I had a rat! No, not one of those pet ones you can buy. No, I had one that had snuck in through my open door after the first cold snap. Don't you just hate it when you know there is an intruder in your house, but he's too wily for you to catch. He never went in the kitchen to eat, oh no, he had a thing about chewing the hard plastic of anything and everything. At first I thought I was imagining things when I heard strange noises, but then I found evidence that I had an unwelcome guest.....when he left his little calling cards!I'd had an exceptionally busy day and a late night, so I was impressed when I heard a strange noise about 12.30am. I remember thinking it was my daughter's dog outside the window, and promptly fell asleep. I woke a short time later to that same crunching noise. It was coming from the lounge! I carefully and quietly, pulled back the covers and sat up. The noise didn't stop. I did my tai chi impersonation out to my torch, finding it easily in the dark. Unfortunately I scraped against a box and the noise stopped. So there I was, standing in the dark, wondering whether to wait for it to start again, or to begin moving toward the general vicinity. As I stood there in the dark, I contemplated how big it might be, whether it might be as big as a possom, or if it would run across my feet if I disturbed it....In the end moving was preferable to freezing. Tai chi style, I moved to where I thought it was, flashed my torch and was rewarded with the sight of a tail as it scuttled away. (And thats when I went and got my slippers, just in case!)
I stood on the furniture as I tried to work out where it was (didn't really need those slippers, did I?) I eventually 'encouraged' it to run into a spare room which I duly barricaded to prevent a return visit.
I asked him to leave, as I shuffled him along, telling him I really didn't want to kill him, but he had to go. I was so pumped with adrenaline, I couldn't settle down and sleep for hours.
The next night I discovered rats don't have much respect for barricades. Sighing, after another sleepless night, I set a trap.
Rats don't have much respect for traps either - well this one didn't! The trap would go off, and so would the cheese, in spite of the fact that it was tied on securely.
I was talking to my friend, Karen one night and complaining about my new roomie. She asked if I had asked for 'help' with the problem. Well, no I hadn't...
So that night, I had a little chat to my angels, guides and spirit family and asked could they please make the rat go away, or something....
The next day I woke up and went into the spare room. The trap had been completely dismantled and the rat was dead some distance away. Although he'd been a nuisance, I must admit I felt sad for him....and then I looked at my trap, having a good whinge about it being totally trashed.
As I was driving to work, I realised that I'd had more help than I'd expected. I am not a violent person, so although I'd set the trap, the idea of actually trapping a rat in it was repugnant, and it would have been extremely difficult for me to disengage it. So, not only had the rat issue been sorted, but I had been saved the bother of ever having to use that trap again!
Thank you Angels!
Remember not all assistance comes in the way we expect it to!
with love, respect and integrity
Cherie xx
I stood on the furniture as I tried to work out where it was (didn't really need those slippers, did I?) I eventually 'encouraged' it to run into a spare room which I duly barricaded to prevent a return visit.
I asked him to leave, as I shuffled him along, telling him I really didn't want to kill him, but he had to go. I was so pumped with adrenaline, I couldn't settle down and sleep for hours.
The next night I discovered rats don't have much respect for barricades. Sighing, after another sleepless night, I set a trap.
Rats don't have much respect for traps either - well this one didn't! The trap would go off, and so would the cheese, in spite of the fact that it was tied on securely.
I was talking to my friend, Karen one night and complaining about my new roomie. She asked if I had asked for 'help' with the problem. Well, no I hadn't...
So that night, I had a little chat to my angels, guides and spirit family and asked could they please make the rat go away, or something....
The next day I woke up and went into the spare room. The trap had been completely dismantled and the rat was dead some distance away. Although he'd been a nuisance, I must admit I felt sad for him....and then I looked at my trap, having a good whinge about it being totally trashed.
As I was driving to work, I realised that I'd had more help than I'd expected. I am not a violent person, so although I'd set the trap, the idea of actually trapping a rat in it was repugnant, and it would have been extremely difficult for me to disengage it. So, not only had the rat issue been sorted, but I had been saved the bother of ever having to use that trap again!
Thank you Angels!
Remember not all assistance comes in the way we expect it to!
with love, respect and integrity
Cherie xx
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