A few weeks ago we spotted a Racoon in our garage. It was eating the cat food. Later, it got in a fight with one of our cats. Then, a couple days before halloween we caught it eating the cat food again. Jim tried to shut the door, but of course the racoon ran out. He left it open a few inches and a little bit later checked the garage, and sure enough, the racoon was back. He got the door shut and trapped it inside. It w
as not quite 9:30, so he called up a neighbor, and we were able to borrow a trap. Jim baited it with tuna and set it in the garage. Not much later, the Racoon was trapped. Imagine how exited the kids were the next morning to peek at the Racoon. He was not very happy about the whole thing and growled at the kids anytime anyone went past him or got very close. Audrey and Kiersten were scared of it. Kiersten cried when I had to
take her past the cage to get in the van to pick up the carpool. A lady from animal control stopped by in the morning, but the cage was too big for her truck, and probably too big for her to carry anyway. So we had to wait until a man came on his shift in the afternoon. The kids were glad to see that they did not miss any of the exitement of watching the racoon get take
n away. The Animal control officer transfered the racoon to a smaller cage. The kids were exited to watch. They were sad when I informed them that the racoon would be put down. The officer explained that racoons are not indiginous to Utah and cause harm to the natural creatures of Utah. That made me feel a little less guilty.
A few weeks ago we spotted a Racoon in our garage. It was eating the cat food. Later, it got in a fight with one of our cats. Then, a couple days before halloween we caught it eating the cat food again. Jim tried to shut the door, but of course the racoon ran out. He left it open a few inches and a little bit later checked the garage, and sure enough, the racoon was back. He got the door shut and trapped it inside. It w
as not quite 9:30, so he called up a neighbor, and we were able to borrow a trap. Jim baited it with tuna and set it in the garage. Not much later, the Racoon was trapped. Imagine how exited the kids were the next morning to peek at the Racoon. He was not very happy about the whole thing and growled at the kids anytime anyone went past him or got very close. Audrey and Kiersten were scared of it. Kiersten cried when I had to 
take her past the cage to get in the van to pick up the carpool. A lady from animal control stopped by in the morning, but the cage was too big for her truck, and probably too big for her to carry anyway. So we had to wait until a man came on his shift in the afternoon. The kids were glad to see that they did not miss any of the exitement of watching the racoon get take
n away. The Animal control officer transfered the racoon to a smaller cage. The kids were exited to watch. They were sad when I informed them that the racoon would be put down. The officer explained that racoons are not indiginous to Utah and cause harm to the natural creatures of Utah. That made me feel a little less guilty.
Here is Logan, Kiersten, Faith, Aaron and Audrey. 
The younger kids got their faces, or arm in Kierstens case, painted. Logan got a dragon. 
