At least it wasn't rats?

POSSUMS*.

LOTS OF THEM.

I was all prepared to write this long entry about our alley, courtyard, porch and garden being under attack, but I think this video says just about everything.

No one bats an eye. Brad and Jeremiah are experts by this point. "Oh look, a giant, hissing, Dorito-stealing animal in the house! No bigs." This was the third visit this week. It's a topic of daily discussion, and almost a matter of comedy.

We'll see how funny it is when I make the next one into a hat.

*Get back, Animal Planet dorks! What we're dealing with here is the Virgina Opossum. But we've just been calling them possums. And yes, it is totally unsafe to be taking care of it ourselves. I'm guessing the best thing to do in this situation is to call Animal Control, but did you see that little guy's face? They would have killed him!