Squirrel Whisperer

So I'm pretty sure I have strep throat and that means no school for me. I used to love missing school but now it's just stressful since I know I'm missing homework. None the less, my only option today was to stay home and I think it's a good thing I did. Let me explain. 

When I got up, both my parents had already gone to work. I walked to the window to make sure both their cars were gone and suddenly I see this little blur fall from the sky. As I opened the door to investigate, another little blob fell right in front of me. My heart sank when I realized these were baby squirrels. I watched as one squirrel ran back up the tree but the other one was just laying there. As soon as I realized it was alive and breathing, I ran into my house and grabbed a towel. When I got close to the squirrel, it jumped up and ran. The next twenty-ish minutes consisted of me trying to follow around this tiny squirrel with a towel trying to catch him. Finally I got him cornered and held him with the towel. Then this little creature starts screaming his little head off trying to find his mom. If you've never heard a squirrel scream, it's kind of like one thousand baby birds squeaking. 

So now I'm standing outside in my pajamas, holding a screeching baby squirrel with a towel and then Momma Squirrel decides to make an appearance. I'm not a sissy but there's something about a crazy mother squirrel making demon noises that frightens me. So little Ms. Devil Squirrel starts chasing me and I really quickly set the baby and towel down and jumped into my house. And then mom and baby both climbed back into the tree so I think the baby is ok. 

I guess it's good I didn't go to school today because I wouldn't have been able to help the squirrels. I'm a magnet for finding animals and stuff. I'm always finding kittens or dogs but finding squirrels was a new experience!!

-Odessa