bats

January 9th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized

An exciting evening at the Fredlunds…we had a bat terrorize us. Their home is huge, large rooms, with 2 story high ceilings, each wall is mostly made up of windows the rest of the house built of wood. Basically it’s an overgrown log cabin build on the side of a hill/cliff overlooking the valley. The view is breathtaking (pictures soon I promise!). anyway, on the main level there are 3 big rooms open to each other, the kitchen, dining area and living room all with the high ceilings. A few nights ago as we were making dinner a bat swooped in almost hitting us in the head. I ducked and screamed along with Alima, their daughter in law. The men, Dr. Fredlund, Ben their son, and keith their nephew, (ben, alima, and keith are all just visiting while on ‘holiday’) after getting a good laugh at us girls they set out to catching the silly bat. It flew around forever, with the high ceilings we couldn’t catch it with anything so they tried to shoo it into a room with open windows, that didn’t work either. The stupid bat just kept flying around swooping down at our heads and banging into the walls. Finally it stopped, which doesn’t make me feel any better because it’s still in the house…hopefully not in my room! Made me think of all the funny bat stories from the cabin and mammoth cave! Remember mom?!!    

  1. 3 Responses to “bats”

  2. By Carole buhts on Jan 9, 2009

    Oh that bat story sends chills up my spine LOL. And certainly memories of the mammoth cave bat hitting hans and the Leonard pond bat evoking lots of screams before Bob finally caught it with the butterfly net LOL. Bob said the bat houses he and hans made by the cabin never were inhabited and finally fell down. I will pray the bat doesn’t visit your room! Love mom

  3. By Carole buhts on Jan 11, 2009

    Hi mil. Seb bob and I were at Shalimars last nite and met up with the Diggs family. Mrs Diggs explained the bats erratic flight behavior. She said as we emit heat we attract bugs which in turn attract bats! If we’d just let them swoop down to our heads they’d possibly spare us of some bugs. Ohhhh, i dont know about that! LOL (sometimes their radar is amiss however.) Well that’s my laugh for the day! Prayers are with you, those also with you, and for your health and safety. Love mom

  4. By Becky Wall on Jan 12, 2009

    hillarious! you’re having some awesome adventures! the cards beat #13 notre dame in basketball tonight. they play #1 pittsburgh on saturday (i’ll be there with travis) and garett will work the game, of course. love you & praying for you! Keep trusting the Lord! how’s your bible study going? oh…and i emailed you a link to see wedding pictures!!! check it out!! :) much love and hugs sending your way!

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