Attack of the Chipmunk

Okay...so I was babysitting the boys yesterday for Jeff and Elizabeth. When I got to the house, Jeff tells me that there is a chipmunk loose in the house (note: their killer cat, Missy, loves killing chipmunks, moles, bunnies, and other various critters in their yard). I was not worried about it at all...what harm could a cute little chipmunk do?

Random chipmunk picture

About thirty minutes or so later, Missy wanted back in the house from a morning excursion and I forgot to check her before she came in. DUH!!! She's been known to bring animals in the house (and she already did it that morning). But she had caught yet ANOTHER chipmunk and it got loose in the house too. So here's the count...two children, me, a cat, and two chipmunks in the house by 9:15 a.m. What an exciting morning. We still at this point had not found the first chipmunk. But we (Adam and I) knew where the second one was. It was hiding under the computer table. Adam, being the brave little boy that he is, got me his toy sword to scare the chipmunk out from under the table. At this point Missy is trying to recatch her prize and in the process getting in my way. I finally got chimpunk #2 out and grabbed him with my bare hands. Who knew that a chimpunk would BITE you!!! Well, I sure did not! That sucker had some sharp teeth!

Missy...the killer cat

After I got him out of the house, I went to the bathroom and washed my finger (just in case...I mean it was a wild animal and I know to wash the area with soap and water). I called Elizabeth at work cause I could not find the anticeptic spray. I finally found it and put some on the "wound". I really wanted it so I could see if it stung or not (I figured that this was a surefire way to see if the critter had broken the skin). It did not (which made me happy).

In the process of cleaning said "wound," Adam is digging in his bath toy bucket and thus found chipmunk #1. It jumped from the toy bucket and fell into the toilet. LOL. I thought twice about reaching in and grabbing it with my hand this time (yeah...learned my lesson...I usually do learn them the hard way). I ended up closing the toilet lid and getting a cup to scoop him up into. Adam had the very important job of opening the door so I could get the chipmunk out of the house. Once out, I decided to call Jeff to tell him that his house was chipmunk free now. I also mentioned that the one had bitten me. And thus starts the rest of the excitement for the morning.

Sheesh...how many people do you have to call in order to find out if you have to get a rabies shot or antibiotic shot from a chipmunk bite? I called my PCP and they told me to call the Urgent Care. Urgent Care told me to go to the emergency room (apparently the lady who answered the phone at Urgent Care had never had anyone call her about my particular problem before). I do not know how long I was on the phone between 9:30 and 11:30 but it was all bullshit cause I never got ANY answers.

I called Matt at work and talked to him about it. He looked up rabies + chipmunks on the internet and found that chipmunks VERY RARELY carry rabies. That was a relief because I knew it had not broken the skin and I knew I was okay. I called Elizabeth to update her and tell her that I was going to watch the said "wound" for a few hours to see if anything happened...if anything happened, I would then go to the emergency room. Elizabeth looked it up on the internet too and found some information and she was satisfied that I was not concerned about it (I did not want to go get a shot anyways).

So all is well and I now know better than to pick up a chipmunk (however cute they are) with my bare hands.

Well, that was my Tuesday...I wonder how the rest of the week will go.

At the movies

The new Pixar movie "Cars" came out on Friday, June 9th (just in time for the last day of school for me). Matt and I went to the late show on Saturday night. I have been waiting for this movie to come out for months. I do not think Matt has been as excited about the movie as me. LOL.


Well, I have to say..."Cars" was all I expected. It was so funny. The voice casting was great. Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt, Cheech Marin, and my personal favorites...Richard Petty and Darrell Waltrip and many more.

In case you have NO idea who Richard Petty and Darrel Waltrip are...you are obviously not a NASCAR fan. Richard Petty is one of the GREAT drivers of NASCAR. The Petty family have been racing since the beginning (and is still racing to this day). He raced NASCAR from 1975 until his retirement in 1992. Richard Petty is known as The King of NASCAR. Which was only fitting that Pixar asked him to do the voice of the #43 car "The King". Darrell Waltrip raced NASCAR from 1975 until 2000. He is an owner in the Craftsman Truck Series. Instead of racing cars, Darrell (known as DW to fans) is an announcer for NASCAR. His famous words are "Boogity, Boogity, Boogity." Watching "Cars" I was waiting for this to be heard because DW is the announcer for the race (Darrell Cartrip). I was not let down.

I think the most exciting thing to me about this movie was the fact that it was a racecar movie for kids (and adults too). Being a NASCAR fan, I felt that this was a great movie. Okay...not Oscar worthy but hey...it was fun. I recommend it to any NASCAR fan or anyone who wants to laugh a lot. There were so many hilarious lines in the movie (definitely for the adults in the audience...kids would not understand most of them). I laughed so hard. Watch the screen carefully...you'll see a lot of things that you would otherwise miss if you do not pay attention...but I will not give anything away. Also...stay through the credits.

Definitely a recommended movie on my part. Matt said it was not that bad (he laughed too)

Lets Go Racing!!!

Schools out for the summer.....

Well,

I lived through my first 1/2 year of student teaching kindergarten and 1st grade. It was a very emotional day but I did not cry (refused to cry). The strange thing is...I do not want to cry for the kids. I want to cry because I might not see any of the staff I worked with this year. My mentor and hero, Karen, who was my very first practicum teacher when I first started at Edgewood (and she was one of my last practicum teachers before I started student teaching) decided that this year was her last and has retired. OMG...talk about wanting to cry. Well, I hope I get to see Karen in the future. I'm sure she'll keep in touch. I'll miss Leah (my kinder teacher). But I'm sure I'll talk to her over the summer. If anyone wants any Silpada jewelry, lemme know. She's my shoe in for it. :)

Well, I am off to get myself some lunch. I may have the summer off but I will be a busy one. So, do not worry about me being too bored. ;)

See ya later!!!