On Saturday I took Little Miss and her best friend G into Norwich for a Mad Science show in the Forum. As they are both earning point/hours on their children's university passports they were keen to go. It was really good fun for their age group, static electricity in hair and sparks on fingers. Coffee and cake followed, naturally!
And then Saturday evening saw us all at the cricket club Quiz n Chips night which also combined the presentation of awards for the 2012 season. The famous 5 as we named our team did not finish bottom of the quiz so it wasn't a bad evening all around, and two items of silverware came home with us, as well as a daffodil plant raffle prize - guess which of the 3 I like most?!
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| Not a clear photo, 2 trophies, 1 empty bottle of wine, 1 plant - successful evening |
Little Miss was presented with her "thanks for turning up" certificate and was not too happy about that! Every year the kids get medals but due to financial cut backs this year it was reduced to certificates. As she said on the night " I only played so I'd get a medal so what was the point?!" She's certainly got my commitment to sport!
Sunday was more of a lazy day until the cricket practice in the evening so I did a bit of housework and found 1 dead mouse hiding in a nest in my cool bag under the stairs!! I knew the mice had gone after we'd been forced to use poison, we just hadn't found where they'd gone.
I stifled a small scream and threw mouse, nest & cool bag away!
I continued my housework upstairs and opened all the vents on the windows as we're suffering a few problems with condensation at the moment. I opened the bathroom vent to find a little blockage. What could that big lump be, it looked suspiciously like a little furry dead animal. How on earth did a mouse get in there I thought as I poked it with a screwdriver. Then it turned to face me with it's beady eyes and pointy ears (cue another small scream). Oh yes we now have a tiny bat living in the window vent of our bathroom!
So after the many birds we had in the house over the summer then the family of mice moving in,
we now have bats in the belfry!
Awful photos I know but it was a very awkward bat!
I also had no idea how much poop a bat could produce, heaps of it fell out of the vent (unless of course he has his family with him - all the other wildlife were considerate enough to bring their families with them!
Eeew, I think I'd rather find a dead mouse than a live bat! Good luck!
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Another post that had me smiling! Congrats on the cups and the daffs. I remember when I was about 7 years old being in my grandmas house - which was cold and dark - it was the 70's - power cuts and the three day week - I placed my foot in a pair of slippers that I hadn't used for some time, my toe felt something move - I howled and grandma being the brave soul that she was placed her hand into said slipper, and pulled out a bat!
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Oh my goodness, a bat in a slipper - I wouldn't have stuck my hand in there!
DeleteWell he could have at least tried to smile for the camera!
ReplyDeleteWell done to all on their various prizes, daffodils win in my book too.
Lisa x
Just popping by to say thanks for visiting my blog and leaving comments. I think I'd have jumped quite a bit too if I'd had the bat just turn round and look at me. I wonder what type of bat it is?:)
ReplyDeleteHi Rosie, I'm not sure what type it was very difficult to get a good view. It's gone now, obviously didn't like me taking so many photos!
DeleteCongratulations on bringing home the silverware and the daffodils. Your home seems very welcome to many visitors! We too have been having a mouse problem The cat bought one in and dropped it and ran and hid behind the washing machine! Do you have bats flying around in your garden during the summer?
ReplyDeleteSarah x
Yes we do Sarah, they disappeared for a few years when we built the extension in their flight path, clearly they're back now!
DeleteThat is one very surreal bat. The "showing up" stuff here is out of hand, with huge plaques and sculptures. I shove them straight in the recycling and pleaded one year not to hand them out. Like the time I pleaded not to have game snacks, there was an uproar from parents who no doubt thought I was a kill-joy
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on the turning-up awards Jody, however I only go to cricket to sample the tea!!
DeleteUgh bats! And the buggers are protected aren't they, so you'll probably end up acing to build them a 3 bed roomed semi with ensuite :-(
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