone was wondering.

So.... last night my dog would not settle down. He wanted something behind my bedroom dresser ( 1am ) I get up and move my dresser AND BEHOLD. A "guest" has left their calling card. Buddy senses that the "guest" is present in the room and is intent on finding it. So this leads to me and my dog tearing my room apart. We find the dirty little "guest" and the chase is on. Buddy is running, "guest" is running. I am sweating and chanting eww eww eww, yuck. Followed by Get em Buddy Get em !!!!!.

Well, my poor dog is disapointed when he cannot pull off a victory ( he has to date caught 8 mice outside in the fields on our walks and behind the shed ) BUT AS IF I AM GOING TO SLEEP IN THERE KNOWING IT IS IN THERE SOMEWHERE. EEEWWWWWW.

So now that it is 3am I try to fall asleep in the living room to no avail, but Buddy starts whining again, so back to the bedroom we go on another search. Being wide awake from the adrenalin rush I decide that I am hauling everything out of every drawer and the closet and going to "clean house" so to speak.

Well at 5am I decide I should probably lay down as the "thing" is proably long gone into hiding now. But I am scared of sleeping in because I have to get up at 6am to get kids ready for school. So I decide to stay up.

After the kids go to school I spend my day, hauling everything out of my bedroom, thoroughly disenfecting,and then putting things back in order. I set a few new traps. ( knowing my paranoia it is probably better described as a minefield ) AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW......... This evening my "guest" checked out so tospeak.

I am still awake and I have no idea why !!!!!
All this over one tiny little helpless creature trying to find a place out of the rain, and coming cold. Well not in MY house BUCKO !!!!!