If you remember from a previous post I have been dealing with mild insomnia.
Maybe insomnia isn’t the right description.
Maybe “I have to much on my mind and the quiet helps my thoughts to fester” might be more accurate.
Anyways, last night I’m curled up in bed almost asleep when my cell phone goes off.
Nothing can make you move faster
Then doing the frantic “pat to find the blasted phone ” before it accidentally wakes my already sleeping husband.
It’s my oldest calling to tell me that “she’s trapped in her truck because there is a skunk in our front yard.”
A skunk!
Who can sleep when there is a skunk on the prowl.
Not this girl!
I threw off the bedclothes and raced down the stairs using the flashlight app on my iphone to guide my steps.
Peering out into the dark hoping to for a peak at the infamous neighborhood skunk.
I have been hearing about this little guy for weeks and have smelt him as well.
Bleck!
Not brave enough to open the door because let’s face it baths with tomato juice just aren’t attractive I’m not sure how I expected to help my daughter get into the house.
The lights must have startled the skunk and frightened him (or her) away so it was safe for my oldest to dart from her truck to the house.
One of the perks in working late you get to see all the wildlife the neighborhood has to offer.
We headed into the kitchen and peaked out the windows in the back of the house looking to see where the skunk disappeared to.
The dogs a few houses down started barking like crazy so it’s safe to assume he wasn’t in our backyard.
Fast forward to 4:45 am when my husband is getting ready for work.
Somehow I remembered the missing skunk and because I didn’t know if it actually left or not I figured I should get up and see.
I stumbled out of bed, stepped thru the cracked heat register vent and almost did a face plant on the carpet.
I hobbling down the stairs and crumpled in a heap on the couch while I watched and waited for my husband to collect his things.
Quick kiss goodbye at the door before we opened the door.
I was a little nervous.
Who knows, the skunk could have come back and what a horrific way that would be to great the day!
(He wasn’t there)
It wasn’t until much later that I realized that summer is fleeting and fall is pretty much here.
It was 4 degrees when I crawled out of bed this morning.
Four.
Never mind cute flip flops, painted toes and shorts.
I pulled on a pair of worn blue jeans and a hoodie instead.
A part of me wanted to turn on our fireplace.
A small part.
It’s sweater weather!
Which means it’s also time for pumpkin spice lattes and warm apple pies!
The leaves are already changing color and the yellow leaves are beautiful mixed in with the green.
The youngest has started a collection of acorns and pine cones showcasing some of the beauty of fall.
reminding me that this new season had a lot to offer.
Luckily I’ve never had a run in with a skunk. I’m sure I would run away if we had an encounter!
I love your skunk story! I’d be freaked out, for sure – skunk smell makes me ill.
Where I live there are skunks around all the time. And oh man that smell.
Viva la fall! I’m all about the season of sweaters, boots and PSLs!
LOL Maybe the skunk just wants to say hello. I wish it were sweater weather here, but we are still pretty warm most days.
Woah – FOUR degrees?! Where in the world do you live? lol I don’t mind skunks, I’m convinced one day I’ll own one as a pet (minus the stink sack). Supposedly they’re just like cats.
We are in Alberta 🙂
Us Canadians have learned to deal with snow storms in the summer and heat waves in the winter.
All part of the fun I guess.
This morning it’s foggy and -1.
4 degrees!!! Buurrrrr!! I guess the skunk was looking for someplace warm.
Cute post – I live in the country and Fall brings skunks. It is amazing how fast I can shut a door when I go to let King out and I see a skunk! They stop me!
I think I would cry if there was a skunk that close LOL
You certainly dealt with the skunk better than I would have! lol I feel like summer really went by quickly this year and now it is fall and soon it will be snowing again…sigh….at least the skunks will go away for the winter 😉
I hear ya! Seems’s like we just got summer and now it’s gone!
-1 and foggy this morning.
My bones ache again so I know the weather is changing.
The weather man is forecasting a t-rex of all winters from Calgary to Quebec and I pray he’s wrong!
Sweater weather is my favorite! Skunks are definitely not!
LOL! I hear you on that one.
I love sweater weather too but here you can go from a sweater in the morning to flip flops and shorts in the afternoon so it’s hard to know what to put on first thing in the morning.
It seems that your family has accepted the fact that fall is here and will be here for quite a while.
LOL! We don’t have much of a choice!
The snow could be here in less than 2 weeks so I am trying to absorb all of the colors and smells before our world is blanketed in white.
The first snow fall is always my favourite but the “newness” doesn’t last too long.
Living in Florida we do not see too many skunks and I am so glad! I wish we had sweater weather – it’s SO hot!
Sweater weather is my favorite time of the year!
I have never saw a skunk before. If I were to see one I would probably go insane.
I don’t think I have met someone who hasn’t seen a skunk before!
The babies are super cute and cuddly but they have an “interesting” smell on them as well even though they can’t spray yet.
The rule of thumb here is you need to be faster than he is so you can escape getting sprayed.
LOL!I hate when I am taking a walk and there is a skunk that just sprayed nearby…it is a terrible smell!
WHat a great story, my husband is suffering with insomnia but I hope there is not a skunk lurking.
We used to have a problem with skunks in our old neighborhood. They would get under our house sometimes and spray and it was terrible! I’m glad neither you nor your oldest wound up needing a tomato juice bath.
I would have sat in my vehicle too, just like your daughter. I am happy to see the cool weather even though I won’t be saying that in a couple of weeks.
Skunks ARE scary and I hate that pungent smell they leave behind after a spray! Glad everyone is excited for fall! I am too!
You guys cracked me up with all the worry over the skunk. What a cute tale!
Send some of that cold weather down here to me in Florida! I would love to wear a sweater!
Got To Love Skunks I Grew Up Around Them All The Time Thank God I Never Got Sprayed… Loved Your Story You Made Me Laugh!! LOL!