Bats!!!!!!!

Got a call at 3:30 a.m. from the police department. The Museum's alarm was activitated. We have a couple of bats that like to hang out in the basement and now and again they set off the motion detectors. I am third on the list to be called for emergencies, but apparently the first two people chose to ignore their phone. My first reaction when the phone rang in the pre-dawn hours was panic - why do we always assume the worst? As soon as I realized it was not a family member calling, my heart settled back into my chest. Not a good way to be awakened.

If you have ideas on to get rid of the critters, please let us know. We do have the chimneys covered. Leaving the lights on in the basement and running a fan hoping this will disturb them enought that they will move out.

Oh, and yes we have been told it could be the ghosts. Louella has been sighted in the basement. If it is her, (and I have been talking to her all day about this), we hope she is done having fun at our expense.