The Easter Bunny Hopped over Our House

Easter is by far my favorite holiday. I loved getting a new dress and hat and gloves when I was a little girl, and enjoyed the egg hunt at church. I love ham, and mac & cheese, and a bunny cake. This year I was supposed to host Easter at my house, and then hubs had to go out of town. Now, I love my in-laws, but I'd rather not have them over without him. So we decided I would forgo the meal this year and perhaps we would try again next year. So I was up for a nice relaxing weekend, just the pup and I... yeah right! I did not get a visit from the Easter bunny, no I got a visit from the Easter.... possum!

Yup, you heard me right. I woke up Saturday morning and was about to head out for a walk with Chloe, when there next to my water hose was Peter Possum (or Pauline), curled up... playing well, possum, or so I thought. So I just took Chloe and went on our walk, figuring our friend would mosey along. Nope, still there. I called hubs, who was BTW not much help 300 miles away, but still. His advice: just nudge it with a 7 iron and tell it to get out. Yeah right! Like I'm going anywhere near that thing, let alone "nudging" it with anything. So I waited it out. By 8:30 I was headed to the gym, still there. 9:45.... still there. Now I had to be at the Easter egg family event by 10:45.... and my guest was still there. Now I was mad. This thing needed to move. I could not let my precious baby girl in the  backyard with this thing waiting for it.

So I called hubs again. He tells me again to just nudge it. Now the possum at this point has rolled over and is breathing shallowly. Now I know that they are notorious for well doing this, but I fear this thing was dying. I mean this nocturnal being is sleeping in broad daylight? Finally I called animal services. They do not have anyone trained in possum removal, but they would send a police officer. Police? I can just imagine this.

Police Officer: Well ma'am what can I do for you?
Me: I've got an uninvited house guest.
PO: burglar?
Me: no, possum
PO: Great...

Needless to say Mr. Officer removed, by now dead, possum from my yard. (yes people dead... he dies right there by my begonias! I will find out today if he was indeed rabid, as this is what was expected.

Hubs is never allowed to go out of town again. Every time he does something happens, i.e. big storm and power outage, leaking hot water heater, POSSUM! When hubs returned early Sunday morning, there were no Easter baskets or egg hunts, just possum memories.

Hope you all had a blessed holiday weekend whether it was Easter or Passover. What did you do this weekend? ~The Illegal Blonde