Oooh, Ah Hates That Varmint

[bloodyrosemccoy]

… Okay, it is definitely a raccoon—and, as I guessed once I was sure it was not a moose, it is a mother raccoon. I know this because I just saw her exit the soffit* with a fat little baby raccoon swinging from her jaws.

I think she’s relocating them, so evidently our Yelling At The Raccoon strategy actually worked.** I’m feeling pretty smart myself for having suggested leaving the soffit accessible in case of relocation. However, I am not a raccoon expert; I am a dumb homeowner who watches lots of nature shows, so I will still be calling in wildlife people as soon as the clock strikes Reasonable to make sure she really is relocating her litter and not taking them on a field trip or something, and also to do whatever it is wildlife people do about the problem of raccoon poop in the attic and the skin-crawling parasites and microorganisms it carries. (I am having a Hannelore-style meltdown over these. Having survived malaria with no lasting damage does not, it seems, make me any less neurotic about diseases.)

First I’m going to get some sleep, though, because aside from my cartoonish war with varmints, I also have an interview for an amazing job promotion in a few hours. It’s going to be a fun day.


(A lot of y’all offered some raccoon-repelling advice to me. In turn, I will offer you a very useful site I found with some good basic information. I can see why it’s at the top of Google’s list.)


*This is a new word I have learned today!

**Either that, or she does not care for Dad’s classic rock surround sound playlist. And who can blame her? I'd probably head for the hills too if I thought Don Henley or Jackson Browne was in the vicinity.

Comments

[sriti.livejournal.com]

Oooh good luck with the interview!

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Bwahahahaha Hannelore-style meltdown.

T-REX, COME GIVE US A KISS

[booksnchocolate.livejournal.com]

Good luck on the interview!!! :D

[westrider.livejournal.com]

Dude! New word! I'm Smarter now!

Also, good luck with the Interview!

This needs more Exclamation Points!!! ;)

[gwalla.livejournal.com]

Good luck on the interview!

And what do you think of the tea?

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

I keep meaning to write about all the new tea I have, but it looks like it won't happen. So: I love the hell out of World Peace. (DIGRESSION: It is the second kind of tea I've had called "World Peace"; the first was by a company called "Blue Willow," and my sister would always chant "Blue Willow World Peace Tea" when she made it. Our parakeet actually caught on and would start chirping the same rhythm of the chant.) It tastes great and does relax me a lot better than, say, any black tea at all.

Rest Well is delicious, but for some reason too much chamomile makes me feel ... weird. Not sure how to describe it. So I have to make a weak version. I may have to get Dad to try it, though, as he is a nervous wreck lately, and seems to respond well to valerian root.

And thank you very much! It's always fun to get a package from a friend!

[gwalla.livejournal.com]

Glad you like! The chamomile doesn't make me feel weird, but of the two World Peace is my favorite. Rest Well is a nice alternative, I think.

[friendoffrogs13.livejournal.com]

Hope that the interview went well.

Good luck dealing with the raccoons.