The phrase "bats in the belfry," in case you didn't know, is an antiquated term for madness or insanity and if you had been at Michelle's cabin on Mt. Hood last weekend with me, Michelle and the girls you would have experienced a bit of hilarious, hysterical insanity thanks to one wee little bat!
You see... we had discovered this tiny little creature in one of the upstairs bedrooms earlier in the day and after a bit of screaming and carrying on, we simply shut the door to the room and decided all the girls could sleep in the other bedroom together. Problem solved... or so we thought.
Several hours later, after tucking the girls into bed in bedroom #2, Michelle and I were just settling down to enjoy the peace and quiet, when the shrill of screams, mixed with laughter, came racing down the stairs in madhouse frenzy! That sneaky little bat had left the first room unnoticed before the door was shut and had hidden behind the curtains in bedroom #2... hidden, that is, until the lights went out. He was now circling the ceiling and creating havoc in the hearts of five females!
We had heard about bats getting tangled up in your hair so Jess, the brave one, excitedly ran and got her ski mask... she was ready to go for it... Michelle and I were not quite so confident. Finally, Michelle grabbed the fireplace shovel and I grabbed the fireplace broom and with a quick prayer and ton of hilarity we faced the mighty giant... oh... I mean tiny bat!
As the bat flew circles above our heads, we screamed and laughed so hard I wet my pants... I can't believe I just told you that... but finally... after countless swings and misses... the madness ended with the stunning swing that landed him on the bed and with a whoosh... he was captured under the pan! Michelle slid a magazine under the pan and carried him down the stairs and out the back door. It must have taken a half hour for my breathing to return to normal.
You should have been there! We are only sorry it was not recorded because, we all agreed later, that we could have probably won "America's Funniest Home Videos!" That room is now and will forever be dubbed the "batroom"... and the best part of all is that we now have a precious memory... okay... hilarious memory... that will last a lifetime!!
