Things that go bump in the night

Ooh no my kid has turned EMO! Max cutting himself up, the result of long fingernails combined with getting out of his wrap.

We managed to get both kids off to bed nice and early last night – it was my Birthday so Ingrid and I settled in for a nice relaxing dinner and evening together…but later on that night things changed…
A little after 2am, I woke suddenly to a series of loud crashes and what sounded like cupboard doors banging in the kitchen...then came the piercing scream that sent shivers down my spine.

I jumped up, ran into the living room and switched on the lights…there it was; Charlie, standing slap bang in the middle of the kitchen…holding a RAT the size of Texas in his murderous jaws. I froze, while Charlie just stared at me - his killer-cat eyes locked onto mine, and then, just like a scene out of a bad horror movie, the rat let out another ear splitting scream (I guess I'd scream too if razor sharp teeth were punctured deep into me) ...and if there weren't enough drama's already...Sophie decided to get out of bed and stare down at us from the top of stairs - she was clearly frightened and very upset - she then started to cry. I quickly grabbed Charlie, (being careful to wrap both hands around his enormous guts) and headed towards the back door…and that’s when it happened - the rat (that could've been mistaken for a small horse) dropped to the floor…and ran straight under the couch…

Ingrid was out of bed at this stage and seemed to be enjoying the freak-show unfolding in the lounge, so I got her to keep an eye on the couch to make sure nothing came out, while I ran upstairs to put Sophie back into bed. After tending to Soph, we formulated a plan to trap the rat…Ingrid lifted one side of the couch, and I stood there ready to pounce…the look on both our faces said it all...the rat wasn't there.

After an extensive CSI search of the house I spent the next couple of hours wide awake in bed, adrenalin pumping, while images of a half eaten killer rat running loose in the house, were going through my mind…awesome.
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I had to laugh - I found this old photo from 10 years ago and showed Sophie

"Look Soph, here's a photo of Daddy when he used to have a life"

Her reply: "Where did your life go Daddy?"

Kids...

Brad