Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Busy, Busy, Busy!

Today was just one of those days!

This morning I was home alone and eating breakfast (oh how I missed good sourdough bread!) when I heard some weird noises. Well I went into the dining room and discovered a SQUIRREL inside the house! You know how there are cat ladies? My mom is a squirrel lady. She feeds them (unsalted peanuts) and we have like 10 of them in our backyard. Anyway apparently one of them chewed a hole in our window screen and got stuck between the screen and the shutters. I immediately closed the doors to the hallway and kitchen just in case he figured out how to get through the shutters. I called my dad and he suggested I ask my neighbor to help. No one was home there either! Fortunately the gardener was in my yard! Rafael saved the day! I went outside (in my PJs) and explained the situation. Rafael came inside and was somehow able to get the squirrel to go a bit higher up the screen for a minute so he could unlock the screen and open it. The squirrel then jumped back outside!

Then I quickly got dressed and went to pick up the little girls I used to babysit for. Their parents got divorced a couple of years ago so they spend most of their time about an hour away at their mom's. Thankfully their dad didn't move so I try to see them whenever they are visiting him. I started babysitting for them when G was a little under 2 years old. She turned 12 last month! Scary thing: I was the same age (12) when I first babysat her (I was more of a mother's helper back then but still!). I still remember when their mom told me she was pregnant with M (who is now 9!). So many memories! We went to the mall, had lunch, and G picked out some belated birthday presents. They admired the Vineyard Vines whale sticker on my car so I gave them each their own sticker :) It seems that whenever they come over they leave with at least a couple of books and/or something else of mine too!

I took them home and ate a quick dinner before heading to see Farragut North at the Geffen Playhouse. All my DC girls will recognize that name: it's a DC metro stop! The play is "set against the backdrop of a close presidential race." Chris No*th (yes, MR. BIG!) and Chris P*ine (most recently from Star Tr*ek) are the stars. And yes, there is a scene with Chris P*ine in his underwear ;) I highly recommend it, especially if you are into politics (or just like either of those actors ;)

My travel posts will be starting back up tomorrow-we didn't have wireless for the past few days so I couldn't post any of my photos!

One Year Ago Today (Australia edition)

17 comments:

  1. oh my... squirells?? i wouldve freaked, what if they bite!? yikes!! xxoooo

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  2. Wow - Mr. Big! But I am still thinking about your going to school with "Jethro's" children and getting to see him in person ;-) hehe. Have a great day!!

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  3. Hilarious, but can be dangerous! Get the hole fixed, because he (and they) will come back. My girlfriend had a squirrel come down her fireplace and went crazy in the livingroom while she was at work. They had a big picture window and he was freaking out to get outside and CHEWED all of the woodwork trim around the window the entire day.What a site and guest to come home to after a long day at work! UNBELIEVABLE!

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  4. I had a squirrel infestation in my house in college. Ewwww! One thing Animal Control told me was the put tin foil over the hole (until it can be fixed) - they won't chew through it because it hurts their teeth or something....

    How's that for a random tip? ;)

    --DC Prep

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  5. Squirells always end up getting into the attic at my parent's house!! They are very sneaky and so clever!

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  6. That is too funny, and well handled, I may have fainted! Ho fun to catch up with your old little pals! I am sure you are like a big sister to them!

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  7. We had a flying squirrel in our house for three weeks... We finally trapped it, but it bit the wild animal catcher guy. It was an AWFUL three weeks!!!

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  8. Sounds wonderful (except for the squirrel part ;). I will have to check that play out!

    I hope you have a wonderful day!

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  9. bahahaha i had a squirrel move into the foyer of my college home one day and it was TERRIFYING. thank goodness you had some help!

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  10. Ah! That would have been so scary!! About the kids, I bet they love you & look up to you so much! How fun. :)

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  11. OMG!? Eeeeek. I thought having a lizard inside was bad! Xoxo-BLC

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  12. That's crazy! Squirrels can be mean little suckers.

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  13. The day of my high school graduation(33 years ago) we had a squirrel in our dining room!!! We still talk about it.

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  14. Oh the squirrel situation would have freaked me out. You handled it well.

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  15. Wow! Your story reminds me of "Christmas Vacation" when a squirrel is in their Christmas tree - good thing your squirrel problem didn't turn into the disaster it did in that movie!

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  16. Hi KAte! At least it was not a skunk! I had a friend in high school whose mom rescued squirrels, they were so cute.
    I have some travel posts this and next week. Stop by if you get a chance they are on the nautical side!

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  17. I hope to see Farragut North before they stop running it - esp for yummy Chris Pine!

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