Ok, so Phil and I have this on going joke of me growing up in the country. A little extreme since I did come from Hudsonville and vacationed in a "SHACK" all summer, but hey, a joke is a joke. Let me start out this story by telling you I love my house. I really do. We have great neighbors and a private lot in the woods with an excellent view of God's creations on all sides. It is peaceful and serene here...until Friday!
Friday night I took Averie down to bed. She was so tired she was head bobbing on the couch from playing outside all day. For those of you who have not been to our house, Averie's room is in the basement. She has a big E-grass window in there. We have yet to put window treatments up yet since we just re did her room and the blinds that were in there were hideous. ( I am sure you "country folk" already know where this is going. ) As I was tucking her in and saying our prayer I heard a rustling.... I turned around ( I was standing with my back to the window, which is probably eye level for me.) to see two beaty eyes and teeth looking at me!!!! What the heck!!!! (Did God seriously make this creature...) Without screaming I quick picked Averie up and reminded her we needed to go potty and brush our teeth since she was awake. I raced upstairs and calmly told Phil to take care of the problem quickly. Phil, already in pajama pants and sweatshirt, proceeds outside with a flashlight, my garden hoe, and a flashlight with the dog not far behind. Averie and I head to the bathroom to take care of our business. Meanwhile I am hearing more and more ruckus outside the house so I am trying to talk louder and louder to cover up the horrific sounds. At this point the sounds are making me very nervous for my husband, the dog, and honestly my garden hoe. I just got that thing. Without going into a lot of detail on the ending of this muskrats life I will tell you that I will never look at that Hoe the same but my husband came in laughing and the dog survived a "cartoon like" rumble in the tiny e -grass window. I thank GOD that window did not break. OOh the thought.
Now many of you may ask what I expect living in the middle of nature...This was not it my friends. This was definatly not even a thought on my part.
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