Today is the second snow day here in Texas in the DFW area. Keep in mind I lived in New Hampshire for a few years, so this:
does not really qualify as a reason to panic.
But, unusual enough for Texas. Even better the power compant decided to go on emergency status and do what is called "rolling blackouts." If you live north of here that may be business as usual, but not for Texas. And thank you very much, power company for letting us know in advance. I am trying to type this post before my next 15 minute outage arrives!
When the power did come back on, the heater started and I noticed this on the bathroom tile:
Ew. Unexpected. Weird. WTH did that come from?? I checked my dog and myself carefully. No wounds. Now I am totally freaked out. I wiped up the blood but when I came back a couple of minutes later there was more! I realized - WE ARE NOT ALONE IN THE HOUSE. Could it be one of these injured?
(It is groundhog day after all).
So me and my flashlight are looking around on the floor, in cabinets, under stuff. No more blood in any other rooms. I decide to look up at the ceiling in case it is creepily dripping blood like a B horror flick. There is a vent right above the area. Then I hear a chittering noise. So, I do what every dumb girl does in the just mentioned slasher movie - I go to the attic to investigate.
I am really hoping to find these (I love them, whole nother story)
But what I have found is.......
nothing...that I can see...but it's there...and it's hiding.
I will continue the investigation between outages and keep you updated. In the meantime if you have any ideas or ways to protect myself from cannibal, zombie, blood dripping bunnies please comment beacuse I am convinced there is one in my attic.
I always wondered why anyone would in those horror flicks would go and investigate. I would be half a mile away by now! Happy Hunting.
Posted by: marthabilski@me.com | February 02, 2011 at 10:14 AM
Oh my. I hope you find the critter (especially before it expires somewhere that you can't reach!). When I was little a bird got stuck in the fan/vent above our stove. This post brought back that memory! Good luck.
Posted by: Tammy | February 03, 2011 at 11:18 AM
Did you not see Halloween or any of those other creepy scarier-than-heck 70's and 80's movies?! Did you not learn anything?! Never go into the attic . Because you'll end up running away and trip and fall and then you'll never been seen again. It happens every time. Call in the Ghost Busters.
Posted by: Jerilynn Olson | February 04, 2011 at 07:09 AM
OOooh HAIL no! Where there is blodd, there is something injured, meaning they are NOT happy. Be careful. Something to consider though...from the mystery book reader in me- this blood is dripped, not dragged, so not a "low" animal. Did I say becareful?
Posted by: ReinventingMyself | February 05, 2011 at 12:24 AM