Click cllliiick...... CRASH!
September 2, 2010 
Last night.
Oh, last night.
We just can't quite seem to get a quiet moment around here.
But last night, I think it was about as loud as it gets. Earth shattering. Really.
I went to bed early. Really early. Like, before 8:00 early. (Still fighting this cold.) I read for quite a spell before finally closing my eyes, but I don't think I actually fell asleep until after 10:00. THEN, sometime around 10:45, directly above my head, I hear...
Click cllliiick. Click cllliiick. Click cllliiick.
Click cliiiick.
Click cllliiick. Click cllliiick. Click cllliiick. Click cllliiick. Click cllliiick. Click cllliiick.
Vermin. In our ceiling tiles. Again.
AGAIN!
Yeah, I know, this has only been two times. But when there is some sort of rodent crawling around directly above your head while you are sleeping, two times is a'plenty.
I'm choosing to believe it was just a mouse. Because mice are fairly easy to catch. However, truth be told, it sounded larger than a mouse. And it seemed to have a limp.
Mr. Blue Eyes tried to convince me that it wasn't any sort of animal. To lie down and go back to sleep. But I can read between the lines when it comes to him. He might as well have just said, "I'm sleeping and I'm too tired to deal with this right now, and I want you to stay in bed with me, so I'm going to try to convince you it's not a rat with a peg leg."
But I know better.
I high-tailed it outta there and headed upstairs to sleep in the living room. I settled into the comfy recliner, and with this cold, it was almost better to be upright anyway.
I was sleeping quite peacefully when all of the sudden...
BOOM!
And I mean, seriously... BOOM!
The earth shook. The house shook. I went from quiet slumber to being wide awake.
Lightning must have struck somewhere here on the farm, or at least somewhere very close by. I can't explain how loud or powerful it was other than to increase my font size and use bold lettering. It was power that only God can produce, man. Only God.
Mr. Blue Eyes told me this morning that he sat straight up in bed. But somehow, and I have no idea how, our kids didn't make a peep.
They slept through the entire night.
And this morning, wonder of wonders, I awoke to this...
My children... smiling... at me!
(These pictures were taken a few hours later, once we were all groomed and I had the good sense to take a few pictures of them, but you get the picture.)
We've been short on smiles and/or pleasant moods in general around here this sickly week, so when I saw Little Blue flash me his pearly whites, all I could think was, "Sweet Jesus, thank you. Thank you, thank you. Thank you."
A smile sure does go a long way.
Reader Comments (4)
So glad.
I was thinking for a minute that Mr Blue Eyes took a shot gun to the mouse in the rafters!
The smiles are priceless!
They are so dang cute.
Have a wonderful day.
Isn't it wonderful when kids can sleep through stuff like that? Too bad we can't always, huh? Those smiles will make your day! Have a great day and and hope your sickies go away!
How frightening for you! (The boom that is, the vermin are just plain annoying and we have been battling them here too)
Ever figure out what the loud BOOM came from? That rat with a peg leg is sure strong...