Bat Season
I was in bed this time last year, when the bats invaded our home. Little E was two weeks old and, during a middle of the night diaper change, I heard the quick slam of her bedroom door. Tyler was in our room in seconds, holding E in her blue monkey swaddle. "There's a bat in her room," Tyler said. "I shut the door." It was a dream and his words were strange. I settled E into the rocker next to our bed. I collapsed into my pillow, ready for a bleary hour of sleep. The next mor
