From time to time I
like to share with you the things that have been popping up in our home. I’ve
told you about the noises that start up when I write my ghost stories. I’ve
shared tales about (dead) people my grandson apparently sees from time to time.
And I’ve mentioned that since going to Gettysburg (thanks, Gettysburg) I’ve
been seeing things that I never used to see. I was fine before that happened,
but alas, things changed.
One night a few weeks
ago I was heading toward my bedroom. My grandson was already in bed, and the
door to his room was shut. Out of habit, I turned my head in that direction as
I was about to enter my own room and was startled to see a large, white, being
(not sure of gender) standing in front of his door. Fortunately (or not) it was
looking in my direction, and not his. I kind of looked at it, ignored it, and
went into my room. And I was happy not to see it again when I came back out.
There was also this “thing”
hanging from the ceiling in the front hall. I don’t quite know how to describe
it, but I was not happy to see it. My daughter once mentioned seeing an
apparition of some kind that was hanging down from the living room ceiling. I’ve
only heard about apparitions that hang from the ceiling on The Dead Files, and
since I’m no Amy Allen, I’m not necessarily prepared for this kind of haunting.
But despite these
things, the house has been relatively quiet. Except for the one thing that probably scares me more than the two listed
above put together: there’s a creature in our garage.
We had snow here the
other day, like so many other parts of the country, and my daughter, who was
home for once, decided to be kind and shovel the driveway for us while my
husband and I were at work. So she opened the garage door, took out the shovel,
and cleared the entire space, which was a wonderful surprise when I got back.
However, that
afternoon when I needed something in the garage, I heard a loud rustling noise
from the corner by the automatic door. Hmm. That didn’t sound good. So I did
what I usually do: I got what I needed, turned out the light, and shut the
door. Later that night when I went back to get something out of our second
freezer, I was not happy to find a bucket and a box knocked down into the
middle of the path. (Our garage is frighteningly cluttered and currently has
only a narrow path from front to back, but that’s another story.) I put the
items back, but thought again that something had stolen in out of the cold and
was exploring our space. I mentioned it to Jim who answered with his
characteristic “Uh huh” while he was watching his show, and that was that.
But this morning, the
Christmas tree stand was on the floor in the middle of the path. Now, I know that was something that got knocked
down. And although I haven’t heard the same rustling sound again, I just KNOW
there is something we didn’t invite hanging out in our garage. I know it’s not
mice: we’ve had them before and they don’t knock down large objects. I know it’s
not a skunk. We’d have figured that out pretty quickly. Raccoon? Aren’t they
supposed to be hibernating by now? Squirrel? I can’t believe I wouldn’t have
seen the hyper little thing scampering around at some point.
So Jim says he has a “plan”
to drive this thing back out into the wild. I say good luck with that, because
the temperature outside is holding fast to below freezing and I can imagine
this thing just burrowing in deeper so it can stay inside. Still, I hope
whatever he’s got in mind works, because I’d probably rather deal with a
hanging apparition that just, well, hangs around, than with some destructive
little beast that’s loose in our garage.
Looking forward to
him carrying out his plan.
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