Guns and Walls

Okay. So we had an interesting night Tuesday to say the least! First, I had one final, which I took very quickly, and made it home in time to see Chad off to work. Well, he was exasted from Sunday and Monday when his dad and him worked and finished building our new ferret cage! It looks awesome by the way, once I figure out how to get pictures up here, they will be up. Anyways, I decided to go with Chad to Indianapolis so he would make it there safely and back. So we left at 5 and it took about 3 hours of him being on the phone to get what he needed done! It was totally frustrating and I was thinking about the poor little ferrets at home in a cat carrier. :) Eventually the problem was fixed and Chad went to a customer's house to install equipment. We then went to Outback to use a gift card. Finally we headed home about ten o'clock. About one hour or so into the drive, we pulled over at the Speedway at the Brookville exit because I needed to use the restroom. (I sure know how to pick them) Well, I got straight for the bathroom while Chad is parking the car and what not. When I get out of the bathroom, I see the cashier and other customers standing at the doorway mentioning something about "having no cash" and "red bag" and something about a guy having his hoodie up and then I see a cop pull up. And I have no idea where Chad is at! Scary!! And I realize as I listen to the people talking that the place had gotten robbed when I was in the bathroom! So I run around Speedway trying to find my husband and my car, because I can't see it. So I begin to think that "oh no, i hope the guy didn't force chad to drive him any where" because man, that guy would have been in for a surprise in more ways than one! So I walk around Speedway and find our car, but I can't get into it because my keys are in the car! and so is my cell phone so i can't call chad! So i go back into the store to see if Chad is somehow in the restroom too. Well, he wasn't. So I go back out to the car and walk around near the semis. And Chad comes walking up saying I got to go talk to this cop, who just pulled in. Umm, okay? So then I find out the whole story. While Chad was getting hot chocolate waiting on me, he sees the guy forcing the cashier at gun point to put cash into the red bag. Wow! So Chad thinks of what he could do and decides once the robber ran out of the store to follow him (with a safe distance so he doesn't get shot) and calls the cops. Another man did the same thing too. So anyways, no one was hurt! which was great. Chad had to give his statement and then we left. We got home after midnight and I decide to let the ferrets out so they can run since they've been locked up for six hours. Poor things! Around one thirty, I notice that Lago, my ferret, is missing and can't find her! So I get Chad to help find her. Then Burton goes missing. And then Chad notices that they are in the wall with Rocky trying to get in too! AHH!! Lago had found the hole that the installers of our "updated" wall heater had put in to run wires (it was huge!) and my smart ferret was able to pull a little bit and get in. As did Burton! So I throw Rocky into the cage as we try to get the others out. Burton was the first pulled out by chad as I held the heater up since we didn't unscrew it. Then Lago didn't want to come out and all the time we are calling and making noise so she doesn't move anywhere! Evenutally Chad just shoved his hand in the hole and yanked her out! She was filthy! I gave her a wet rub down and they were put up for the rest of the night. Oh if we only had the new cage! Its big enough that they can run around when we can't get them out to play. So now Chad is working on removing the last old piece of heater that we didn't remove (since the apartment complex wasn't going to do it! grrr!) and is moving the "updated" heater down to cover the hole. So yeah, Tuesday night/Wednesday early morning was interesting to say the least. All I have to say is Thank You Heavenly Father for blessing everyone at Speedway with safety and for not letting our ferrets be stuck in the wall!

Here is Lago! She is hiding under the cedar chest.

Meet Burton playing in her daddy's shoes!