Do you want to picture what just happened to WelbyQuentin in the middle of the night?

Literally, 3:00am -- total darkness

I was asleep in bed

I woke, thought, "What was that noise? Sounds like a creature of some kind"

Checked and my cat was on floor sleeping in her usual spot

And then something flew against my head

"Bat"

Light on - yes, a small bat flying around

Turn off bedroom light

Grab cat, leave bedroom, shut bedroom door (to hopefully keep bat in my bedroom)

Run cat down to basement and shut basement door so she stays down there

Grab broom

Turn on only outside porch light

Open front door to outside porch

Back upstairs

Bat is still in bedroom

Open bedroom door and bat starts flying toward light downstairs


For a while I swing at it, swearing, "Get the h"""  out" as it decides to explore more of my first floor in my small house

Swearing and yelling, I find bat flying in my kitchen in back of house

Open kitchen door to outside

Turn on overhead light, yelling and swinging toward it with broom (only actually came in contact about three times)


Bat flies outside


I shut all doors, turn off lights and go to basement to find my cat quietly sitting and looking at me

I gave her well-deserved crunchy treat bites that she loves (good for her teeth the package says)


And . . .

I did NOT apologize to that bat even once